Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Financial Economics with Placement Year

at City, University of London United Kingdom

On this accredited degree, you’ll learn how to apply engineering to the healthcare industry. You’ll take part in interdisciplinary study with experts in maths, science, engineering and medical disciplines, to develop in-demand professional and technical skills.

Biomedical engineers develop innovative technologies for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of medical conditions. It is a growth area with applications in a range of industries. Our degrees are designed to prepare you for an exciting highly-skilled career in this rapidly growing field.

Our degrees are triple-accredited by professional bodies, meaning your qualification will be recognised for its quality and relevance. Furthermore, you will:

• Develop in-depth biomedical engineering expertise, alongside professional skills in management and communication
• Work with teams from prominent clinical institutions including St Bartholomew's Hospital and The Royal London Hospital
• Gain hands-on experience with high-tech equipment in our newly refurbished undergraduate and research labs
• Take an optional work placement to enhance your academic credentials, employability and professional expertise

Pass your second year and apply to transfer to our integrated MEng degree, which fast tracks your progress to Chartered Engineer status.

Our International Political Economy BSc is designed to meet increasing demand for an interdisciplinary course that prepares students for both the public and private job markets.

This bespoke programme – the first degree in IPE in the UK – provides training in a range of conceptual and analytical skills. These will help you analyse the challenges facing decision-makers in business and politics in the global age.

You will be able to analyse complex dynamics of the global markets, financial systems and national political structures. You’ll have the skills and knowledge to draw connections between economic, political and social processes driving major changes on the global scene.

• Study politics, the economy and society as a whole, developing a fully integrated understanding of the world’s changing economic and political topography
• Receive interdisciplinary training from the largest concentration of world-renowned experts in IPE and related fields
• Benefit from our close links to business, the financial sector, policy-makers and think tanks

Develop data literacy, analytical skills and in-depth understanding of micro- and macro-economic theory that are sought-after a wide range of careers.

Mathematics is the universal language of today’s global economy. Data Science is increasingly the tool for analysing real world complexity and decision-making.

Whether you are managing an investment portfolio, encrypting financial transactions or constructing a machine-learning algorithm to identify hidden patterns in your customer database you will likely be doing it through a combination of Mathematics and Data Science methods.

The Mathematics with Data Science BSc opens doors to the widest range of careers, because virtually all industries need graduates with skills in these disciplines. The confidence and knowledge you gain at City will open doors to a rewarding and satisfying career.

• Understand the universal nature of mathematics as a discipline that knows no borders or language barriers
• Master a wide range of mathematical and data science topics and techniques, such as calculus, probability and machine learning
• Learn to implement sophisticated algorithms, data mining techniques artificial intelligence with real world applications
• Boost your employability with an optional paid one-year work placement – past students have secured placements at organisations such as Axa, Barclays, Bloomberg, Disney, Microsoft, Toyota and Warner Music
• Take special career development modules to understand mathematics’ essential role across all industries and the opportunities available to you.

Explore your interests through a research project chosen from a wide variety of mathematical topics – past projects have included everything from life-saving mathematics in medical imaging, to wallpaper patterns.

This three-year degree has been designed by world-leading researchers in the field. You’ll learn about the latest thinking in crime and society, and develop the skills to conduct your own original research.

You’ll study topics such as criminal justice, penology, policing, news, violence, and social change. This develops your analytical capability to engage with crime and social policy debates. Modules in qualitative and quantitative research methods develop your data analysis skills.

• Become a critical thinker with an in-depth understanding of the complex interplay of local and global forces in relation to crime and criminality
• Boost your employability with an optional work placement year
• Develop highly sought-after data literacy and quantitative skills, thanks to our strong links with City’s Q-Step Centre
• Opt onto a Q-Step quantitative methods pathway: benefit from a heightened focus on data skills, a workplace Data Placement in Year 2, and an optional international work placement

Take advantage of excellent internship opportunities thanks to our central London location, including access to organisations in crime and justice, human rights, migration and refugee support, and mental health.

Learn how to apply economic and quantitative analysis to policy and decision-making in developed and developing countries around the world. You will build an understanding of economic development issues while learning economic theory and statistical tools required to analyse policies.

By the time you complete this course you will be able to confidently demonstrate how modern economic theory applies to development economics.

You will benefit from a global perspective, an analytical& sensibility and a keen understanding of new research in fields such as behavioural and experimental economics, macroeconomics, and regulation and competition.

When seeking work, you will be confident in your new competencies. These will include the ability to develop microeconomic models and undertake empirical investigations employing quantitative methods.

