Undergraduate

Data Sciences

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Overview

Entry requirements

Careers opportunities

A quantitative degree read closely by banks, asset managers and consultancies. The recruitment cycle for the competitive schemes starts a full year before graduation, and internships convert at high rates.

Roles graduates go into

  • Financial analyst
  • Investment analyst
  • Corporate finance analyst
  • Risk or treasury analyst
  • Financial planning and analysis associate
  • Fund or portfolio analyst

Where they work

  • Investment banks and asset managers
  • Corporate finance functions
  • Private equity and venture capital
  • Insurers and pension funds
  • Financial technology
After the course

The CFA programme for investment roles, or an accountancy qualification if the work moves toward corporate finance.

Fees and funding

Where you will study

Heriot-Watt University

We work with 3 other universities in Edinburgh, so settling on the place still leaves a choice inside it.

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Scotland
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