BSc Economics and Finance

Duration: 3 years

Awarding Body:
University of London (External Programme)

Admission Requirement:
A Levels or equivalent or
Higher Secondary Certificate with good grades

Is this programme for me?
This degree is for you if you wish to develop analytical tools from the fields of mathematics, statistics, economics and econometrics, together with institutional knowledge required to work as a financial economist.
Programme aims
To provide the economic reasoning, quantitative skills, and institutional knowledge required by financial economists to solve practical problems arising in finance.
Programme structure
The degree consists of 12 units when taken through the Standard Route and 9 units through the Graduate Entry Route.
Prestige and career progression
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. This degree will prepare you for a career as a financial economist whether in academia, finance (investment or commercial banking, risk management, research, fund management, or securities trading) or government.

Structure and Syllabus
You will be required to make a serious attempt in the examination for 12 units on the Standard Route of the degree. On the Graduate Entry Route you must take and pass 9 full units. You can take the Foundation and Further units in any order, provided you satisfy any prerequisites (units which you must have already passed). Prerequisites are shown in brackets. However, most students normally take the Foundation units first because, as their name suggests, they are the 'building blocks' – the foundation – for the units that follow.
Please note: the following unit information sheets are in pdf format.

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