Economics and international finance bsc (econ) (hons)

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

Teaching
Teaching and learning
You will receive approximately three hours of weekly contact time per module, comprising lectures led by academic staff and smaller classes.
For every hour spent in class, you’ll complete a further two to three hours of independent study.
Assessment
Assessment typically includes a combination of coursework (presentations, assignments, essay report writing, in-class tests, research and project work) and/or examinations in May or June.
Resources and facilities
The School offers excellent on-campus resources to aid your studies, including:
a trading floor set up with Reuters and Bloomberg terminals
two computer labs exclusively for student use
subscriptions to the major statistical databases and software packages used by finance and government
online access to the Financial Times and The Economist
exclusive use of market-leading psychometrics software, meaning you will be able to prepare for job selection processes.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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67-69 Lincoln'S Inn Fields, WC2A 3JB

Start date

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Subjects

  • Financial Training
  • Project
  • Financial
  • Finance
  • International
  • Economics
  • Teaching
  • Microeconomics

Course programme

Structure

You can complete your Economics and International Finance degree in three, four or five years. If you choose to study abroad, this will take place in Year 3, and the Year 3 modules will instead be studied in Year 4. If you are taking an integrated foundation year, this will take place before Year 1.

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Year 1

  • Career Success for Economics and Finance Students
  • Economics in Action
  • Macroeconomics 1
  • Mathematical Methods in Economics and Business 1
  • Mathematical Methods in Economics and Business 2
  • Microeconomics 1
  • Principles of Economics
  • Statistical Methods in Economics
  • World Economy

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 2

  • Capital Markets 1
  • Econometrics 1
  • Financial Markets and Institutions
  • Games and Strategies
  • International Finance
  • International Trade
  • Macroeconomics 2
  • Microeconomics 2

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 3 Compulsory

  • Corporate Finance
  • International Financial Strategy
Choose from
  • Development Economics
  • Finance of Emerging Markets
Choose five from
  • Advanced Microeconomics
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Behavioural Economics
  • Business Cycles
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Economics of Technology and Innovation
  • Economics Project
  • Environmental Economics
  • Health Economics
  • History of Economic Thought
  • Labour Economics
  • Macroeconomic Policy
  • Political Economy
  • Public Economics
  • Topics in Econometrics

Up to two modules may instead be chosen from any other degree programme offered by Queen Mary or any other University of London institution.

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Study options

Apply for this degree with any of the following options. Take care to use the correct UCAS code - it may not be possible to change your selection later.

Integrated foundation year

International students can apply for our Economics and International Finance BSc with an Integrated Foundation Year. The foundation year, taught on campus by Queen Mary lecturers, prepares you for the rest of the programme and can be started in either September or January.

Year abroad

Go global and study abroad as part of your degree – apply for our Economics and International Finance BSc with a Year Abroad. Queen Mary has links with universities in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia (partnerships vary for each degree programme).

Find out more about study abroad opportunities at Queen Mary and what the progression requirements are.

Economics and international finance bsc (econ) (hons)

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