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A robust foundation in finance will prepare you to see how the world’s markets work – what influences them and how – so you can anticipate major shifts, plan for financial disruption and help safeguard your organisation.
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Whether you pursue finance or a financial specialisation, you will become well-versed in the many facets of the discipline, including investment and commercial banking, accountancy and analysis, policy and other social sciences, and how it all comes together to create an ever-evolving financial ecosystem.
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BSc Finance
Gain a broad mastery of the underpinnings of the finance world, including economics, trading and banking.
BSc Accounting and Finance
Learn to calculate, report and evaluate financial information and prepare for a range of recognised professional accounting professions.
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Develop the quantitative skills and institutional knowledge required to make financial decisions, manage risk and understand market behaviour.
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¹Finance and Accounting (2020). QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 23 October 2020 from https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2020/accounting-finance
²Economics and Econometrics (2020). QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 23 October 2020 from https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2020/economics-econometrics