Originally, my plan was to just study economics because it was my favourite A level. So I thought, you know what? I'll just continue it on into university.
And then when researching the course, I looked into the finance element and Lancaster is really renowned for finance and its accounting and finance side. So I thought - put the two in a degree. It's modules that I'd choose to study anyway. So I just decided to put them both together, and I've not looked back since.
The programme has covered a very wide range of topics that I really wanted to cover. It's covering topics from both the economics side, so the theory side, and then also the finance and accounting side, the more practical hands-on sides.
This programme has really helped me build confidence as it's very good practically as well as theoretically. So, especially in terms of exams, I'm not only just writing out written theory for my economics modules, but I'm also incorporating statistical methods, mathematical methods into the economics side, and it's also carrying on into the finance side and vice versa. So the two subjects really complement each other and build confidence for each other as I'm going through the year.
I think what the programme actually does, it splits between economics and finance. So you've got a balance of both of these subject areas, which actually, when you graduate, means you've got the chance to take either path. So say, for example, you want to carry on to do postgraduate studies, which a lot of students on this programme actually do, then you can either go down the economics route or you can go down the finance route, or you can continue on a programme that covers both disciplines. So you do have a lot of options.
I think what's unique about an Economics and Finance graduate is they're covering two major areas in the management disciplines, economics and finance. They're equally qualified in both and they are highly competent, technical, good students who can really slot into any career opportunity they want.
In the future, I plan to get a job in the city, down in London, and Lancaster actually helped me secure a placement in London, which I'm hoping will propel my career into the place where I want to be in the future.