Applied Finance Queen Mary University of London

Overview

Designed to build diversity in the financial profession, this Applied Finance , CertHE from Queen Mary University of London will support you to develop the skills necessary to become a highly competent professional who excels in the financial sector.

With a specially designed curriculum, the programme will take a block teaching approach which is strongly supported with online independent learning activities and workplace learning. In particular, the block-teaching approach for the on-campus teaching enables apprentices to have uninterrupted periods on the trading floor outside of the on-campus periods, which is essential for their understanding of how financial markets operate.

Apprentices will develop deep understanding of:

• The structure of the Financial Services industry and in particular the role their part of the sector and organisation plays; the purpose of the function in which they work and how their function relates to the wider business
• The relevant Financial Services legal and regulatory framework and ethics, and the purpose behind them
• The relevant Financial Services products and services and a broad understanding of the organisation’s policies and procedures
• Proficiency in relevant IT skills, and organisation and Financial Services specific software/systems, as required to deliver the role outcomes

Career opportunities:

Apprentices will undertake a range of taught, work-based and professional modules, developing your skills to become a highly competent professional who excels in the financial sector.

Upon completion of the programme, apprentices will have:

• the basic tools in making the optimal finance and economic decisions in an environment of economic uncertainty;
• enhanced quantitative skills in the analysis and trading of financial markets;
• an understanding how financial institutions or corporations work;
• an ability to evaluate alternative investment strategies of corporations;
• an understanding of how the global environment affects the decision making of managers in corporations;
• knowledge of how the interactions of different national economies shape the worldwide pattern of economic activity;
• a range of transferable skills valuable to them in employment or in continued education.