This course enables you to understand in detail the operation of modern business organisations and the role of financial institutions and capital markets in the global economy. It will introduce you to state-of-the-art techniques and thinking regarding research methodology and the statistical techniques employed to investigate a firm's values and asset prices. At Dundee you will be taught by staff who have practical experience working in the financial sector or who have insights into financial practices through their research of, and with, analysts, company directors and market traders. The course will encourage you to think critically about how modern business organisations interact with capital markets. This course is ideal if you want to progress in banking, fund management, investment analysis, treasury management or doctoral study in finance. The structure of the degree emphasises the development of both the technical and generic skills required to work in the fast-moving world of finance.