Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedtotheglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisau
Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedtotheglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.
Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuaryaccordingtoUCAStheUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.AspokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup.
ProfessorJohnBeaththepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureratStAndrewsUniversitysaidhisfirst-yearlectures—whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments—weredrawingcrowdsof400ratherthantheusual250.
“Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajorswhowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn’ttraditionallydone.”Headded.
Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jumpwithpeople’srenewedinterestincareersinthepublicsectorwhichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.
Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmattersandalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingonalthoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.
ZackHockingtheheadofChildTrustFundssaid:“It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat’sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.”
【小题1】ProfessorJohnBeath’slecturesare .
A.giveninatraditionalwayB.opentobothstudentsandtheirparentsC.connectedwiththepresentsituationD.warmlyreceivedbyeconomics【小题2】Incomesinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir .A.greaterstabilityB.higherpayC.fewerapplicationsD.betterreputation【小题3】Intheopiniono