Finance and Financial Technology with Placement Year (BSc)

Explore the fundamentals of finance and the rapidly evolving industry known as Financial Technology (FinTech). This programme will put you at the forefront of research and development within this sector, allowing you to gain the skills necessary to pursue a wide range of careers.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

develop an in-depth understanding of the business environment and the real-world application of relevant theories that underpin finance
utilise our Financial Laboratory (FinLab), home to our Bloomberg terminals
learn the basics of computer programming, and become a confident user of statistical software, such as Eviews, Stata, and Matlab, and more advance machine learning and AI techniques
understand the foundations of Financial Technology, and the most recent innovations in this area
develop a high level of numeracy and a capacity for reasoned thought and analysis
take a year on an industrial placement, gaining hands-on experience in a corporate setting
Financial Technology remains a vital part of the modern finance debate. To capture this, our course combines key quantitative and analytical skills in finance, with modern, fintech related topics such as:

cryptocurrency
crowdfunding
peer-to-peer landing
The programme will prepare you for a career in the dynamic financial environment by providing a technical and research-driven curriculum. You’ll graduate with the ability to apply the most recent developments in Finance to complex real-world problems.

You'll receive dedicated support from our Placements Office throughout this course. This is our means of driving collaboration between students and businesses, and ensuring you're supported as you apply your learning to real-world scenarios.

Your studies will be informed by the latest findings, with our academics operate at the forefront of research in areas such as:

FinTech 
high-frequency trading 
corporate finance 
portfolio theory  
alternative investments 
All of our Business courses include the option to spend a year studying abroad at one of our partners in Europe, North America, Australia or Asia. This is a unique opportunity to experience another culture, improve your language skills and enhance your CV.