Financial Economics and Econometrics BSc with Year Abroad

This course deals with the world of pricing, interest rates and shares, and how rational (or even irrational!) decisions affect them. You will explore the global role of financial systems in modern economics and learn to analyse the impact of economic events on financial markets. You will become a proficient user of financial software and complex data sources which will enable you to better understand the impact and reach of economic decisions. This course will prepare you for specialist quantitatively-orientated careers in financial economics, research and forecasting, as well as those in the areas of business and investment management, and finance. Furthermore, it offers you the opportunity to study the syllabus for the CFA Institute Investment Foundations Certificate at the School of Business, thus helping prepare you to take the examination for the CFA Institute Investment Foundations Certificate directly with the CFA. Your time with us will also equip you with the research techniques that are vital to postgraduate study.

The close relationship between research and teaching is one of the great advantages of studying with us, and we welcome talented students from countries all over the world. Our staff are active researchers of international renown, and have acted as advisers and consultants to many international and national organisations, including the European Central Bank, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the Central Bank of Poland, the Central Bank of Greece and a number of UK Government departments.