Finance

Why Finance at Southampton

University of Southampton ranks 95th globally in QS for accounting and finance research, which reflects seven professional accreditations including AIA, CIMA, and ICAEW that grant graduates exam exemptions. The Banking and Finance team won the Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge 2022, while the department leads European research in financial technologies and artificial intelligence applications. Students across all programs can spend a year abroad at partner universities in Europe, North America, Australia, or Asia.

Undergraduate Accounting and Finance

The BSc Accounting and Finance brings students into direct collaboration with researchers specializing in corporate governance, taxation, and audit, which builds understanding of how financial information serves different user groups. Because the curriculum adapts to individual interests—whether that’s international banking or adjacent areas like marketing and project management—students shape their academic path while staying connected to industry through year-long placements and practitioner lectures. The program’s accreditations create a direct route to professional practice without repeating certain exams.

Economics and Finance at University of Southampton

BSc Economics and Finance merges economic decision analysis with financial market studies, taught by researchers whose work has shaped international policy. From their first year, students access Bloomberg trading terminals in the Financial Laboratory and can earn the Bloomberg Markets Concepts qualification. While compulsory modules cover microeconomics, macroeconomics, quantitative methods, finance, and accounting, optional courses explore portfolio theory, empirical finance, and international trade. The program also offers semester exchanges, work placements, or Student Innovation Projects that bridge theory and practice before graduation.

Finance and Financial Technology

This three-year BSc Finance and Financial Technology program positions students at the forefront of FinTech research, where cryptocurrencies, crowdfunding, and peer-to-peer lending become subjects of detailed analysis. Beyond programming fundamentals and statistical packages like Eviews, Stata, and Matlab, the curriculum covers advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques applied to financial data. Southampton’s academic team researches high-frequency trading, corporate finance, portfolio theory, and alternative investments, which allows students to apply cutting-edge methods to real-sector challenges. Access to FinLab and Bloomberg terminals makes the learning environment mirror actual conditions in dynamic financial markets.

Mathematics with Actuarial Science

Actuaries function as financial architects whose expertise proves critical for managing pension funds, insurance companies, and investments. The BSc Mathematics with Actuarial Science combines mathematical theory with essential economics, finance, and actuarial topics, teaching students to model uncertainty through probability and statistics using Python and R in a specialized student center. Institute and Faculty of Actuaries accreditation grants graduates six exam exemptions—CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2—the maximum available on any undergraduate program worldwide. Specialists in statistical modeling and actuarial mathematics lead this course.

Mathematics with Finance

Because mathematicians bring skills that forecast stock and commodity market changes and support financial products like options and futures, they remain in high demand across business and finance. BSc Mathematics with Finance establishes a foundation in algebra, calculus, and differential equations while developing statistical applications in finance alongside microeconomic and macroeconomic principles. Students examine portfolio analysis, financial management, accounting, international banking, futures, and options using Python and statistical package R in a dedicated mathematics center. Leading researchers in business statistics, survey measurement, and data integration teach this course, which equips graduates with strong quantitative abilities for careers in banking, consulting, stock markets, or government.