The Undergraduate Trium Programme: Your Path to career Success
The world of finance is lucrative and fast-paced; full of high achievers and even higher earners. It's a "work hard, play hard" environment, where academic rigour must be supplemented with strong interpersonal skills and on-the-job experience. It attracts some of the sharpest analytical and mathematical minds in the world, and a career in this sector is highly rewarding for those who choose to enter it.
The industry is known for attracting ambitious individuals, and a premium is placed on people with the highly desirable skill sets required to succeed in the fast-moving financial services industry.
The Undergraduate Trium Programme will open the door to a career in finance to you. At the same time as you work towards your undergraduate degree, our unique programme will allow you to study for a globally recognised professional qualification, such as an ACCA or CFA®. You will join students from all over the world and enjoy tuition from our experienced lecturers and professors.
How does it work?
As part of the programme, you will also be able to attend the Graduate Development Programme; in which you will be assigned a dedicated recruitment consultant, who will work closely with you to ensure you have the necessary combination of soft skills and experience to succeed in financial services. Our confidence in the effectiveness of this programme is such that we guarantee* you a job offer upon graduation.
The Undergraduate Trium Programme is your direct route into a career in financial services. Here is an overview of how our innovative programme works:
Undergraduate Degree
You'll select one from the following |
Professional Qualification
You'll select one from the following |
Graduate Development Programme |
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BA (Hons) Accounting and Financial Studies
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BA (Hons) Business Administration (Business Decision Making)
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BA (Hons) Business Administration (Finance and Accounting)
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Career Paths in Financial Services
We’ve sourced a selection of some of the most fast paced roles in the financial sector; ideal for you to succeed in the fast-lane of business. Although these jobs are some of the most popular in the industry, they are not the only career options for you.
You can find some examples below. If they don't appeal to you, you can always have advice from our expert career consultants who are available to help you decide which academic pathway is more suitable to your career objectives.
EXAMPLES:
Suggested Pathway:
BA (Hons) Accounting and Financial Studies + CFA® + Graduate Development Programme in Financial Services
There are three types of trader: proprietary, flow (market makers), and sales. Flow traders buy and sell products on the financial markets for the bank's clients, which include securities and other assets such as futures, options and commodities – all with the objective of maximising profits for the clients, and themselves! Flow traders set prices and execute trades, seeking to maximise assets and minimise financial risk, while Proprietary traders trade on behalf of the bank itself. Their aim is to buy low and sell high. They do this by analysing economic data, technical analysis, experience, cross-asset correlations and identifying undervalued and overvalued prices.
Suggested Pathway:
BA (Hons) Business Administration (Business Decision Making) + CFA® + Graduate Development Programme in Financial Services
Another lucrative profession, an Investment Fund Manager assists clients in investing their money in the best possible way. This can be investment in shares, bonds and other assets such as currency or property, with the aim of maximising the clients return on their investment. Institutional Fund Managers work on behalf of organisations, such as pension funds or insurance companies, where the sums of money invested are much bigger – offering much larger rewards for a good performance.
Operational Investment Banker
Suggested Pathway:
BA (Hons) Business Administration (Finance and Accounting) + CFA® + Graduate Development Programme in Financial Services
The Operations Division of an investment bank is often described as the 'engine room' of the organisation, offering dynamic individuals with a fast paced, exciting and rewarding environment. Operations provides support to the client facing departments, such as trading, corporate finance, and corporate banking, ensuring that the business is administered in an efficient, controlled, risk-free and timely manner.
Suggested Pathway:
BA (Hons) Accounting and Financial Studies + CFA® + Graduate Development Programme in Financial Services
Pursue a career as a successful Credit Analyst, undertaking key responsibilities that include the risk assessments of extremely valuable lending proposals. A highly important role, you'll assess the credit worthiness of a loan applicant, and dependant on the area that you wish to work in, you'll handle a range applications belonging to both individuals, and large organisations. A job in credit analysis also offers a range of excellent prospects in the finance sector, with the opportunity of employment with leading banks (commercial or investment), credit rating agencies and highly successful investment organisations.
This highly demanding role commands strong interpersonal skills, and successful credit analysts will also need to be analytical, decisive and driven.
Important Information, Terms & Conditions
*Terms and conditions apply. Some students may not qualify for the job offer guarantee scheme. The job offer guarantee is solely provided by London School of Business and Finance (LSBF), and has no connection with any other academic partner. Please note that the offer guarantee does not assure a particular role, employer, salary or location.
The offer will be in the area studied by the student but there is no guarantee that it will be in the UK. Therefore, the job offer can be in either the UK or overseas, depending on visa restrictions.
