Finance & Statistics

About this course

Finance and statistics is a combination of two disciplines that have become increasingly intertwined in modern financial practice. Finance, as the current description notes, is the study of the theory and practice of financial decision-making: how capital is raised and allocated, how risk is valued and managed, how investments are appraised, and how financial institutions and markets function. Statistics is concerned with drawing objective conclusions from data where outcomes are subject to uncertainty or variability, a description that captures exactly why it is so important to finance, where almost every decision involves forecasting under uncertainty and evaluating evidence from noisy data. At the University of Glasgow, this four-year full-time programme develops genuine depth in both subjects, allowing you to engage seriously with financial theory, quantitative methods, and the stat

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 145% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 60% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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