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**This is a Connected Degree**
Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.
**Overview**
There are few better places to start a caree...
This is a new course and we’re currently finalising the detailed information for this page. You can still see entry requirements and apply.<br/><br/>**This is a Connected Degree**<br/>Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.<br/><br/>**Overview**<br/>There are few better places to start a career in economics, banking and finance than London, one of the worlds most international and well-connected financial centres. Build key economic skills and knowledge from this hub of global business on our BSc (Hons) Economics, Finance and Banking degree.<br/><br/>Youll discover the inner workings of international trade and economic markets, how money moves around the world and its channelling through banking, loans and investments.<br/><br/>Drawing on actual topical data from multinational corporations with ties to London - including Barclays, HSBC and the Bank of England - youll learn to apply economic theory to real-world practice as an economist.<br/><br/>Youll also delve into the ways financial systems work, covering topics such as monetary policy and financial regulation, portfolio management and stock selection, and behavioural finance and investment psychology.<br/><br/>Once you graduate, youll have the insight and expertise you need to succeed in this exciting and lucrative sector, across a wide range of economic, financial and banking careers.<br/><br/><br/>- Study economics, finance and banking in London, one of the worlds major financial hubs<br/><br/><br/>- Work with real business data from the UK Governments annual budget, the Bank of England, and some of the largest global banking and financial services organisations<br/><br/><br/>- Use the same software (EViews and STATA) and the same financial databases (Eikon and S&P Global IQ) as professional economists in our purpose-built, tech-rich learning spaces<br/><br/><br/>- Build industry connections by attending networking events and presentations alongside London-based business leaders<br/><br/><br/>- Learn from expert academics with close links to organisations such as the Bank of England and the Office for National Statistics<br/><br/><br/>- Widen your perspective on international economics by spending a year on a work placement in the financial and business sector <br/><br/><br/>**Careers and opportunities**<br/>Youll graduate from this BSc (Hons) Economics, Finance and Banking degree with sought-after skills you can use across the public and private sectors, in areas such as accounting, commercial and investment banking, tax consultancy and risk management. <br/><br/>You could also progress on to postgraduate study in an economics or finance-related area, or choose to set up your own business.<br/><br/>**Graduates of this course from the University of Portsmouth have gone on to roles including:**<br/>- banker<br/><br/><br/>- business analyst<br/><br/><br/>- project manager<br/><br/><br/>- associate financial data analyst<br/><br/><br/>- account analyst<br/><br/><br/>- trainee accountant<br/><br/><br/>- quantitative researcher - machine learning/ AI<br/><br/><br/>- treasury solutions executive<br/><br/><br/>- financial recruitment<br/>
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
23/09/2024
Campus
University of Portsmouth London
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
LN14
Institution Code
P80
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
A levelUCAS TariffScottish HigherAccess to HE Diploma112-122 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme29 29 points from the IB Diploma. 655/754 at Higher Level - 29 points from the IB Diploma. 664 at Higher Level. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)GCSE/National 4/National 55 GCSEs at grade C/4 or higher including Mathematics grade B/5 and English Language grade C/4 Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. Scottish Advanced Higher112-120 Tariff points. Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - PrincipalCambridge Pre-U score of 54-56. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)112-120 points from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate including 2 A levels, plus the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. T Level |
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