BSc Economics and Finance (Study Abroad)
Entry requirements
A level: AAB. This should include Mathematics. IB: 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects, including 6 in Mathematics HL (either analysis and approaches or applications and interpretations)
About this course
BSc Hons in Economics and Finance (Study Abroad), an economics and accounting and finance degree centred on the intersection of economic theory, financial markets, and quantitative techniques. Core topics include Financial Analysis, Accounting, Statistics, Data Analysis, Policy Analysis, and Mathematical Modelling. Students spend their third year studying abroad at an exchange partner institution. The first year covers core subjects through Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Foundations of Accounting, and Mathematics and Statistics for Economics. In the second year, students build on these foundations with modules such as Macroeconomic Analysis, Microeconomic Analysis, Principles of Corporate Finance, and Principles of Econometrics with Professional Development. Optional choices in the second year include Financial Time Series Analysis and Foundations of Asset Pricing. The fourth year features advanced modules like Frontiers of Economics, Advanced Corporate Finance, and Global Macroeconomics and Policy, alongside optional choices such as Econometrics and Data Science in Economics, International Trade and Business, and Fintech and Market Microstructure.
Modules
- Foundations of Accounting
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Foundations of Financial Markets, Securities and Institutions
- Mathematics and Statistics for Economics
- Professional Development for Economics
- Macroeconomic Analysis
- Principles of Econometrics with Professional Development
- Principles of Corporate Finance
- Microeconomic Analysis
- Financial Time Series Analysis
- Foundations of Asset Pricing
- Management Accounting and Information Systems
- Study Abroad
- Frontiers of Economics
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Global Macroeconomics and Policy
- Econometrics and Data Science in Economics
- International Trade and Business
- Labour and Health Economics
- Industrial Organisation
- Banking and Behavioural Finance
- ESG, Climate and Energy Finance
- Fintech and Market Microstructure