BAnincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedtotheglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnw
BAnincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedtotheglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.
Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuaryaccordingtoUCAStheUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.AspokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup.
ProfessorJohnBeaththepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureratStAndrewsUniversitysaidhisfirst-yearlectures—whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments—weredrawingcrowdsof400ratherthantheusual250.
“Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajorswhowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn’ttraditionallydone.”Headded.
Universityapplicationsroseby7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jumpwithpeople’srenewedinterestincareersinthepublicsectorwhichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.
Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmattersandalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingonalthoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.
ZackHockingtheheadofChildTrustFundssaid“It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat’sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.”
( )5.ProfessorJohnBeath’slecturesare.
A.giveninatraditionalway
B.opentobothstudentsandtheirparents
C.connectedwiththepresentsituation
D.warmlyreceivedbyeconomists
( )6.Incomesinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir.
A.greaterstability B.higherpay
C.fewerapplications D.betterreputation
( )7.AccordingtoZackHockingtheglobaleconomiccrisismightmaketheyoungsters.
A.haveaccesstobetterequipment