BSc (Hons) Financial Computing with a Year in Industry

Financial Computing is at the very heart of the world’s global financial centres, from Wall Street to Chicago, London and Tokyo. Taught in conjunction with the Management School and bringing together finance, economics and computing, this dynamic programme will develop your knowledge and skills in aspects of financial services from understanding and creating algorithms; financial accounting; designing, implementing and evaluating software systems to analysing stock portfolios and operating financial markets.On G3N4 you spend a year on industrial placement acquiring experience and awareness of practical business and industrial environments.

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Modules

  • Compulsory modules
  • ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
  • DESIGNING SYSTEMS FOR THE DIGITAL SOCIETY
  • INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
  • INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
  • INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
  • OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
  • PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
  • Options modules
  • INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
  • PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE PARADIGMS
  • Compulsory modules
  • COMPUTER-BASED TRADING IN FINANCIAL MARKETS
  • CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR NON-SPECIALIST STUDENTS
  • DATABASE DEVELOPMENT
  • GROUP SOFTWARE PROJECT
  • FINANCIAL REPORTING 1
  • SECURITIES MARKETS
  • SOFTWARE ENGINEERING I
  • Options modules
  • ACCOUNTING THEORY
  • BUSINESS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
  • COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
  • SCRIPTING LANGUAGES
  • Compulsory modules
  • INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT Y3
  • Compulsory modules
  • FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
  • INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL GAME THEORY
  • BUSINESS FINANCE
  • Options modules
  • COMPUTATIONAL GAME THEORY AND MECHANISM DESIGN
  • CORPORATE REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
  • THE DIGITAL BUSINESS
  • FINANCIAL REPORTING 2
  • GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
  • MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS
  • OPTIMISATION
  • SOFTWARE ENGINEERING II
  • £25,750 Per Year

    International student tuition fee

    4 Years

    Duration

    Sep 2024

    Start Month

    Aug 2024

    Application Deadline

    Upcoming Intakes

    • September 2024

    Mode of Study

    • Full Time