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Financial Economics (4 years full time with Professional Placement)

Kingston University

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Penrhyn Road Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary


Reasons to choose Kingston

- We're a diverse, inclusive, and friendly department that introduces you to a variety of ways to study Economics.- Our flexible structure means you can transfer between our three Economics courses at the end of your first year.- You will have free access to the Financial Times, Economist, and our state-of-the-art Bloomberg Trading Room.- We will teach you a wide range of skills, theories and methods to prepare you for employment and empower you to shape the economies of tomorrow, no matter your background.- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.


About this course

How is our economy affected by financial markets and institutions? What might their economic impact be on an organisation’s decisions on pricing and corporate finance?This course offers you an understanding of how the economy and the financial system are connected. Through a distinctive, pluralist approach, the course examines both traditional and alternative theories and their real-life applications.You’ll explore the interplay of financial markets, instruments, and institutions, as well as their impact on the economy. You’ll develop many skills that are highly valued by employers, including analytical, numerical, data analysis, and problem-solving skills, and the use of specialist statistical software.


Professional Placement Year

This course has a professional placement year which takes place between Year 2 and your Final Year. During this year, you will take a placement within a relevant setting, ensuring you gain essential experience to add to your CV and help you secure a graduate job.


Future Skills

Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.


Career opportunities

Graduates often pursue careers in the City of London and the civil service. They work as economists, analysts and consultants in risk, investment, banking and capital markets. Others work in management at multinational companies or progress to postgraduate study.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 15,848per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Kingston University

Kingston University

  • University League Table

    88th

  • Campus address

    Penrhyn Road Campus, Penrhyn Road, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2EE, United Kingdom

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A global learning environment with students from more than 140 countries, developing cross-cultural awareness and the skills needed for international careers.
Industry-connected education that embeds enterprise, applied learning and employer insight to prepare graduates for a rapidly evolving global workplace.
Continued investment in campuses, digital learning and the Future Skills curriculum to equip students with adaptable, career-ready expertise.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Economics

    60th out of 76 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 223
    98 44%

    59th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    60.0 60%

    62nd

    2

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.06 77%

    57th

    12

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