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Banking and Finance BSc (Hons)
Banking and Finance BSc (Hons)

Banking and Finance BSc (Hons)

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  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

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English Requirement

IELTS 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent.

Course Information

This programme in Banking and Finance will allow you to develop specialist knowledge of the financial intermediaries, markets and institutions which lie at the heart of modern economies. You will learn about the roles that banks and central banks fulfil in providing credit and liquidity to the economy and in mitigating and managing risks. You will also learn about the ability of financial markets to satisfy similar roles. You will develop knowledge and skills which are highly valued by employers within the financial sector, which will provide a firm foundation for your future career. 

Bangor Business School is one of the longest established providers of banking and finance teaching in the world. The Banking and Finance programme has been evolving since 1969. We have a global reputation for research in banking and are currently ranked highest of all UK universities (RePEc, August 2021). 

Banks and financial markets play a crucial role intermediating between savers and investors with excess funds and individuals, firms or governments with needs for those funds. Money markets, bond markets, equity markets and derivatives markets involve different forms of intermediation, based on a variety of financial instruments which distribute risks and returns differently between lenders and borrowers.  

Our highly qualified and experienced academics have interests in a wide variety of topics, including: market structure/competition; bank performance; bank regulation and bank risk-taking; financial deregulation; regulatory initiatives like European Banking Union; negative interest rate policy; fintech; climate change; executive compensation; financial ethics; and credit ratings. Our team is engaged in world class research in banking and finance, and regularly works with international institutions such as the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), alongside policymakers in government, regulators, and financial sector practitioners. They are dedicated to bringing their insights from the worlds of policy, practice and research to help you to develop your knowledge and understanding of banking and finance.

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Year 1 Compulsory Modules

Introduction to Banking
This module will provide practical knowledge and understanding of the types of financial institutions that operate in financial markets. It will develop intellectual expertise of the operations of financial firms and markets and prepare students for an eventual career in banking and financial services. 

Economics (Autumn & Spring) 
These modules will provide an overview of the history of global economic development as well as considering important contemporary issues such as inequality and sustainability of economic growth. They will introduce the key tools and models that economists use. The autumn module will focus on microeconomics – how individuals make choices and how they interact in markets. The spring module will focus on macroeconomics – the behaviour of the economy as a whole.

Discover Economics 
The module will provide an overview of economics and economic systems and the key theoretical foundations of microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics involves the study of individuals and firms, and the interrelationships between them. Macroeconomics examines the economy as a whole and involves the study of economic aggregates. 

Business Analytics 
This module will focus on manipulation of algebraic expressions, collection and presentation of data, producing descriptive statistics, measuring uncertainty using probability, estimating confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and investigating association and causality.

Financial Techniques & Analysis 
This module covers quantitative techniques that are applicable in a wide variety of Financial and Economic contexts.

Year 2 Compulsory Modules
 
Central Banking and Monetary 
This module will provide a global perspective on Central Banks. It will consider the money supply process; the tools and conduct of monetary policy. The nature of money demand will be studied, with consideration of both quantity theory and Keynesian theories within a broader aggregate demand and supply analysis. Various aspects of monetary policy theory will be examined, including the role of expectations and the importance of transmission mechanisms.

Econometrics 
This module will cover the fundamentals of probability theory and of statistical methods. It will introduce the method of ordinary least squares (OLS) used in estimating the quantitative relationship between economic variables, in the context of cross-sectional data. There will be instruction on data management and the use of the statistical and regression tools within Excel.

Corporate Finance
This module will examine the concepts and principles underlying key financial decisions and provide an introduction to corporate finance. Topics will include: Present value and the opportunity cost of capital; Net present value and alternative methods of investment appraisal; Project analysis; Financial planning and analysing financial performance; Investment risk and return, and portfolio theory.

Law for Business
This module will introduce the legal system of England and Wales, providing a framework to study ‘What is Law’. It will provide an outline of the essential differences between common law and civil law systems. It will also introduce Employment Law, and the understanding of Contracts of Employment and elements of dismissal and Redundancy. 

Personal Banking and Finance  
The module will introduce the main elements of personal financial management and retail banking. The module is focused on both developing key skills in managing personal finances as well as assisting an individual to navigate decision making at a time where individuals face increasing responsibility for their financial actions.

Investment and Portfolio Management 
This module will provide a solid grounding in the theory and practice relating to the principal asset classes. The module will cover aspects such as: Investors and investment objectives; Investment management process; Investment risk and return; Portfolio theory; Capital Asset Pricing Model; Valuation (time value of money).

Year 3 Compulsory Modules 

Financial Technology
The term Financial Technology (FinTech) brings together a very diverse range of innovations in financial services and related technology. This module aims to provide students with a firm conceptual basis and to provide a broad overview of current developments and issues around financial technology in banking, investment, insurance, financial regulation and cyber risk in finance.

Merger and Acquisition
This module will introduce the theoretical and institutional aspects of Merger and Acquisition. It will provide a theoretical basis for an empirical analysis of governance issues concerned with Merger and Acquisition incentives and outcomes, and the reciprocal relation between Merger and Acquisition incentives and its constituencies. 

International Banking
This module identifies key relationships between financial development and economic growth; the role of the state and politics in banking; what international banking is its evolution through time. With globalisation shaping how international banks behave and operate, we assess how banks decide which markets to enter, how they reach their clients, and how they perform. Given repeated incidence of market failures, we critically evaluate financial crises and changes to the regulatory architecture that is expected to reduce the future probability of crises.

Behavioural Finance 
This module provides an in-depth coverage of Behavioural Finance, which replaces the "rationality" assumption with behavioural biases that have been documented by psychologists. This approach will be applied to explain puzzles in asset pricing and corporate finance, and to underpin practical applications.

Bank Management 
This module examines the main theoretical and practical issues concerning banking business. In particular, the module covers the theory of the banking firm by considering all aspects of the bank’s balance sheet in addition to regulation, structural and environmental issues that affect the bank’s strategic decision-making and risk behaviour. 

Corporate Governance 
Module information available soon. 

Market Risk Analytics 
This module will provide an introduction to the key concepts of market risk analysis and financial engineering. It examines derivatives such as options, swaps, and securitization. The module will look at how derivatives can be used for speculative, hedging, and arbitrage strategies, how derivatives are priced, and how they can be used to manage risk.

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Studying Banking and Finance provides you with the foundation for a broad range of careers across banking, brokering, consulting, funds management, insurance and pensions. You could pursue a career working with corporates, in financial markets or with government. It is also a discipline that can take you anywhere around the globe.

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Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year

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