The global financial services industry has generated a strong demand for economists with specialized knowledge of financial systems and markets. By combining both economics and finance, this course equips students to succeed in this sector. On Loughborough University's Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business Economics and Finance, students will study how firms and consumers behave in different markets, how capital markets operate and how financial decisions can improve the performance and efficiency of organizations.
This economics program equips students to interpret, communicate and apply economic and financial information, appraise alternative investment opportunities and improve strategic decision making, portfolio planning and risk management.
The first two years of the course develop students' understanding of the essential core of economics. Students have the opportunity to study more specialized subjects such as financial economics in the second year and asset pricing and/or corporate finance and derivatives in the final year. The final year offers students more flexibility to specialize even further by choosing optional modules that are best suited to their career aspirations.
Skills for employability is a key part of the Loughborough experience and can really boost students' job prospects. This degree has a module specifically built in to help students develop their study and employability skills.
