Investment and Financial Risk Management (with Placement Year) BSc

The practical experience of a professional placement, (typically 9-12 months duration) in addition to strong academic achievement, gives graduates a distinctive edge in the job market. Find out more about Work Placements and Summer Internships at Bayes.

A key part of a Bayes degree is the opportunity to gain professional work experience. BSc Investment and Financial Risk Management students are eligible to undertake a one-year paid work placement during the third year of a four-year sandwich degree programme.

BSc Investment and Financial Risk Management students enjoy a wide range of professional placement opportunities in business areas such as corporate finance, operations, sales and trading, prime brokerage and hedge funds.

Students from the course are well suited to placement roles within the finance and treasury divisions of global enterprises, in corporate finance advisory teams, in investment banks and in consultancy firms focusing on issues related to corporate structure, strategy and management.