Financial Economics, BSc (Hons)

Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

• We're a diverse, inclusive, and friendly department that introduces you to a variety of ways to study Economics.

• Our flexible structure means you can transfer between our three Economics courses at the end of your first year.

• You will have free access to the Financial Times, Economist, and our state-of-the-art Bloomberg Trading Room.

• We will teach you a wide range of skills, theories and methods to prepare you for employment and empower you to shape the economies of tomorrow, no matter your background.

• 94% of Financial Economics student respondents agreed that staff were good at explaining things (NSS 2024).

• Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.

About this courseHow is our economy affected by financial markets and institutions? What might their economic impact be on an organisation’s decisions on pricing and corporate finance?This course offers you an understanding of how the economy and the financial system are connected. Through a distinctive, pluralist approach, the course examines both traditional and alternative theories and their real-life applications.You’ll explore the interplay of financial markets, instruments, and institutions, as well as their impact on the economy. You’ll develop many skills that are highly valued by employers, including analytical, numerical, data analysis, and problem-solving skills, and the use of specialist statistical software.Future SkillsEmbedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it. Career opportunitiesGraduates often pursue careers in the City of London and the civil service. They work as economists, analysts and consultants in risk, investment, banking and capital markets. Others work in management at multinational companies or progress to postgraduate study.

Modules

Example modules:

• Corporate Finance and Investment

• Finance, Risk Management and Instability

• Working as an Economist

• Money, Banking and Financial Markets

For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Assessment method

Assessment typically comprises exams (e.g. test or exam), practical (e.g. presentations, performance) and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios, dissertation).

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Example modules:

• Corporate Finance and Investment

• Finance, Risk Management and Instability

• Working as an Economist

• Money, Banking and Financial Markets

For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.