Economics and Finance

About this course

Economics and finance together provide one of the most analytically demanding and professionally versatile degree combinations available. Economics is the social science that studies how resources are allocated, how markets function, and how individual and collective choices aggregate into the outcomes we observe at the level of the economy. Finance applies related analytical frameworks to the study of financial markets, investment, corporate capital allocation, and the pricing of risk, with a strong emphasis on quantitative methods and the real-world behaviour of financial institutions and instruments. At the University of Manchester, this three-year programme develops your understanding of both disciplines simultaneously. In the economics strand, you will study microeconomics and macroeconomics at an advanced level, developing the mathematical and statistical tools needed to analyse e

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 90% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 50% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 38 / 100Quality and Regulatory Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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