Students can choose to undertake a work placement for one year between years two and three. The degree awarded is a BSc (Hons) Financial Economics with Integrated Professional Training. Former students have worked at organisations including the Department for Work and Pensions, Goldman Sachs, HM Treasury and RBS Group.
BSc (Hons) Financial Economics
Opportunities for work placements and study abroad
Other courses you may like • BSc (Hons) Economics with Accounting • BSc (Hons) Financial Economics.
Dr Laura Delaney Course Director
Dr Laura Delaney is a Lecturer in Economics and Undergraduate Senior Tutor for the Department of Economics. Her research interests lie in corporate finance, microeconomics and financial mathematics. Dr Delaney’s current research has two main focuses. The first is irreversible decision making under uncertainty or real options analysis and the second aspect is concerned with corporate voluntary disclosure which relates to those disclosures which can be made at the manager’s discretion.
Students may study for one or two terms at a partner institution in Barcelona, Cagliari, Madrid, Rotterdam or Toulouse through the British Council Erasmus scheme. There are also opportunities to study abroad at partner institutions in Boston, Istanbul and Seoul.
Career opportunities Graduates in Financial Economics are in demand in professions such as accountancy, management consultancy, finance, banking, insurance, the Civil Service, teaching, central banks such as the Bank of England and international bodies like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Recent graduates have also gone on to further study in institutions including the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow.
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