Course summary

Address the role financial markets play in today's profound issues - poverty and development, environmental protection, and financial and monetary crises. Learn the tools economists have developed in financial and money markets, analyse real-life economic problems, and shape their solutions. Overview Economics is everywhere - it's at the core of many societal and global issues, with financial markets playing a fundamental coordinating role. By specialising in financial economics you will gain the skills and tools to make a difference in the world around you, and expand your employment opportunities. Recent graduates have gone on to work at the Bank of England, Government Economic Service (GES), Ernst & Young, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and more. Reasons to study Financial Economics at Kent

• Collaborate with inspiring lecturers who advise UK, European and international organisations.

• Apply your academic skills and gain invaluable experience by taking a Year in Industry.

• Study in our new Kennedy building, home to our economics community, with excellent facilities.

• Shape your degree outside the classroom with our thriving student-led societies. Kent Invest focuses on financial markets holding an annual trading competition. - The Economics Society explores issues of the moment through the lens of the discipline, culminating in an annual networking conference.

• Access support through our employability team, regular workshops and alumni talks, as well as our dedicated academic adviser and peer mentoring scheme.