Bachelor of Science in Finance and Financial Technology

at University of Southampton - Highfield Campus United Kingdom

Study our full-time 2 year audiology master’s with clinical placement and combine scientific learning with practical training. Our 3 year course offers a part-time clinical placement over 2 years. Gain the skills to work in clinical audiology. UK applicants who complete the course are eligible to register with The Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP) and to work in the NHS as an audiologist. Our graduates from this degree have become leaders in the field both in the UK and abroad.

If you’re new to audiology or are a qualified health professional who wants to take their career further, this master’s degree offers a great way to develop your skills. Through a mixture of theory and practical work – including clinical placements in the UK, Ireland and Jersey – you'll gain insight and expertise to specialise in the field of audiology.  
 
All placement centres are approved and accredited by the University of Southampton and include a mixture of NHS and private clinics.   

When you graduate, you'll be eligible to apply for our stand-alone Hearing Aid Aptitude Test as a route towards registering as a Hearing Aid Dispenser. EU and international applicants should refer to the HCPC guidance for international applicants.

Discover how social, economic, political and cultural processes shape our world. On this BA Geography degree, you'll explore human-environment relations and the challenges of living across our interconnected planet. You'll develop the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to global issues like inequality, migration and climate change. You'll graduate prepared for work across a wide range of fields, including research, consultancy and public policy.

Explore a diverse range of international societies, economies and landscapes. You'll learn how to collect and analyse data using a range of methods and implement your ideas via practical fieldwork.

You'll have the chance to:

• study specialist computing and geographical information systems
• undertake fieldwork, including trips to Europe or South East Asia to study urban landscapes
• use specialist facilities including a purpose-built teaching lab and remote sensing equipment
• enhance your degree by studying a minor subject in an unrelated academic area
• discover a new culture by studying abroad for a semester at one of our partner institutions
• boost your employability by spending a year in employment

We use the latest research to underpin our teaching and our small-group approach means you'll spend plenty of time with academics and fellow students.

You can study modules designed to develop your understanding of global challenges such as:

• environment and health
• adapting to climate change and weather hazards
• water, people and the environment

You'll shape the course to your personal interests or career plans by studying topics such as:

• social justice, welfare and rights
• migration
• economic geography
• politics and urban space

With our marketing analytics MSc you’ll learn industry-specific skills to make strategic marketing decisions using data and evidence. You’ll use a multi-channel approach to analyse and interpret data.

If you’re curious about how data informs everyday marketing techniques and want to learn how to become a marketing analyst, then this MSc in marketing analytics is the course for you. We incorporate new and relevant industry-specific topics which are only covered by a small number of marketing analytics courses in the UK, topics include social media data analysis and text mining.

MSc Marketing Analytics is aimed at those who have:

• An undergraduate degree in marketing and a good understanding of quantitative studies or 
• Marketing work experience looking to specialise within an analytics role

We’re the first university in the UK to offer a marketing analytics master's. We collaborate with leading practitioners from the industry who inform the curriculum using best-practice marketing techniques and the latest research.

You'll learn how to:

• Integrate and use marketing channels within different markets or sectors
• Interpret and manage large datasets to make evidence-based decisions
• Use online analytics to analyse how consumer choices are influenced by social media
• Incorporate different marketing frameworks and behaviour models to create an analytical tool
• Use industry-standard data analysis software
• Learn from traditional churn modelling models to offer customer incentives to enhance business profitability

We are a world-leading university which integrates current marketing research with practical expertise in the best of digital marketing and data analytics. Our reputation has attracted students from around the world and expert teaching staff who are also leading researchers within the industry. 

We offer an international and inclusive learning experience which welcomes students from around the world. During your studies you’ll understand different perspectives from different cultures and countries which will teach you to be versatile in your approach to digital marketing analytics.

The MSci Geophysics master's degree at Southampton is a wide-ranging degree, which combines many of the sciences. We have strong links with industry, excellent facilities and offer many fieldwork opportunities. You'll graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career in anything from oil and gas exploration to offshore surveys.

Geophysics is the science of applying physical principles to help us understand our world. You’ll work across Maths, Physics, and Geology, with the opportunity to take modules in astronomy, geography, and archaeology.

At Southampton, you'll learn about current geophysics and gain a range of geophysical, geological and mathematical skills. These include practical field skills and computer programming.

This broad course is one of only a few in the UK that combines terrestrial and marine geophysics, and offers great flexibility.

You can shape the course to your personal interests or career plans by choosing options that explore subjects like:

• current and past climate change
• tides and waves
• hydrocarbon exploration
• our unique seafloor surveying module

Depending on your grades, you can apply to study abroad at one of our partner universities. There you'll take specialist modules and projects that are not available in the UK.

As part of this course you'll:

• study at our pioneering research institution and waterfront campus, the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS)
• use our modern, industry-standard, labs and teaching equipment, including the National Oceanographic Library
• take field courses in the UK and abroad, where you'll design and carrying out your own surveys
• benefit from our many links to geophysics and geology companies

Accreditation by The Geological Society of London means that our teaching is of the highest quality and has been approved by an independent body of academics and industrialists.

On this MSc in Acoustical Engineering you'll learn how to apply acoustics to technology. Our master's in acoustics will give you expert knowledge of the latest modern developments in sound, vibration and signal processing. You’ll graduate with the skills you need for a career in acoustical engineering or for continued study at PhD level.

