Financial Economics

Overview

You gain a broad and comprehensive understanding of financial economics. In particular, you explore topics including:

• Notions of risk and return in equity markets, both in the context of asset pricing and in the management of equity portfolios
• Optimisation theory
• How economic arguments work
• The role of equilibrium 

Your future

After completing your masters, you may wish to extend your knowledge with a research degree – many Essex graduates decide to stay here for further study.

Alternatively, our course also prepares you for employment; recent surveys have shown that higher degree graduates are more likely to obtain jobs at professional or managerial level.

The Financial Economics course offered by the University of Essex you will gain key skills in the analysis of complex financial data. In addition you will develop key employability skills like mathematical techniques, statistical analysis and computer skills and acquire a deep knowledge of how financial markets work and how to analyse them.

Our recent graduates have gone on to work for a range of high-profile organisations:

• Santander
• Ernst and Young
• Amba Research
• Indicus Analytics