Financial Computing BSc (Hons)

Career prospects

Internationally Financial Computing and computer science graduates are in one of the highest-earning category of graduates (source: Telegraph The 10 Best paid jobs for graduates, August 2015).

With skills and knowledge that are highly demanded in the financial and internet industries, many graduates go straight into well-paid careers including:

• Computer Scientist
• Investment Analyst
• Data and Risk Analyst
• Risk Model Validation
• Data Scientist
• Actuarial Analyst
• Quant Risk Analyst
• Portfolio Analyst
• Hedge fund Risk Analyst
• Software Developer
• Technology Analyst

Recent employers

• BlackRock
• Google
• BT
• Siemens
• Unilever
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• BAE Systems
• Guardian Media Group

Work experience opportunities

Our programmes “with a Year in Industry” offer you the opportunity to strengthen employment prospects by putting your computing skills into practice in the workplace. In addition, you may also have the opportunity to work with a commercial partner as part of your final year project, allowing you to gain valuable experience for when you graduate.

Postgraduate opportunities

We offer both taught MScs and research leading to the degrees of MPhil and PhD. These draw on staff specialisms in the areas of Computational Complexity Theory and Algorithms, Multi-Agent Systems, Computational Logic, and Economics and Computation. All these groups are recognised internationally for their research excellence, and have strong links with institutions both in the UK and abroad.

Qualifying you for life

A degree from the Department of Computer Science will prepare you for life with:

• Effective information retrieval, management and organisational skills
• The ability to use general IT facilities effectively
• The ability to manage your own learning and development
• The ability to work effectively as a member of a development team.