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University degree

Financial Economics and Banking

The University of Leicester
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

If you would love to study financial economics and banking here at Leicester, but don’t quite have the entry requirements, this Foundation Year degree is your path to making it happen. The browser you are using is no longer supported and for that reason you will not get the best experience when using our website. If you would love to study financial economics and banking here at Leicester, but don’t quite have the entry requirements, this Foundation Year degree is your path to making it happen.

Our BSc Financial Economics and Banking with Foundation Year will introduce you to a broad range of topics including banking, financial intermediation, asset and liability management, financial decision-making and financial markets and institutions. These wide range of topics will give you an in-depth understanding of the way that financial organisations and markets work. You will learn to apply economic theory in financial contexts, for example the appraisal of competing investment opportunities and how government policy influences the stock market and the banking sector.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
96-111 pts35%
112-127 pts38%
128-143 pts12%
144-159 pts5%
160-175 pts3%
How they qualified
94% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel94%
baccalaureate6%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
75%
In professional / skilled jobs
90%
Continue past first year
87%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£30,000
After 15 months
£29,500
3 years on
£44,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
87%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching84%
Assessment & feedback84%
Academic support76%
Well organised90%
Learning resources78%
Student community84%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on The University of Leicester's own site.
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