GO UNIVERSITY  Ghana/Global 2016/17/18/19

BSc  Economics & Finance Degree Course - 3 Years

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Overview

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• This course gives you the opportunity to combine a broad understanding of economic theory with knowledge of the financial foundations of firms, financial markets and institutions.

  Covering the core concepts, practices and techniques of the subject, you’ll develop your knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics, as well as financial and management accounting. Diverse optional modules will also allow you to tailor the programme to suit your own interests and career plans, with topics from financial derivatives to economic development or auditing.

  You’ll learn from experts in a challenging and supportive environment where you’ll have access to world-leading research in the field. You’ll also gain the analytical, quantitative, computing, presentation and other transferable skills required by economists working in finance and by employers in both the private and public sectors.

Course Content

Our degrees have a modular structure. This means that compulsory modules provide you with the core knowledge and skills that you need, while optional and discovery modules allow you to shape your course to suit your personal interests and career aspirations.

Year 1 is designed to give you a good grounding in the key topics across economics and finance. You’ll learn the basics of management and financial accounting alongside fundamental financial concepts and techniques and economic theory. At the same time, you’ll build the skills you need to conduct your own research in economics alongside your mathematics and statistical knowledge.

Compulsory modules in Year 2 allow you to refine your mathematical and statistical skills, while you’ll develop your understanding of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. You’ll also gain in-depth knowledge of corporate finance, and have the choice to continue studying either financial or management accounting.

In your final year, you’ll continue with microeconomics and macroeconomics. You’ll also have the chance to specialise through your choice of optional modules: you could learn about corporate governance, economic development, international business finance and a range of other topics, depending on your personal interests and career plans. You’ll also showcase the knowledge and skills that you’ve developed through an independently researched dissertation on a topic of your choice.

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Course structure

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Year 1

Compulsory modules

• Foundations of Finance 20 credits

• Personal Tutorials for Economics 10 credits

• Introductory Financial Accounting 10 credits

• Introductory Management Accounting 10 credits

• Mathematical Economics 10 credits

• Research Skills for Economists 10 credits

• Economic Theory and Applications 1 20 credits

• Statistics for Economics and Business 1 10 credits

• Mathematics for Economics and Business 1 (for those without A-level Mathematics) 10 credits

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• Year 2

• Compulsory modules

• Intermediate Microeconomics 10 credits

• Corporate Finance 20 credits

• Mathematics for Business and Economics 2 10 credits

• Applied Economics 10 credits

• Introduction to Econometrics 10 credits

• Intermediate Macroeconomics 10 credits

• Statistics for Business and Economics 2 10 credits

• Optional modules

• Intermediate Financial Accounting 20 credits

• Intermediate Management Accounting 20 credits

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• Year 3

• Compulsory modules

• Advanced Microeconomics 10 credits

• Economics Dissertation 30 credits

• Advanced Macroeconomics 10 credits

• Advanced Finance 20 credits

• Optional modules

• Contemporary Issues in Economic Growth 10 credits

• Behavioural Finance 10 credits

• International Banking and Finance 10 credits

• Financial Derivatives 10 credits

• Transnational Corporations in the World Economy 10 credits

• Economic Development 20 credits

• Economics of Famines 20 credits

• Environmental Economics 10 credits

• Applied Econometrics 10 credits

• Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy 10 credits

• Public Enterprise and Regulation 10 credits

• Auditing and Information Systems 10 credits

• Auditing and Assurance Services 20 credits

• Global Economic Coordination and Governance 10 credits

• Current Topics in European Integration 10 credits

• Economics of Labour-Managed Firms 10 credits

• International Business Finance 10 credits

• The Economics of Unions 10 credits

• Corporate Governance 10 credits

• The Political Economy of Work 10 credits

• Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy 20 credits

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• Learning and teaching

• You’ll be taught through lectures, tutorials, workshops and practical classes. You’ll enjoy extensive tutorial support and have freedom in your workload and options

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• Assessment

• You’re assessed by a range of methods, including formal exams and in-course assessment.

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• For more information on typical modules, read Actuarial Mathematics BSc in programme catalogue after enrollment