BSc Banking and Finance
Developed by academics at LSE, this degree will help you understand the structure and functioning of financial markets and the way in which financial intermediaries and institutions operate. Learn about the pricing of financial assets and why and how corporations choose and issue various types of assets.
Application deadline: 1 October
Registration deadline: 30 November
Examinations: May and June
You complete 12 courses for the Standard Route or 9 for the Graduate Entry Route
100 courses – Standard Route
Statistics 1 must be taken with Mathematics 1 or Statistics 2
- Introduction to economics
- Statistics 1 (Half Course)
Select one of the following
- Mathematics 1 (Half Course)
- Statistics 2 (Half Course)
- Principles of banking and finance
- Principles of accounting
Or
200 and 300 courses
- Asset pricing and financial markets
Select one of the following
- Elements of econometrics, or
- Macroeconomic, or
- Microeconomics
- Financial intermediation
- Investment management
This degree will prepare you for a career in accountancy, consulting, commercial or investment banking, trading and sales or risk management as well as onto further advanced academic study.
This BSc will help you to question and analyse information, develop arguments, and boost your analytical and communication skills – all of which are valued in management-related roles.
In some countries, qualifications earned by distance and flexible learning may not be recognised by certain authorities or regulators for the purposes of public sector employment or further study. We advise you to explore the local recognition status before you register, even if you plan to receive support from a local teaching institution.
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) provides academic direction for this programme. LSE is regarded as an international centre of academic excellence and innovation in the social sciences.
The programme also provides a route to a variety of higher degrees that can further differentiate you in today’s competitive employment market, or provide the basis for a career in research.
