This course gives you a firm foundation for a career in finance. A degree in finance will give you the skills for a career in financial services such as banking, investment management, pension fund management and insurance. During the course you’ll develop the sharp evaluation and analytical skills needed to move into more functional and management roles.
The First Year introduces general business and finance agendas, including economics, quantitative methods and ethics. The Second Year explores employability and the business life cycle. The Final Year focuses on areas such as banking, current issues, and global finance and markets. You can also choose from several specialist options.
This course offers potential exemptions from the professional qualifications of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT).
You can also study a language with this course. You can be awarded the degree ‘with language’ in the title if you choose to study a foreign language in all years of study.
- Over 95% of students said that they were satisfied with the learning community on the course (NSS 2019)
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Degree programmes are structured into levels, 4, 5 and 6. These correspond to your first, second and third/final year of study. Below you can see what modules you’ll be studying in each.
Level 4
Module, Credits, Compulsory/optional
- Economics for Business, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- The Finance Professional, 30 Credits, Compulsory
- Analytical Techniques for Finance, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- Principles of Finance, 30 Credits, Compulsory
- Economy and Society, 15 Credits, Optional
- The Global Business Environment, 15 Credits, Optional
Level 5
Module, Credits, Compulsory/optional
- Macro Foundations for Finance, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- Financial Markets and Instruments, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- Business Finance, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- Enhancing Employability in Finance, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- Quantitative Analysis for Finance, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- Analysing Financial Statements, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- Exploring Business Ethics, 15 Credits, Optional
- Business Life Cycle, 15 Credits, Optional
Level 6
Module, Credits, Compulsory/optional
- Money, Banking and Finance, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- Analysis of Current Issues in Finance, 30 Credits, Compulsory
- Corporate Financial Strategy, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- Financial Aspects of International Business, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- Behavioural Finance, 15 Credits, Compulsory
- HBS Placement, 0 Credits, Compulsory
- Dissertation - Finance, 30 Credits, Optional
- International Production and Governance, 15 Credits, Optional
- Issues in Global Economy, 15 Credits, Optional
- Information Systems and Knowledge Management, 15 Credits, Optional
- Islamic Banking and Finance, 15 Credits, Optional
- Research Methods, 0 Credits, Optional
- Corporate Treasury Management, 15 Credits, Optional
- Industry Practice in Accounting and Finance, 15 Credits, Optional
- Advanced Financial Decisions, 15 Credits, Optional
- Public Finance, 15 Credits, Optional
- Advanced Financial Decision Making, 15 Credits, Optional
