BSc (Econ) (Hons) Economics, Finance and Banking

Prepare for a career in the well-paid and fast-moving sectors of banking, finance and risk management with this BSc in Economics, Finance and Banking degree.

Economics is the study of how societies produce, distribute, and consume goods and services. Finance examines financial systems and how money moves around, including banks, loans and investments.

With this degree, you'll learn all the core economic theories you need to be an economist, using real, topical data from organisations such as HSBC, Barclays, the Bank of England and the UK Government's annual budget. You'll also learn how finance systems work, including:

• futures, forwards, swaps, and options markets
• monetary policy and financial regulation
• portfolio management and stock selection
• contemporary issues in finance and banking
• behavioural finance and the psychology of investment

After your second year, you can apply this knowledge on an optional paid placement. Previous students have worked at places like Lloyds Bank, Santander and BMW.

Course highlights

• Benefit from expert teaching informed by our academics' close relationships with organisations such as the Bank of England and the Office for National Statistics
• Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our dedicated Bloomberg Suite
• Be employment-ready by using the same software (EViews and STATA) and the same financial databases (Eikon and S&P Global IQ) as professional economists
• See economics and finance from a different angle by spending a year abroad at a partner university in the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe or the Far East
• Get support to set up your own business from our Entrepreneurs in Residence programme
• Learn a foreign language as part of your degree

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). This means that you won't have to take some of the CIMA exams if you want to be CIMA certified after you graduate. You'll have completed part of your professional qualification by doing this degree.

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