Economics and Finance, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Course summary

The BSc (Hons) Economics and Finance degree at Lincoln offers a combination of core economics and finance topics enabling students to develop into economists with a specialism. The programme aims to equip students with the skills to analyse financial and economic events and their impact on markets. During the Economics and Finance programme, students have the opportunity to gain a theoretical and practical understanding of the economy and the crucial role played by the financial sector globally. Teaching introduces advanced financial techniques, including pricing and portfolio management. Students are supported to develop high-level advanced analytical skills that are valued in the business and financial sectors for decision making, portfolio planning, risk management and working within financial markets.

This course covers topics such macro and microeconomics, financial management and econometrics. Teaching explores how financial management decisions can improve the performance and efficiency of organisations, and how capital markets operate both theoretically and behaviourally. Students can learn how to interpret financial information, manipulate data using statistical software packages and analyse contemporary economics issues. For the most up to date module information, please visit the course page for this programme on our website. Some programmes provide you with the opportunity to focus your study in a particular area through optional modules. Timetabling arrangements may limit the availability of some optional modules to some students. As the options often reflect staff research interests, they may alter over time due to staff availability.