Our Curriculum is Changing, Let's Discuss
Our curriculum is changing and we need to have a say! The Faculty of Economics is reviewing the current Tripos curriculum, motivated in part by international student discontent and the ensuing debate in media and academic circles about the need for reforming the teaching of economics. The Faculty has proposed changes to both structure and content of the course, to come into effect in 2015-16, the details of which are being finalised as we speak.
The Cambridge Society of Economic Pluralism (CSEP) invites you to an evening of discussion where we explore the potential of the proposed changes as well as our own ideas of Tripos reform. Students’ opinions matter and ideas and proposals resulting from this discussion will serve as reference in future meetings with the Faculty. Do come along, have a glass of wine and have your opinion heard. This is about our three years here at Cambridge!
Find the proposed changes here: (Raven Authentication required!)
http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/intranet/minutes/Conference%20of%20Lecturers/Agenda-24-Feb-2015.pdf
(Scroll down to "PROPOSED CHANGES TO ECONOMICS UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM")
And, for a bit of context on what CSEP and our international friends have been doing so far with respect to curriculum reform:
Results of CSEP's 2014 Survey of Cambridge Economics Students and Alumni, "Is it time for change at Cambridge?" http://www.cambridgepluralism.org/curriculum-reform.html
Full report, with a foreword by Lord Adair Turner: http://www.cambridgepluralism.org/uploads/1/7/4/9/17499733/report_v14_w.appendix.pdf
Open letter of ISIPE (International Student Initiative for Pluralism in Economics), co-written and signed in May 2014 by CSEP, as a member of the Rethinking Economics network, with 65 student groups from 30 countries:
http://www.isipe.net/open-letter/
The Cambridge Society of Economic Pluralism (CSEP) invites you to an evening of discussion where we explore the potential of the proposed changes as well as our own ideas of Tripos reform. Students’ opinions matter and ideas and proposals resulting from this discussion will serve as reference in future meetings with the Faculty. Do come along, have a glass of wine and have your opinion heard. This is about our three years here at Cambridge!
Find the proposed changes here: (Raven Authentication required!)
http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/intranet/minutes/Conference%20of%20Lecturers/Agenda-24-Feb-2015.pdf
(Scroll down to "PROPOSED CHANGES TO ECONOMICS UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM")
And, for a bit of context on what CSEP and our international friends have been doing so far with respect to curriculum reform:
Results of CSEP's 2014 Survey of Cambridge Economics Students and Alumni, "Is it time for change at Cambridge?" http://www.cambridgepluralism.org/curriculum-reform.html
Full report, with a foreword by Lord Adair Turner: http://www.cambridgepluralism.org/uploads/1/7/4/9/17499733/report_v14_w.appendix.pdf
Open letter of ISIPE (International Student Initiative for Pluralism in Economics), co-written and signed in May 2014 by CSEP, as a member of the Rethinking Economics network, with 65 student groups from 30 countries:
http://www.isipe.net/open-letter/