Course summary
Overview Prepare for a career in the well-paid and fast-moving sectors of banking, finance and risk management with this BSc Economics, Finance and Banking degree. Economics is the study of how societies produce, distribute, and consume goods and services. Finance examines financial systems and how money moves around, including banks, loans and investments. With this degree you'll learn all the core economic theory you need to be an economist, using real, topical data from organisations such as HSBC, Barclays, the Bank of England and the UK Government's annual budget. You'll also learn how finance systems work, including:
- futures, forwards, swaps, and options markets
- monetary policy and financial regulation
- portfolio management and stock selection
- contemporary issues in finance and banking
- behavioural finance and the psychology of investment
- Benefit from expert teaching informed by our academics' close relationships with organisations such as the Bank of England and the Office for National Statistics
- Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our dedicated Bloomberg Suite
- Be employment-ready by using the same software (EViews and STATA) and the same financial databases (Eikon and S&P Global IQ) as professional economists
- See economics and finance from a different angle by spending a year abroad at a partner university in the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe or the Far East
- Get support to set up your own business from our Entrepreneurs in Residence programme
- Learn a foreign language as part of your degree
- Banker
- Business analyst
- Project manager
- Associate financial data analyst
- Account analyst
- Trainee accountant
- Quantitative researcher - machine learning/ AI
- Treasury solutions executive
- Financial recruitment
- Bank of Ireland
- State Street Bank & Trust
- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
- Bank of East Asia
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Barclays
- Santander UK
- Accenture PLC
- S & P Global (data insights)
- Fujitsu (global IT)
Modules
Year 1 Core modules in this year include:
- Macroeconomics
- Mathematics For Economics
- Microeconomics
- Personal Development Planning For Economists (Level 4)
- Statistics For Economics
- Introduction to Finance, Accounting and Banking
- Issues in Economics
- Data and Research Methods For Economics
- Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets
- Personal Development Planning For Economists (Level 5)
- Corporate Financial Management
- Intermediate Economics
- Behavioural Economics and Game Theory
- International Economics
- Investment Analysis
- Iwlp - 20 Cr - Course Structure Purposes Only
- Managerial and Decision Economics
- Study Abroad 120 Credits (Year Long)
- Econometric Methods
- Psychology and Altruism in Economics and Finance
- Financial Economics
- International Banking and Financial Instruments
- Personal Development Planning For Economists (Level 6)
- Economics Research Project
- Advanced Corporate Financial Management
- Crime, Conflict and Terrorism
- Development Economics
- Econometric Analysis
- Public Policies and Labour Markets
- Advanced Economics
- Behavioural Finance and the Psychology of Investment
- Economics and Finance of Sport
- Energy and Environmental Economics
- Market Economics and Business Strategy
Assessment method
How you're assessed You’ll be assessed through: analysis of topical case studies written reports examinations essays presentations self-led independent study project You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: Year 1 students: 62% by written exams, 4% by practical exams and 34% by coursework Year 2 students: 62% by written exams and 38% by coursework Year 3 students: 37% by written exams and 63% by coursework
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points
A level - BBB - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 29 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3 - H2, H2, H3, H3, H3
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
PTE Academic | 54 | An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £9250 | Year 1 |
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
International | £17200 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP