A wide variety of careers in banking, insurance and investment are open to graduates. Graduates may also wish to study further. Graduates have found work with companies such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and the Royal Bank of Scotland as Financial Analysts, Investment Bankers, Credit Analysts and Traders.
Level 1 modules include
Academic Skills for Financial Services
Accounting for Business
Introduction to Financial Services
Introduction to Information Technology for Financial Services
Introduction to Law for Financial Services
Microeconomics for Financial Services
Quantitative Methods for Financial Services
The Macroeconomic Environment
Level 2 modules include
Banking and International Banking Systems
Corporate Finance
Financial Analysis
Insurance
Investment Analysis
Law of Financial Services
Macroeconomic Stabilisation Theory and Policy
Management and Organisation in Financial Services
Level 3 modules include
IT for Financial Services
Policy Issues in Financial Services
The EU: Economics & Financial Aspects
Taught in the heart of the City, this four-year sandwich degree focuses on global financial services, examining the development and significance of financial services in the modern world. It draws on accounting, economics, investment theory, law and management to provide you with the key skills you need for a successful career within banking and finance. Case studies and presentations by industry representatives are a particular feature.
Three levels, each of 120 credits. For this Joint you study each subject for 60 credits at each level.
Level 1 modules include
Academic Skills for Financial Services
Introduction to Financial Services
Introduction to Information Technology for Financial Services
Level 2 modules include
Banking and International Banking Systems
Financial Analysis
Law of Financial Services
Management and Organisation in Financial Services
Level 3 modules include
English Banking Law
Policy Issues in Financial Services
This highly focused course, taught in the heart of the city, will provide you with a detailed knowledge of the banking sector and a range of transferable skills. This Joint Honours degree gives you the opportunity to specialise within a particular area, and provides excellent career prospects within the financial sector.
Full-time (EU) £2,000
Full-time (non-EU) £8,800 Per credit module £250 15 credit Module £1,100
The course is specifically designed to enable you to pursue postgraduate studies in the area of finance, economics and related disciplines. Those who pass the course to the required standard (achieving a grade point average of 50% or above) will be entitled to admission to an appropriate course on the department’s postgraduate programme.
Core modules:
Economics of Financial Markets
Corporate Finance
Financial Instruments
Financial Regulation
Global Financial Markets
Mathematics for Economists
Empirical Methods of Economics
Optional modules (choose one):
Business and Government
Labour Economics
The Capital Market: Investment and Portfolio Management
a lower second-class Honours degree or higher in a non-finance subject;
or a finance degree from a non-UK higher education institution (that is not considered to be equivalent to an UK Honours degree);
or a third class Honours degree in finance from a UK higher education institution or equivalent.
Applicants who do not hold a degree in any subject but who have professional qualifications and/or experiences at an appropriate level may also be considered.
The fundamental aim of the Graduate Diploma in Finance is to facilitate progression to postgraduate study in the area of finance and related disciplines by allowing graduates in disciplines other than finance or financial economics to convert their knowledge and skills to those expected of an Honours graduate in finance/financial economics. The course also enables holders of those with non-UK degrees (that are not considered equivalent to UK degree standards) to upgrade their degrees to the level expected of a UK Honours finance/financial economics graduate and so facilitate postgraduate study. Those with third-class UK degrees can also upgrade their skills. If you do not have a degree, but have professional qualifications and/or experience at an appropriate level, then this course isalso suitable.
Students benefit from studying in the heart of the City, and are able to use the University’s Bloomberg training terminals which give access to a huge database of company information, news, financial instrument prices and valuation analytics.