Finance (with a Year in Industry)
Entry requirements
A level
A-level grades ABB including Mathematics. A-level General Studies and Critical Thinking are normally excluded from offers. However, the grade achieved may be taken into account when results are published in August and may be used in a tie-break situation.
Individual consideration - contact the Admissions and Access Service for information at [email protected].
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Successful completion of IB with a total of 33 points including 6, 5, 5 in Higher Level subjects including Mathematics.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3 H3 H3 H3 H3 H3 (including Mathematics) at Higher Level
Scottish Advanced Higher
ABB in Advanced Highers (including Mathematics). Offers are normally made on the basis of a combination of Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers.
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About this course
Finance is about making and managing money. It can involve investing in the stock market, trading in currencies and derivatives, or making lending decisions in banks. Students who study the BSc Finance with a Year in Industry degree at Queen's will gain the skills and knowledge that are needed to succeed in the financial industry.
PLACEMENT
A placement year with a financial institution is integrated into this degree. A dedicated placement team supports students through the application process, and helps them to find high quality opportunities.
TOP RANKINGS
Finance and Accounting at Queen’s is consistently ranked in the top 10 in the UK by The Times and the Complete University Guide.
INDUSTRY LINKS
During the third year of the degree, students complete a 9 to 12 month placement within a financial institution. These placements are usually in Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow or London. Example placements include Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, the Bank of England and KPMG. The placement year provides students with excellent experience and connections, and gives students a competitive edge when seeking graduate employment.
WORLD CLASS FACILITIES
You will have access to industry standard Bloomberg terminals in the Trading Room, giving students the skills, experience and knowledge necessary to prepare them for a career in the financial services sector.
INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED EXPERTS
Many of our staff are leading international experts in their fields of research.
CFA AFFILIATION
The BSc Finance at Queen’s has been accepted into the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) University Affiliation Program. This status is granted to universities whose degree programmes incorporate at least 70 per cent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge, including the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct. Our status as an Affiliated University of CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) signals to students and the marketplace that our BSc Finance degree curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and helps students when sitting their CFA exams.
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Students can take part in the QUB Student Managed Fund which gives participants the opportunity to invest real money and manage the risk of their portfolios. Students rate the course very highly, giving satisfaction rates averaging 93% over the last five years in the National Student Survey.
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Over 2,000 students graduated with a degree in finance in 2015, and a sign of the strength of the finance industry, numbers are on the up. Over half of finance graduates go into the finance industry, with accountancy and financial advice roles particularly popular. It's also quite common for finance graduates to go into jobs which require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications — finance graduates who take further study are more likely to be studying accountancy than finance. About a third of graduates start their careers in London - but Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham are other popular locations for finance graduates to work.
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