2. BSc Finance
What is Finance?
BSc Finance at Queen’s
Why study Finance at Queen’s?
Career Opportunities
Relevance
Quality
Entrance Requirements
Contact Details
3. What is Finance?
Finance is concerned with:
The valuation of financial assets such as equities,
bonds, futures and options
Trader behaviour in financial markets
The organisation and regulation of financial markets
and institutions
5. BSc Finance
What is Finance?
BSc Finance at Queen’s
Why study Finance at Queen’s?
Career Opportunities
Relevance
Quality
Entrance Requirements
Contact Details
6. BSc Finance: First Year
Financial Institutions and Markets
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Mathematics for Finance
Statistical Methods
Market Theory
Principles of Economics
7. BSc Finance: Second Year
Investment Analysis
Mutual and Pension Fund Management
Monetary Theory
Managerial Economics
Introductory Econometrics
Placement Learning
8. BSc Finance: Placement Year
Specialised Placement Office helps students to find
employment during placement year
Excellent experience for CV
Make connections with employers and can often return
for permanent employment
City of London tour at end of year allows you to meet
other employers
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10. BSc Finance: Final Year
International Finance
Corporate Finance
Capital Markets
Fixed Income Instruments
Financial Engineering
Financial Econometrics
11. BSc Finance
What is Finance?
BSc Finance at Queen’s
Why study Finance at Queen’s?
Career Opportunities
Relevance
Quality
Entrance Requirements
Contact Details
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13. Careers: Employers
Employers of 2011 graduates:
• Citi
• Allstate
• First Derivatives
• HSBC
• Bank of Ireland
• PwC
• Ernst & Young
• Mercer
14. Careers: Postgraduate Study
Rigorous academic work prepares students who
want to pursue further study
MSc Finance at Queen’s or elsewhere
PhD
Professional Qualifications
15. BSc Finance
What is Finance?
BSc Finance at Queen’s
Why study Finance at Queen’s?
Career Opportunities
Relevance
Quality
Entrance Requirements
Contact Details
16. Relevance: Financial Events
Finance is an essential part of the economy
Understand how the financial system works
Learn about shares, banking and corporations
17. Relevance: All Round Education
ICT skills
Presentations
Projects
Time management
Team working
18. BSc Finance
What is Finance?
BSc Finance at Queen’s
Why study Finance at Queen’s?
Career Opportunities
Relevance
Quality
Entrance Requirements
Contact Details
19. Quality: Academic Rigour
Academics all actively engaged in research
At cutting edge of their field
Several have held visiting positions at
leading U.S. universities
Bank of England
Central Bank of Ireland
20. Quality: Teaching
In the most recent national assessment Queen’s
University Management School was rated as
excellent for teaching quality by the UK Quality
Assurance Agency.
21. BSc Finance
What is Finance?
BSc Finance at Queen’s
Why study Finance at Queen’s?
Career Opportunities
Relevance
Quality
Entrance Requirements
Contact Details