2.5-Term Foundation Certificate for Business, Law and Social Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Financial Economics

Program Description For students who've finished high school but don’t meet the entry requirements for university, a Foundation Certificate can help them gain entry to an undergraduate degree. After completing this pathway option students qualify for progression to the 1st year of an undergraduate degree at City, University of London.

A student’s course length is determined mainly by their English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. Students taking a course longer than 2 terms, will take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Financial Economics

This course aims to develop students' analytical abilities in economics, providing them with the quantitative skills required to analyse financial markets. Successful completion is a signal to prospective employers of students' sound knowledge and understanding of the macroeconomic and microeconomic principles underlying various types of financial markets and instruments. For example, students will understand the design and pricing of options, futures and other derivatives, the pros and cons of financial regulation or the optimal asset management within firms.

At City, students will learn the latest developments in all major fields of economics in a highly energised and supportive environment from lecturers recruited for their research excellence.