BA Finance
In this Finance degree from Maynooth University, you will learn how the financial system works – how assets are traded, international markets are linked, government policy decisions affect the economy and how financial markets respond.
Duration
3 or 4 years
Starting Date
September
Tuition Fee
€13,500 per year
Location
Maynooth, Ireland
The programme
Understand why currencies rise and fall, stock markets boom and bust, property values soar and crash and why interest rates fluctuate.
Why choose this degree?
- You’re considering a career in financial management or banking.
- You would like to have the option of studying another subject as a Minor.
- You’re interested in learning how to use analytical tools – including mathematics, deductive logic and
- applied statistics – to examine problems and devise logical solutions.
Career Options
Graduates of the Finance degree from Maynooth University have strong numeracy skills, coupled with an ability to think critically and analytically – invaluable assets in a wide range of professions.
Graduates can be found in the banking and financial services industry, economic consultancy, finance units of public and private sector organisations, financial research, journalism and teaching.
Many of our students continue to further postgraduate study in a very wide range of Business subjects at Maynooth University or another leading university in Ireland or abroad.
Courses Included
- 15 credits of Economics, 7.5 credits of Accounting, 7.5 credits of Mathematics
- Option to take a further 7.5 credits of Mathematics
- Optional (but recommended) extra 7.5 credits of Accounting in the 2nd semester
- Choose 1 subject including Critical Skills from groups 1, 2 and 5 – maximum one per group
- Critical Skills Option / Electives Option