Finance and Economics

Entry requirements

• A 2:1 or first (or equivalent) achieved in a relevant subject at Undergraduate level. You will need strong mathematics and statistics or econometrics ability, you must have taken courses in microeconomic and macroeconomic theory at an intermediate level.

English language requirements

You can find out more about our English language requirements. This course requires the following:

• Band B
• IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This course is ideal for you if you already have a strong grounding in economics, are highly numerate, and want to learn to apply your knowledge to finance. You will be considering jobs in the City or in the capital markets of your own country, in areas such as asset management, corporate finance, trading, financial regulation, and economic and financial consulting and central banking.

As the anticipation of jobs being challenged by Artificial Intelligence becomes a reality, we aim to share the skills and depth of understanding needed to design, develop, and supervise these new forms of financial intelligence.

In line with the CFA curriculum we have launched a module on Ethics, Financial Regulation and Corporate Governance, offering you the opportunity to study with a European business school partner.

WBS and the Department of Economics benefit from excellent links to key financial institutions and employers, and this course has benefited from industry recommendations.

Skills from this degree

• Gain a deep insight into both Finance and Economics, with faculty from two top academic departments
• Develop your industry acumen by accessing our CareersPlus service with specialist careers coaches
• Become a specialist via your elective modules.

Fees and funding

See University website