BSc Economics & Finance
Programme Overview
Under The Academic Guidance Of London School Of Economics And Political Science, this degree offers you the opportunity to combine in-depth studies in economics and finance. It provides you with the analytical tools from the fields of mathematics,statistics, economics and econometrics together with institutional knowledge required to work as a financial economist.
This degree has been designed to provide the economic reasoning, quantitative skills, and institutional knowledge required by financial economists to solve practical problems arising in finance. These skills should make graduates highly suited for further studies as well as for a career in investment banking or in financial markets.
The programme has been developed by academics at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), regarded as an international centre of academic excellence and innovation in the social sciences.
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Course Structure - Foundation Units
Standard Route – 100 courses
| 100 Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EC1002 | Introduction to economics |
| 2 | MT105A | Mathematics 1 (half course) and |
| MT105B | Mathematics 2 (half course) | |
| 3 | ST104A | Statistics 1 (half course) and |
| ST104B | Statistics 2 (half course) | |
| 4 | FN1202 | Introduction to finance |
Standard Route – (200 and 300 courses)
| 200 & 300 Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5 | EC2020 | Elements of econometrics |
| 6 | EC2066 | Microeconomics |
| 7 | EC2065 | Macroeconomics |
| 8 | FN2190 | Asset Pricing and Financial Markets |
| 9 | FN2191 | Principles of corporate finance |
| 10 | EC3115 | Monetary economics OR |
| EC3099 | Industrial economics | |
| 11 | FN3206 | Derivatives and risk management OR |
| FN3142 | Quantitative finance | |
| 12 | MN3212 | Strategy OR |
| IS2184 | Information systems management OR | |
| FN3204 | Investments and portfolio management | |
Objective
- ◆ During the curriculum, students gain insights into the course and theory of finance whilst learning the investigation models of finance with respect to large economies.
- ◆ This will equip you to pursue a career in areas like:
- ◆ Economic/financial research
- ◆ Investment banking
- ◆ Corporate finance
- ◆ Central banking
- ◆ Policymaking
- ◆ Data science
- ◆ Private equity and hedge funds.