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Financial and Business Economics with a Year in Business

BSc(Econ) · Royal Holloway and Bedford New College · 4 years

Financial and Business Economics with a Year in Business

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Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION80%
CONTINUATION95%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS71%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 48% of the work its graduates go into (High).

About this course

Financial and business economics combines two lenses through which modern commercial life can be understood. Economics provides the analytical tools to model how markets work, how prices are determined, how firms and consumers respond to incentives, and what happens when markets fail. Finance applies these ideas to the specific challenges of valuing assets, managing risk, allocating capital, and understanding the behaviour of financial institutions and markets. Together they create a degree that is both intellectually rigorous and practically relevant, preparing you to analyse complex economic and financial questions with precision and confidence. At Royal Holloway, University of London, you will study across four years on a full-time programme, with a year in business that places you in a professional setting. This extended period in industry gives you experience of applying economic a

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