Bachelor Of Financial Economics (Hons)

This programme is structured to equip students with the economic reasoning, quantitative skills and institutional knowledge required to provide solutions to financial problems. The dual emphasis of this course will expose students to a wide variety of decision-making processes and strategic considerations they will need as financial economists, enabling them to make more informed financial decisions.

About the Programme

• Examinations, projects, and assignments will be used to assess students. Students must complete a dissertation course in their last year. Internships will also be required for students to build career-related skills that will shape them into effective practitioners.

Year 1

• Business Accounting
• Financial Markets and institutions
• Business Communication
• Business Law
• Statistics and Its Applications
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Mathematical Economics
• Co-Operative Placement 1

Year 2

• Business Research Methods
• Management Ethics
• Intermediate Microeconomics
• Intermediate Macroeconomics
• Economics for Financial Analysis
• Basic Econometrics
• Principles of Banking
• Applied Econometrics
• Information System for Sustainability
• Co-Operative Placement 2

Year 3

• Financial Statement Analysis
• Monetary Economics 1
• International Economics
• Investment Analysis
• Risk Management and Insurance
• Financial Derivatives
• Portfolio Management (Elective)
• Treasure Management (Elective)
• Development Economic (Elective)
• Issues in Global Economy (Elective)
• Research Project 1
• Research Project 2
• Co-Operative Placement 3

Graduates can work in specialised positions or become highly qualified generalists.

• Global Asset Manager
• Private Equity Specialist
• Investment Risk Manager
• Other Possible Careers
• Statistician
• Corporate Financial Analyst
• Portfolio Strategist
• Economist
• Researcher
• Financial Analyst
• Financial Broker
• Business Analyst
• Consultant
• Investment Banker