Our accredited bachelor of Computer Science degree provides a comprehensive overview of all areas of computing. This allows you to keep your career options open and explore a wide range of in-demand topics.

Elective modules in your third year let you tailor your degree to your developing interests, such as computer vision, AI and advanced game technology.

• Develop systematic knowledge of computer science, with a focus on how software and programming can be used to solve real-world problems
• Learn to evaluate solutions to computer science problems
• Develop commercially valuable skills for your future career
• Work with City’s internationally renowned research groups to develop knowledge at the forefront of computing science
• Acquire state-of-the-art approaches to a wide variety of technologies
• Learn to code creatively and use programming languages accurately
• Study in City’s computing labs, which include the latest hardware and software, such as state-of-art NVidia GPUs
• Boost your expertise and employability with an optional one-year work placement
• Gain three years of professional experience with our innovative Professional Pathway Scheme, combining paid employment and study.

This joint degree focuses on media and communication, which are central to the way our society functions. It examines key media, communication and cultural institutions.

A broad range of elective modules – linked to the research expertise of our academic staff – let you tailor the degree to your interests. Modules currently include topics spanning publishing, new media, law, celebrity, global media and sport.

You will develop strong critical thinking skills and analytical ability, allowing you to engage in social policy debates. You will also develop data literacy and quantitative skills, which appeal to a broad range of employers.

• Develop highly sought-after data literacy and quantitative skills, thanks to our strong links with City’s Q-Step Centre
• Opt onto a Q-Step quantitative methods pathway: benefit from a heightened focus on data skills, a workplace Data Placement in Year 2, and an optional international work placement
• Boost your employability with an optional placement year
• Take advantage of excellent media internship opportunities thanks to our central London location.

Gain the key knowledge and vital skills required for a successful career in maritime law with this specialized LLM at The City Law School. Your learning will cover shipping contracts, carriage of goods, admiralty, insurance, and commercial arbitration. You can also explore the International Law of the Sea.

Your learning will have an active emphasis on how the law operates in relation to specific maritime issues. These issues include shipping contracts, insurance, admiralty practice, international sale of goods, and commercial arbitration. You can also explore the International Law of the Sea.

You will learn directly from academics and practitioners with years of extensive experience in the field.

We aim for you to gain greater commercial awareness of the legal principles and rules that impact international transport, especially by sea.

You are likely to benefit from this commercial approach if you work in the maritime and international trade sector, or have an interest in doing so.

A one-year post-graduate programme deepening your knowledge of the theory and practice of investment and risk management.

You are an ambitious recent graduate looking to develop a full range of skills to help launch your career in finance or accounting. This is a highly practical master's course in Investment Management so you’ll need to possess a high level of quantitative skills.

Your coursework will involve you in examining accounting and finance from the perspective of those who use financial reports to evaluate company and managerial performance.

This one-year, full-time, expertly structured Investment Management postgraduate programme will provide you with the real-world accounting and finance expertise that leads to a wide range of rewarding international roles.

You will acquire a sound knowledge of the theoretical foundations that underpin modern investment and risk management techniques.

These principles are applied in practice via case studies and the use of online databases such as Bloomberg and simulators.

The practical aspect is delivered with extensive input from City of London institutions. Many leading practitioners teach on the course, providing a vital link between theory and practice.

The MSc in Investment Management is a demanding course. During the course you will cover the traditional syllabus of a general master's degree in finance and develop extensive expertise in a range of specialised areas such as:

• The management of equity and bond portfolios
• Trading techniques
• Asset-liability management
• Risk management
• Alternative investments
• Structured products
• Portfolio optimisation.

An advisory panel of senior practitioners ensures that the course remains at the forefront of developments within financial markets and reflects topical and technical developments in the marketplace.

Speech and language therapists can work with a range of different clients including children with learning disorders, people who have experienced stroke, dementia, head and neck cancer, and congenital or acquired deafness.

The course covers the foundations of speech and language therapy including both the social and clinical context of human communication. An optional additional master’s-level year offers a range of elective modules that are designed to enhance your clinical experience.

• Learn in a world-leading environment from academics who are at the forefront of the field
• Benefit from practical placements in City’s state-of-the-art Roberta Williams Speech and Language Therapy Centre – our in-house SLT clinic – led by specialist practitioners
• Develop clinical skills and train to use specialist equipment such as ultrasound and laryngographs
• Undertake clinical placements in a variety of settings including our in-house clinic, health centres, schools and hospitals, which take advantage of City's close links with speech and language therapy services throughout London
• Receive a non-repayable and non-means tested government grant of £5,000 per year
• Apply to volunteer abroad at the end of your course, with schemes in Cambodia, Uganda and more.