Economics (pathway FinTech) BSc (Hons)

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Overview

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Degree

UCAS code: L115 112 UCAS points
  • BSc (Hons) Economics (pathway FinTech), home applicant, full time

    • This course is in Clearing

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time, 3 years
    • Pound 9250 per year
  • BSc (Hons) Economics (pathway FinTech), home applicant, part time

    • Home Applicant
    • Part time
    • pro-rata full time fee

Degree with foundation year

UCAS code: L116 64 UCAS points
  • BSc (Hons) Economics (pathway FinTech), home applicant, full time

    • This course is in Clearing

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time, 4 years
    • Pound 9250 per year
  • BSc (Hons) Economics (pathway FinTech), home applicant, part time

    • Home Applicant
    • Part time
    • pro-rata full time fee

What makes this course different

High employability rate

100% of our students go on to work and/or study within 15 months after the course. (Source: discoveruni.gov.uk)

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Full marks for overall satisfaction

According to the NSS 2019 100% of our students were satisfied overall. We invest in our facilities, deliver up-to-date and professionally accredited courses and offer superb teaching.

Industry 4.0

The syllabus prioritises skills and competencies relevant to the needs of the 4.0 economy. Students are taught relevant and topical subjects that have been co-developed with fintech industry experts.

Accreditation

Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI)

The CISI Education Partner accreditation aims to help students obtain a professional qualification that is recognised worldwide while pursuing their degree. This accreditation ensures that students have a competitive advantage upon completing their studies.

Course modules

Our extended foundation course is perfect if you want an economics degree but don't have the standard entry requirements. We prepare you for your degree during the foundation year, bringing you up to speed with academic skills and a firm grounding in the subject. You can then go on to study for a full undergraduate degree - in either economics or economics and fintech.

In year one you'll focus on the foundations of economics and accounting.

In year two you'll delve deeper into more complicated economics subjects.

In your final year you will focus on fintech, working on an applied project.

NOTE: Modules are subject to change. For those studying part time courses the modules may vary.

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Your future career

This fintech course allows you to develop a firm knowledge of 'core' economic and finance concepts, theories, ideas and tools. It will help you understand their application to a range of problems and relevance in various contexts. You will learn about the strategic importance of fintech in businesses You will see how technology can be implemented and managed in many business contexts. Studying economics with fintech provides a valuable and versatile skill set that can prepare you for a successful career in the dynamic world of finance and technology.

Industry links

We are a Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner and our economics courses are validated by leading industry bodies.

Graduate employers

Our fintech alumni have gone on to jobs at such companies and organisations as Accenture, Ernst & Young, Marriott, Amazon, Morgan Stanley, KPMG, Deloitte and PwC.

Companies want alumni who can navigate industry 5.0 and know how the latest technological advancements are impacting the finance industry. Being an economics fintech graduate will set you apart in the job market.

Job roles

The demand for professionals with a strong understanding of both economics and fintech is growing rapidly. This combination of skills can open doors to a wide range of career paths, including roles in financial technology startups, banks, investment firms, and consulting firms.

Roles you could go into include banker/asset manager, reinsurance broker, data or financial analyst. As the fintech industry grows and evolves, new job roles will develop. 

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.

Further study

You could go on to further financial study by doing our MSc Finance and Risk or MSc Professional Accounting degrees. This could set you up for a managerial role in the finance industry.

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated career support, and further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. Our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting-edge technologies and facilities.

Career Zone

This digital platform provides you with careers and employability resources, including: 

  • Jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work
  • Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts 
  • 1-2-1 career coaching services
  • Careers workshops and employer events 
  • Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight

Mental Wealth programme

Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme which issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you've mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

Our Mental Wealth programme

We are careers first

Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top.

  • Work-based projects
  • Networking and visits to leading organisations
  • Support in starting a new business
  • London on our doorstep

How you'll learn

When not attending timetabled lectures or workshops, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. This will typically involve skills development through online study, reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects and preparing coursework assignments and presentations. Your independent learning is supported by a range of excellent facilities including online resources, specialist facilities, such as game labs, the library, the full Microsoft Office software, including MS Teams, and Moodle: our Virtual Learning Environment.

Guided independent study

When not attending timetabled lectures or workshops, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. This will typically involve skills development through online study, reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects, and preparing coursework assignments and presentations.

Your independent learning is supported by a range of excellent facilities including online resources, and specialist facilities, such as edit suites, the library, the full Microsoft Office software, including MS Teams, and Moodle: our Virtual Learning Environment.

Some students have worked as volunteer community support officers, while others have volunteered in local community groups. If you choose this approach, you'll be able to count your community experience towards your degree.

Academic support

If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths, or statistics, our Academic Tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions, and one-to-one appointments to help our students achieve their potential. 

You can receive advice and guidance on all aspects of the IT systems provided by the university from our IT Service Desks located on all three campuses.

Our Student Support hubs in Docklands and Stratford feature centralised helpdesks to cater to your every need. UEL provides also support and advice for disabled students and those with specific learning difficulties (SPDs).

Dedicated personal tutor

When you arrive, we'll introduce you to your personal tutor. This is the member of the academic course team who will provide academic guidance, be a support throughout your time at UEL and who will show you how to make the best use of all the help and resources that we offer.

Workload

Each year you will spend around 300 hours of timetabled learning and teaching activities. These may be lectures, workshops, seminars and individual and group tutorials. Contact hours may vary depending on each module.

The approximate percentages for this course are: 

  • Year 1: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours. 
  • Year 2: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours.
  • Year 3: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours.

Your timetable

Your individualised timetable is normally available within 48 hours of enrolment. Whilst we make every effort to ensure timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week between 9.00am and 6.00pm. For undergraduate students, Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities, but there may be occasions when this is not possible. Timetables for part-time students will depend on the modules selected.

Class sizes

The size of classes can vary depending on the nature of the course, module and activity. This can range from large groups in a lecture theatre setting, to smaller groups taking part in seminars and collaborative work. You will receive your personalised timetable at the beginning of the academic year depending on your course.

To give you an indication of class sizes, this course normally attracts 40 - 50 students a year. Lecture sizes are normally 40 plus students.

In workshops, you will be taught in groups of 12 - 15 students. However, this can vary by academic year.

How you'll be assessed

Assessment tasks are mainly spread across the year to make the workload manageable. Assessment methods include group work, exams and individual work including essays, presentations, case studies, professional development and practical activities depending on the nature of the course. All grades count towards your module mark. More details will be included in the student handbook and module guides. You will always receive detailed feedback outlining your strengths and how you can improve. We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 15 working days, although you will receive immediate feedback following many of our face-to-face assessments.

Campus and facilities

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What our students and staff say

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We have a strong FinTech offering on our degree programme. By ensuring we keep up with the latest trends we consistently offer degrees which are interesting and designed to maximise opportunity."

Dr Michael Harrison

Programme Leader for Economics

Computing Students
One of my highlights of studying at UEL has been the ability to learn by doing. As a business student, I have been provided unlimited access to the Bloomberg suite, which has allowed me to develop a strong knowledge of industry-leading software and gain a Bloomberg Market Concepts professional qualification."

Manvir Braar

BSc (Hons) Economics