Finance and Investment BSc (Hons)
De Montfort University
Key Information
Campus location
Leicester, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
36 months
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Finance and Investment BSc (Hons)
The Finance and Investment BSc at DMU provides a rigorous academic approach to finance with a focus on practical skills and employability. Students will be equipped with the advanced technical skillset, knowledge, and professional attitude necessary to excel in a career in the financial sector.
On this course, a comprehensive understanding of finance is developed through exploration of the connected disciplines of accounting and economics. This program is ideal for those interested in a mathematical approach, where strong emphasis is placed on quantitative data. The use of important industry-standard commercial databases and software, such as Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters Eikon, Matlab, and Python, are integrated into the teaching methods to bridge the theoretical and practical aspects of finance.
Innovative modules will introduce you to new methodologies – such as Artificial Intelligence and Financial Applications, where you will gain hands-on experience of using, evaluating, and even developing your own AI applications, to solve real-life problems.
Our Trading Room – one of the largest in a UK university – will give you a simulated experience on industry-standard software that is used by decision-makers in practice. The program is also structured to address many of the competence requirements of professional finance bodies
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Curriculum
Year 1
- Financial Accounting
- Mathematics for Finance
- Statistics and Probability for Finance
- Introduction to Macroeconomics
- Introduction to Microeconomics
Year 2
- International Financial Markets and Institutions
- Econometrics
- Corporate Finance
- Equity and Fixed Income Valuation
- Financial Reporting
- Ethics for Professionals
Plus two optional modules from the following list:
- Working Capital Management
- Risk Management
- Business Taxation
- Business Intelligence using Excel
Year 3
- Investments and Portfolio Management
- International Financial Derivatives
- International Financial Management
- Artificial Intelligence and Financial Applications
- Governance and Sustainability
Plus one optional module from the following list:
- Financial Econometrics
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Advanced Business Intelligence
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Career Opportunities
The Finance and Investment degree is ideal preparation for a career in a broad range of sectors including financial management, investment banking, and equity trading.