Business Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS
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Bachelor's degree
In Loughborough
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Loughborough
Overview
The global financial services industry has generated a very strong demand for economists with specialised knowledge of financial systems and markets. By combining both economics and finance, our BSc Business Economics and Finance degree will equip you with the skills to succeed in this sector.
On our Business Economics and Finance degree you will study how firms and consumers behave in different markets, how capital markets operate and how financing decisions can improve the performance and efficiency of organisations.
The aim of our Business Economics and Finance degree is to ensure you learn how to interpret, communicate and apply financial information, appraise alternative investment opportunities and improve strategic decision making, portfolio planning and risk management.
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Subjects
- Derivatives
- Financial Training
- Trade
- University
- Law
- Financial
- Finance
- Global
- International
- Marketing
- Economics
- Business Economics
- Sociology
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- Social Policy
- International Trade
- Corporate Finance
- Criminology
- IT Law
Course programme
What you'll study
Excited to learn more? For a taster of what you can expect to study on our Business Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) degree, take a sneak preview of some of the modules you may have the opportunity to study below.
The information below reflects the currently intended course structure and module details. Updates may be made on an annual basis and revised details will be published through Programme Specifications ahead of each academic year. Please see Terms and Conditions of Study for more information.
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Final year
Areas studied include macro and microeconomics, data analysis, quantitative economics, skills for study and employment. You are required to study 120 credits in year one, including 30 credits of optional modules.
Semester 1
Organisational Behaviour Optional
Organisational Behaviour
The aims of this module are
- to prepare students with a sound foundation of behavioural and organisational concepts for subsequent management modules;
- to develop a sensitive awareness and clear understanding of how people work individually, in groups and within organisations;
- to encourage an openness to new ideas and an awareness that in many situations there is a range of alternatives which should be evaluated.
Introduction to Accounting Optional
Introduction to Accounting
Introduction to Democratic Government Optional
Introduction to Democratic Government
Geographies of Global Economics Change Optional
Geographies of Global Economics Change
Introduction to Sociology A Optional
Introduction to Sociology A
Introduction to Criminology and Social Policy A Optional
Introduction to Criminology and Social Policy A
Semester 2
Skills for Study, Placement and Employment Core
Skills for Study, Placement and Employment
Principles of Law Optional
Principles of Law
Management of Human Resources Optional
Management of Human Resources
The aims of this module are:
- to build on the pre-requisite module;
- to examine critically the role of the Human Resource Management (HRM) function within the contemporary organisation;
- to develop a clear understanding of the role of the HRM function in maintaining an equitable relationship between employer and employee.
Political Ideologies Optional
Political Ideologies
Geographies of Identity Optional
Geographies of Identity
Introduction to Sociology B Optional
Introduction to Sociology B
Introduction to Criminology and Social Policy B Optional
Introduction to Criminology and Social Policy B
Semester 1 & 2
Data Analysis 1 and 2 Core
Data Analysis 1 and 2
Principles of Macroeconomics Core
Principles of Macroeconomics
The aims of this module are to provide a sound, basic understanding of modern macroeconomics, its historical development and its application to theoretical and real world problems.
Principles of Microeconomics Core
Principles of Microeconomics
The aims of this module are to introduce how microeconomic methods of analysis are used to analyse and evaluate contemporary market systems.
Quantitative Economics Core
Quantitative Economics
University Wide Languages Programme Optional
University Wide Languages Programme
Areas studied include macro and microeconomics, financial economics and choices from a range of optional modules. You are required to study 120 credits in year two, including 40 credits of optional modules.
Semester 1
Operations Management Optional
Operations Management
Principles of Marketing Optional
Principles of Marketing
Company Law Optional
Company Law
Transport Economics Optional
Transport Economics
Semester 2
The Economics of Social Issues Optional
The Economics of Social Issues
Accounting for Managers Optional
Accounting for Managers
The aims of this module are: to introduce students to a range of technical and analytical skills; to illustrate the application of analysis in a business context; to evaluate the use of accounting and financial management in planning, decision making and control.
The Marketing Mix Optional
The Marketing Mix
Semester 1 & 2
Intermediate Macroeconomics Core
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics Core
Intermediate Microeconomics
Introduction to Econometrics Core
Introduction to Econometrics
Introduction to Financial Economics Core
Introduction to Financial Economics
Economics of the Financial System Optional
Economics of the Financial System
The aims of the module are (1) to enable students to understand the key theoretical and analytical issues involved in the financial system; (2) to apply this analytical framework to the business of financial institutions and markets; (3) to review the changing economics of financial firms; (4) to gain an understanding of current issues in the financial system; (5) to consider the causes, consequences and regulatory responses to the global financial crisis.
Energy and the Environment Optional
Energy and the Environment
History of Economic Thought Optional
History of Economic Thought
International Economic Relations Optional
International Economic Relations
This module is an introduction to the economic analysis of some of the key real (i.e. non-monetary) phenomena that are associated with globalisation. In particular, we will examine how economists study international trade flows; trade policy; and foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational enterprises (MNEs). We will also analyse the basis, both in positive economics and in normative/ethical concerns, of selected controversies surrounding globalisation.
University Wide Languages Programme Optional
University Wide Languages Programme
Areas studied include industrial economics, research and communications skills, plus financial economics and asset pricing, and/or corporate finance and derivatives. You are required to study 120 credits in the final year, including 40-60 credits of optional modules.
Semester 1
International Money and Finance Optional
International Money and Finance
International Trade Optional
International Trade
Developments in Microeconomics Optional
Developments in Microeconomics
This module aims to introduce rigorous economic and mathematical methods for studying how microeconomic tools are used in the design of public policies. It covers a selection of modern microeconomic methodologies and applications.
Developments in Macroeconomics Optional
Developments in Macroeconomics
This module will examine the developments in the underlying foundations of modern macroeconomics from Keynes to the present day, through an analysis of specific macroeconomic models and policy issues.
Financial Economics and Asset Pricing Core
Financial Economics and Asset Pricing
Semester 2
Central Banking and Financial Crises Optional
Central Banking and Financial Crises
An exploration of how and why central banks use monetary policy, with a view to understanding noteworthy recent and historical policy developments in the UK, the US, Japan, and the euro area. Part of the module is geared towards understanding how central banks react to financial crises, with special emphasis placed on the recent global financial crisis, as well as important historical events such as the great depression.
Corporate Finance and Derivatives Core
Corporate Finance and Derivatives
Industrial Economics Core
Industrial Economics
Research and Communication Skills for Economists Core
Research and Communication Skills for Economists
Development Economics Optional
Development Economics
This module aims to introduce students to development economics, which is the study of how economies are transformed to overcome problems of absolute poverty, from low-income to high-income status and also from stagnation to growth.
Environmental Economics Optional
Environmental Economics
Business Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS