University of Essex

Course Details

BA journalism and Liberal Arts

Course Description

The Finance major is designed for students who wish to plan a career in banking, corporate finance, investment banking, money management, pension fund investments, derivatives, and related areas at the interface of law, finance, and economics. The Finance major prepares the student in several areas of finance, starting with a common grounding in: investments and portfolio management, banking and financial institutions, options valuation and derivatives trading, mergers and acquisitions, theory of corporate finance, international finance, securities trading and financial markets.

Course Duration

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3year

Career outcomes

The Finance major is designed for students who wish to plan a career in banking, corporate finance, investment banking, money management, pension fund investments, derivatives, and related areas at the interface of law, finance, and economics. The Finance major prepares the student in several areas of finance, starting with a common grounding in: investments and portfolio management, banking and financial institutions, options valuation and derivatives trading, mergers and acquisitions, theory of corporate finance, international finance, securities trading and financial markets.

BA journalism and Liberal Arts University of Essex