Financial Economics and Banking
University of Leicester
UCAS Code: LN15 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Two AS-levels considered in place of one A-level. General Studies or Critical Thinking not included. Own language may be considered.
Access to HE Diploma
Business or social science course preferred but other subjects considered.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Considered alongside other qualifications.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Mathematics grade B (5) and GCSE English Language grade C (4) is also required.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Minimum of grade 5 in SL Maths Analysis and Approach or 6 in SL Maths Application and Interpretation or 4 in HL Maths Analysis and Approach if not held at GCSE. Must include a minimum of grade 4 in English A or 5 in English B if minimum of grade 4/C not held in English Language at GCSE.
Qualification accepted. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information: [email protected]
Business or Science National Diploma considered alongside other qualifications.
Considered alongside other qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Business diploma with a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 5/B including Maths and English Language.
Considered alongside other qualifications.
Qualification accepted. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information: [email protected]
Qualification accepted. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information: [email protected]
T Level
Must be in Finance. Must also hold 5 GCSE's with grade 5 in each to include Maths and English
Considered alongside other qualifications.
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About this course
How does modern economic study relate to the banking system and financial markets? What role do financial systems play in global economics and how can we better understand their true impact? These are big questions, but you’ll break them down by studying the very fundamentals of economics.
Be among the first to study at our new £16 million Brookfield campus, with state-of-the-art learning and facilities exclusive to Leicester School of Business students. Our BSc Financial Economics and Banking will introduce you to a broad range of topics including banking, financial intermediation, asset and liability management, financial decision making and financial markets and institutions.
This wide range of topics will give you an in-depth understanding of the way that financial organisations and markets work. You will learn to apply economic theory in financial contexts, for example the appraisal of competing investment opportunities and how government policy influences the stock market and the banking sector.
The course will familiarise you to techniques such as derivatives pricing, risk management methods and portfolio management, while you will also 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.
You can study the syllabus for the CFA Institute Investment Foundations Certificate at the School of Business, helping prepare you to take the examination for the CFA Institute Investment Foundations Certificate directly with the CFA. In addition, the Financial Economics and Banking BSc is accredited by CIMA, the professional body of management accountants.
An optional year studying abroad or undertaking an industry placement will enhance your skills and build your professional network. 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.
The first year of this degree is shared with the following BSc degrees:
Business Economics BSc
Economics and Data Analytics BSc
Economics BSc
Economics and Accounting BSc
This means that you have the option to switch to any of these courses at the end of your first year.
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This is a degree in demand, as business increasingly needs workers who can examine and explain complex data. And yet the number of economics graduates fell by nearly 10% last year, which means demand is even greater. As so many economic grads go into banking and finance, it's not surprising that over half of all 2015's economics graduates who did go into work were working in London. And don't think it's just the finance industry that's interested in these graduates - there's a significant number who enter the IT industry to work with data as analysts and consultants. It's quite common for economics graduates to go into jobs such as accountancy and management consultancy which may require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications - so don’t assume you won’t have to take any more exams once you leave uni. And the incentive to take them, of course, is better pay, which will be on top of an already healthy average starting salary of over £30,000 for graduates working in the capital.
Finance
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Over 2,000 students graduated with a degree in finance in 2015, and a sign of the strength of the finance industry, numbers are on the up. Over half of finance graduates go into the finance industry, with accountancy and financial advice roles particularly popular. It's also quite common for finance graduates to go into jobs which require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications — finance graduates who take further study are more likely to be studying accountancy than finance. About a third of graduates start their careers in London - but Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham are other popular locations for finance graduates to work.
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