Business and Finance BA (Hons)
University of Hertfordshire
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Course info

Course overviewDiscover the fundamentals of business, from marketing to people management, finance to legal operations. Develop your knowledge of financial markets as you explore the societal and behavioural aspects of finance.Develop a thorough and critical understanding of the role of financial management in organisations to forecast major developments, prepare for upheaval, and provide security.Learn how to assist organisations in financial-based decision-making using analytical and ...Read more

Course overview

Discover the fundamentals of business, from marketing to people management, finance to legal operations. Develop your knowledge of financial markets as you explore the societal and behavioural aspects of finance.

Develop a thorough and critical understanding of the role of financial management in organisations to forecast major developments, prepare for upheaval, and provide security.

Learn how to assist organisations in financial-based decision-making using analytical and problem-solving skills.

Strengthen your ability to understand and interpret numerical data, analyse statistics and information, and, most importantly, effectively communicate your conclusions.

Strong numeracy skills are not required! You only need a positive attitude towards learning, an open mind towards numeracy, and a professional mindset to excel in this course.

As the course progresses, choose specialised options based on the pathway you prefer to pursue. You are encouraged to take a wide range of subjects to maximise the opportunities available to you.

Benefit from a variety of interactive learning experiences such as lectures, seminars, workshops, teamwork, and guest industry speakers. All are designed to enhance your knowledge while also boosting your CV.

Professional accreditations

This is an adaptable finance programme with flexible pathways, not tailored to any one professional body, providing you with greater versatility in your professional choices.

Your future career

Graduate with a strong understanding of how finance and business interact – after all, the commercial world is driven by business. Support this with practical knowledge and skills highly valued by employers. This powerful combination results in 95% of students being employed or pursuing further education (Graduate Outcomes, 2018-20).

Possible roles for employment include:

  • Financial Manager
  • Financial Controller
  • Investment Banker
  • Commercial Investor
  • Commercial Manager
  • Management Consultant

In the past few years, our graduates have also secured employment with reputable employers such as HMRC, PwC, Citibank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, and Hilton Worldwide.

Excellent knowledge is supported by highly sought-after transferable skills nurtured in class and through assessments modelled on real-world scenarios. This balance is precisely what you need to hit the ground running in whichever career you choose.

WUSCA ranking:
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These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
46/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
61st
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
84th
Finance
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
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95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Finance graduate salary at this uni
£21,000
UK Finance graduate salary
£26,000
What students say
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Sukhraj
22 Feb 24

The best things, how close everything is to each other. Living on campus and only being a couple mins away from lectures is amazing. Also. there seems to be a lot of support..Read more

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Devesh Maran
14 Feb 24

The campuses are..Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

BBB - ABB Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

120 - 128 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM - DDM Grades / Points required

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120-128 UCAS points

120-128 UCAS points

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Popular A-level subjects

Finance

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Mathematics
46%
Business Studies
32%
Economics
28%
Sociology
12%
Accounting & Finance
12%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Scotland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

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Sukhraj
22 Feb 24
Accounting and Finance BA (Hons)
The best things, how close everything is to each other. Living on campus and only being a couple mins away from lectures is amazing. Also. there seems to be a lot of support...
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Devesh Maran
14 Feb 24
Finance BA (Hons)
The campuses are...
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University of Hertfordshire
University of Hertfordshire , Hatfield

The University of Hertfordshire (Herts) is nestled in the heart of the home counties, just 25 minutes north of London, with...

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University Admissions Service College Lane Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9AB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Hatfield   0.9 miles away

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