BSc (Hons) Financial Economics at University of Westminster

Programme overview

BSc (Hons) Financial Economics covers the behaviour of financial assets such as share prices, interest rates and exchange rates, on a foundation of general economic concepts, principles and analysis. Students use Bloomberg, Excel, EViews, SPSS and Minitab in the Bloomberg virtual trading room to analyse data, build models and produce forecasts. A paid placement year is available.

Duration: 3 or 4 years | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 modules include Introduction to Financial Economics, Macroeconomics 1, Microeconomics 1, Mathematics for Economists and Organisational Behaviour. Later modules include Financial Policy Analysis, Macroeconomics 2, Microeconomics 2, Money, Banking and Financial Markets and Statistics for Economists.

Career pathways

Graduates can work as business analysts or specialist economists, or in government departments, banking, risk and insurance, investment and broking firms, retail and manufacturing, or the voluntary sector; past graduates include economic consultants, investment bankers and professional accountants.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: A levels BBC (112 UCAS Tariff points); T levels 112 UCAS Tariff points; International Baccalaureate 112 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme (IB Career-related Programme considered case by case); BTEC Extended Diploma DMM; BTEC Diploma D*D*; Access to HE 112 UCAS Tariff points. Combinations of listed qualifications are welcome. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each component. Direct entry to Year 2 or Year 3 may be available (Year 3 rarely granted).

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 or 4 years

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