BSc Financial Economics - 3.5 years
Entry requirements
A level: CCC (English + Mathematics) IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBBC (View source data of all entry requirements for this course.).
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Economics, combining economic theory with financial markets. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Programming, and Research Methods. The 42-month programme offers a January start option. Year one comprises four modules studied through May, with eight modules in year two.
Modules
- Global Economic Perspectives
- Making of the Modern Economy
- Introductory Financial Accounting
- International Business Environment
- Introduction to Business Accounting
- Engineering Project Management
- Electromagnetism and Circuits
- Mechanics
- Environment, City and Society
- Social and Environmental Challenges in an Unequal World
- Core Mathematics I
- Core Mathematics II
- Logic and Proof
- Statistics and Probability
- Thermodynamics
- Professional Skills
- Space Physics and Astronomy
- Waves and Mechanics
- Introductory Psychology:1
- Introductory Psychology:2
- Microeconomics
- Skills for Economics and Finance
- Macroeconomics and Applied Policy
- Career Planning Module Online
- Intermediate Financial Accounting
- Economics of an Unequal World
- Business Law
- Intermediate Financial Management
- Business Internship Module
- Fluid Mechanics
- Geomechanics
- Electronics and Instrumentation
- Fundamentals of Solid Mechanics
- Earth Systems and Resources
- Earth System Function and Measurement
- Dynamic Human Worlds: Society, Culture, Economy
- Dynamic Physical Worlds: Earth, Water and Ice
- Core Mathematics III
- Core Mathematics IV
- Software Applications for Engineering Design
- Thermodynamics
- Electromagnetism and Light
- Foundations of Modern Physics
- Understanding the Mind
- Individual Development
- Principles of Econometrics
- Business Microeconomics
- Business Macroeconomics
- Portfolio, Asset Selection, and Valuations
- Behavioural Economics and Finance
- Applied Econometrics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Marketing Strategy
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Applied Human Resource Management
- Competition and Market Regulation
- Decision Science for Business
- Multinational Strategies for Global Markets
- Options, Futures, and Valuations
- Asset Pricing
- Financial Data Analysis and Modelling with AI
- Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market
- School of Business Dissertation
- Business Strategy
- Marketing Research Project
- Microeconomic Policy
- Macroeconomic Theory
- Principles of Marketing Research
- Macroeconomic Policy in Practice
- Business and Economics in a Changing World
- International Trade and Investment
- Data Mining for Business
- Predictive Analytics