Finance and Financial Technology, BSc (Hons)

Please note this is a new programme which has replaced the previous BSc Finance programme at Southampton. Explore the fundamentals of finance and the rapidly evolving industry known as Financial Technology (FinTech). This 3-year programme will put you at the forefront of research and development within this sector, allowing you to gain the skills necessary to pursue a wide range of careers.You’ll have the opportunity to:• develop an in-depth understanding of the business environment and the real-world application of relevant theories that underpin finance• utilise our Financial Laboratory (FinLab), home to our Bloomberg terminals• learn the basics of computer programming, and become a confident user of statistical software, such as Eviews, Stata, and Matlab, and more advance machine learning and AI techniques• understand the foundations of Financial Technology, and the most recent innovations in this area• develop a high level of numeracy and a capacity for reasoned thought and analysisAll of our programmes also include 4 year options - either a paid industrial placement year or the option to spend a year studying abroad, at one of our partners in Europe, North America, Australia or Asia in your third year.