This acoustic engineering course combines an understanding of engineering fundamentals with specialist knowledge of sound and vibration. We’ll develop your practical and problem-solving skills to apply them in fields including:

• Noise control
• Audio engineering
• Architectural acoustics
• Biomedical ultrasounds

You’ll study at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) - a world-leading centre for acoustical engineering.

You can choose to study acoustic engineering as a general topic, but may also decide to specialise in signal processing or structural vibration:

• Signal processing provides in-depth training on modern signal processing techniques for biomedical applications and audio signal processing.
• Structural vibration emphasises the advanced techniques to model, measure and control vibration in mechanical systems such as railways and automotive applications.

Spend your third year in Germany, studying maths at one of our partner universities. This degree is a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in German, while developing your mathematical problem-solving skills. You’ll study pure and applied mathematics, statistics and operational research. You’ll graduate with sought after skills in mathematics as well as experience of working and studying in another language.

This BSc Maths with German degree is varied and covers the foundations of algebra, calculus and statistics. You’ll investigate the applications of mathematics in a variety of contexts and use mathematical and statistical models.

As part of this course you’ll:

• Be able to specialise in actuarial and financial mathematics, operational research or statistics
• Become proficient in German, understanding subtleties and conversing easily in the language, both formally and informally
• Spend your third year at one of our Erasmus partner institutions in Hamburg or Trier
• Use our student centre, a dedicated learning and social space for maths students
• Use mathematical and computational packages such as Python and the statistics package 'R'

You’ll be taught through a combination of lectures and workshops, by leading researchers in fields, such as group theory, the mathematics of nature and experimental design.

Explore the relationship between social behaviour and crime with this fusion of 2 fascinating disciplines. On this BSc degree, you’ll examine our perception of what is right or wrong, and how this changes over time and between cultures. You’ll learn from expert tutors who are consulted by the government, criminal justice agencies and the media. A wide range of rewarding sociology and criminology-related careers await, including social and police work.

This programme is highly flexible, allowing you to develop your own specialist research interests in both sociology (examining the identities, relationships and practices within our world) and criminology (the study of crime, law enforcement and the criminal justice system).

You’ll find many optional modules to choose from, including:

• Criminological Psychology
• Race and Ethnicity
• Violent and Sexual Offenders

Your core modules will help you develop key knowledge and skills in areas such as:

• Theoretical approaches and perspectives in sociology and criminology
• The relationship between individuals, groups and institutions
• Research methods in social sciences, including quantitative and qualitative research

Think differently about business, experience work first-hand, and learn to inspire change within organisations and society. This Business Management degree with placement draws from economics, history and the social sciences. It offers an interdisciplinary approach you won’t find on similar courses elsewhere. You'll complete a year's paid work placement to give you practical experience.

Your A level results will determine which core or compulsory modules you'll need to take.

This comprehensive and flexible Business Management degree will prepare you for a career in a wide range of organisations, including:

• Start-ups
• Large corporations
• Social enterprises
• The not-for-profit sector

This degree will suit you if you want to drive change and initiatives, and make business and society work better.

You'll spend your third year on an approved, paid industry placement in a business organisation. This will give you vital experience to boost your future career.

Our research-focused academics are leaders in their field and keep the course current. You'll benefit from our Business School’s close links with industry.

In this course, you can:

• Explore current business and management challenges
• Learn directly from people in inspiring jobs - we regularly invite guest speakers from industry
• Choose optional modules to develop your business management skills in areas such as strategic marketing or operational management
• Study interdisciplinary modules to learn practical skills such as programming and web design

BSc Business Management with placement is accredited by:

• CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
• AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)

Help shape the sustainable provision and use of energy on this MSc Energy and Sustainability course at the University of Southampton. We’ve worked with commercial energy specialists to design a master's degree that prepares you for a rewarding career in this fast-growing sector. You’ll study the impact of fossil fuels on the environment and develop sustainable energy solutions to tackle one of the greatest global challenges of our time.

Our distinctive modules in bioenergy, waste, energy and climate change will give you a key understanding of current issues. We’ll teach you about:

• Advanced Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
• Global perspectives on climate change and energy
• Energy resources, technologies and waste resource management

The last 4 months of the degree are dedicated to research. You'll complete a significant research project and may have the opportunity to work with one of our industrial partners; ranging from large utility companies to small energy consultancies, to develop your professional experience.

Special features of this energy, sustainability and climate change course include a 'Democratisation of Energy’ workshop. You’ll explore the challenges of delivering energy policy. You’ll take part in group tasks where you’ll solve complex, multi-disciplinary problems.

Learn how to make the world sound better, with a specialist knowledge of acoustics, vibration and how they affect us. This acoustical engineering degree specialises in sound and our response to it. You'll study at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, a leading centre for Acoustical Engineering.

This acoustical engineering course looks at how acoustics - the science of sound and vibration - is applied in technology. It has many applications, including:

• Design of cars
• 3D-audio systems
• Designing concert halls
• Reducing aircraft noise
• Using ultrasound to fight antimicrobial resistance

This UK acoustic engineering degree includes practical work throughout, including lab work. Our projects will allow you to design, build and test components and systems with enhanced acoustic properties. You'll gain the confidence to creatively solve engineering problems.

You'll have access to our world-class acoustic and engineering facilities, which include:

• Dedicated design studios and workshops
• Anechoic and reverberation chambers
• An aeroacoustic wind tunnel
• A listening room
• A virtual acoustics laboratory
• A professional manufacturing centre

The industrial placement year will further develop your vital professional skills and knowledge, and help you become a professional acoustical engineer after you graduate.