The three year BSc (Economics & Finance) degree at UCD Quinn School is regarded as one of the premier finance degrees in Ireland and provides you with everything you will need for a successful career in the areas of banking and finance. If you have a strong interest in and aptitude for economics, maths and statistics then this is the perfect degree for you.

Our graduates work both in Ireland and abroad in areas such as stockbroking/trading, insurance management, investment management, fund management and corporate finance.

The BSc (Economics & Finance) introduces you to the mathematical and statistical techniques used in both economics and finance, as well as providing a wide range of courses to develop both the theoretical and the applied aspects of each area. The subject areas share a common thread with the fields of quantitative methods, microeconomics and international monetary and finance theory.

Stage 1 (First Year)

The first stage of your degree concentrates on developing your knowledge and understanding of the basic subjects and principles underlying economics and finance.

Stage 2 (Second Year)

During Stage 2 you will focus on areas such as Taxation, Financial Economics, Industrial Organisation and International Financial Management.

Stage 3 (Third Year) 

You will have the flexibility to specialise in the areas that most interest you. For example: Maths Analysis, Financial Economics, Applied Computation or Managerial Finance.

View the modules currently taught on this course (2010 - 2011)

The BSc (Economics & Finance) Programme has the following entry requirements.

Irish

English

A third language

Mathematics (Minimum C3 Leaving Cert Higher Level)

Two other recognised subjects

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When you graduate with a degree from UCD Quinn School, your career options are almost endless. Our degrees are highly valued business qualifications, acknowledged by employers, professional bodies and major universities around the world.

Graduates of the BSc in Economics Finance are employed both in Ireland and abroad in positions such as:

• Banking
• Stock Broking
• Insurance
• Fund Management

Companies that have hired our graduates include:

• Ernst & Young
• Lloyds TSB
• Bank of Ireland
• AIB
• Accenture
• Davy Stockbrokers
• Citigroup
• Goldman Sachs
• JP Morgan Chase & Co

Alternatively you may decide to further your education by pursuing postgraduate study, taking master's or doctoral degrees at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, or at other universities in Ireland or overseas.