Financial Economics

Description

This course is designed to equip you with analytical skills and an ability to apply economics to solve real-world problems. It should provide you with a broad range of generic skills and abilities relevant to a wide range of graduate careers, especially in the financial sector.
If you choose this course you will benefit from:

• the opportunity to apply for a year in industry. A placement will allow you to exercise your technical skills in a professional environment. Some placements are salaried, this varies between companies, but is currently in the range of £15,000 to £20,000 per year;
• experienced teaching staff who bring professional or research expertise into their teaching;
• strong links with employers including the Government Economic Service, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Barclays and the Bank of England;
• interactive teaching and learning approaches using classroom games;
• Coventry Business School is currently a member of European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD) and the Association of UK Business Schools (ABS).

Detailed Course Facts

• GBP 8331 Module (EEA)
• GBP 10766 Module (International)

• English

Course Content

The first year provides a thorough grounding in economic concepts and principles along with all the mathematical, computing and statistical tools you will need. Importance is placed on training you to think like an economist.

Emphasis is also placed on real-world applications of the theory being taught.

In the second and final years you will specialise in your chosen area of study. You may explore issues such as factors that determine the price of shares or bonds, investment appraisal techniques, dividend policies of firms, role of financial institutions such as the banks and insurance companies and need for regulation, and how market traders in the city make use of futures, derivatives and options.

There will be an optional placement or study-abroad year between the second and final year.

Your course will be taught in a series of lectures, with associated seminars, workshops and practical classes. In addition, your personal tutor will review and discuss your progress with you and will be available for advice.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

Essential entry requirements

• 5 GCSEs at grade A*–C including English Language and Mathematics, or specified equivalents.

Typical offers

• A-Levels: BBC
• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM

Access: The Access Diploma to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit. Access applicants can meet the GCSE requirements through their current studies and do not need to have these qualifications separately.

• International Baccalaureate Diploma: 29 points.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Coventry University.

Funding

Merit Scholarship Scheme

Merit Scholarship scheme: £1,000, in year one only and based on academic performance.

• Available to all international students applying for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Coventry University.
• Scholarships are allocated on the basis of academic merit. (Postgraduate applicants must hold 2.1 or equivalent, undergraduate applicants must hold A-levels or equivalent at grades BBC)
• There is no separate scholarship application process: all undergraduate applications from self-funded international students from any non-EU country and postgraduate applications from international, will automatically be considered for a merit award. You will not have to do anything, if you are successful you will be notified in due course by the International Office.

University Research Studentship Scheme

Occasionally, funding becomes available to enable the University, either centrally, through one of the faculties or from other sources, to offer research studentships in specified topics or fields of study.

Science Without Borders

Brazilian students are able to apply for full scholarship - including tuition fees and accommodation - to study undergraduate sandwich programmes at Coventry University.

Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) offers opportunities to Commonwealth citizens to study in the UK, as part of the UK's contribution to the international Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

If you are a citizen of a developed Commonwealth country, you can apply for:

Scholarships for PhD and split-site (PhD) study

If you are a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, you can apply for

• Scholarships for Masters, PhD, or split-site (PhD) study at UK universities
• Shared Scholarships for Masters study at selected UK universities

If you are a citizen of the Maldives, St Helena or the Seychelles, you can apply for:

• Scholarships for undergraduate study at UK universities

Ferguson Trust Scholarships

Ferguson Trust Scholarships are made available through the generosity of The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust. The Trust was set up in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development. The Trust supports people from low-income and conflict-affected regions who want to improve their knowledge of peace and reconciliation. Scholarship amounts vary and are dependent on individual circumstances and assessment.