RESEARCH EXPERTISE:
•Banking •Corporate Finance •Empirical Finance •Empirical Macroeconomics •Finance Regulation •Time Series Econometrics •Quantitative Financial Analysis
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE If you want an exciting career in an accounting or finance related sector, perhaps at one of accounting’s Big Four (Deloitte, EY, KPMG or PwC), our range of undergraduate programmes is for you. Our courses are structured to allow flexibility so that you get to tailor your modules, and ultimately your degree, to suit your developing career aspirations.
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT:
Professor Alan Hawkes, Hawkes Centre for Empirical Finance The department is home to the world-renowned Professor Alan Hawkes whose exciting point process became famous under the title of ‘Hawkes processes’. In the 1970s Professor Alan Hawkes developed a series of statistical and mathematical processes now known as the ‘Hawkes Processes’ which are used widely by a number of disciplines especially in the area of finance. Some police forces today also use the Hawkes Processes to predict where crimes are likely to occur.
Accredited by professional bodies, our accounting and finance degrees will exempt you from various professional exams when you graduate, giving you a head start in your chosen career.
SKILLS ACQUIRED:
NUMERACY
PROBLEM SOLVING
ANALY T ICAL
NEGOT IAT ION
COMMUNICAT ION
TEAMWORK
MODULE SPOTLIGHT:
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The course provided me with a fantastic foundation of knowledge and experience for me to start a career as an accountant and gave me several exemptions from exams with all the accounting bodies.
Forensic Accounting - final year optional module Discover what it means to be a forensic accountant, focusing on the criminal aspect, investigating and uncovering financial irregularities.
✓ Critically evaluate and analyse data ✓ Set priorities effectively ✓ Appreciate the significance of effective time and resource management
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