Financial Economics and Banking (Hons) Coventry University

Overview

Why you should study this Financial Economics and Banking (Hons) course

• Industry-standard technology. Technical competence is an intrinsic requirement of a career in the financial industry, which is why we’ve embedded technological elements into your learning. You’ll receive regular exposure to widely used financial analysis software, including Python, Bloomberg Terminals, and Standard & Poor Capital IQ.London location
• Study in the Square Mile, the heart of London’s financial district. You’ll study on the doorstep of the industry, with opportunities for placements2, and the chance to continue your development with financial market simulations that train the management of financial and investment risk.Industry insight

• You’ll have the opportunity to attend tailored talks by experts from academia, the City of London and the real world of entrepreneurship touching various areas of economics, finance and banking2.

• Apply economic and financial theories and concepts to discuss, formulate and evaluate macroeconomic and microeconomic policies, both at national and international level.
• Synthesise, interpret and communicate information from a range of sources.
• Identify and apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods for the interpretation of economic and financial data and present them to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Analyse and model data through the use of a computer package and communicate results for decision-making purposes.

Typical career routes for graduates for this course include banking professionals, finance consultants, investment consultants, financial analysts, risk management, data scientists working for international financial and government institutions.