Business Finance (with Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons)
University of Chester
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Chester

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Begin a dynamic route to a high-flying career in the world of Finance and tackle this ever-changing sector head on, starting with our inspiring and professionally-orientated course.Your transformation from student to a finance professional begins from day one. You will develop finance skills through practical application and real business experiences.Making extensive use of up-to-date technology, you will gain the skills and analytical abilities employers seek.You will be exposed to key ...Read more

Begin a dynamic route to a high-flying career in the world of Finance and tackle this ever-changing sector head on, starting with our inspiring and professionally-orientated course.Your transformation from student to a finance professional begins from day one. You will develop finance skills through practical application and real business experiences.Making extensive use of up-to-date technology, you will gain the skills and analytical abilities employers seek.You will be exposed to key concepts in business finance and in areas such as leadership, marketing and people management, strategic management and sustainable entrepreneurship. This solid foundation will support your advanced studies into specialist areas including risk management, financial reporting and analysis for management, and the role of the finance manager.


Develop Key Skills

This course strikes a balance between developing financial and business analysis skills. It equips you with techniques that help organisations plan and improve their decision-making process. It also prepares you for careers that require financial modelling skills. With this degree you will play a critical role in bridging the technical expertise of ‘hardcore’ data engineers with the operational expertise of marketing, supply chain, manufacturing, risk, and other frontline managers, ensuring that the deep insights generated through sophisticated analytics translate into impact at scale in an organisation.The Placement Year is an opportunity to work in industry or practice so that you can put everything learnt so far into practice and gain hands-on experience.

WUSCA ranking:
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2/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
46th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
56th
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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 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
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93%
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Finance graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Finance graduate salary
£19,000
What students say
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Megan
21 Nov 24

i really enjoy staying in chester, i love the accommodation, its not too far from the city centre but the one issue i have is the 30 minute walk to queens park campus because i..Read more

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Hongyi
13 Dec 22

The best thing is ,there are friendly teacher and best classmates..Read more

Modules

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112 Grades / Points required

You will also require a GCSE grade C (or above) in Mathematics.

Tuition fees

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£9,250 per year

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M
Megan
21 Nov 24
Business Finance (with Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons)
i really enjoy staying in chester, i love the accommodation, its not too far from the city centre but the one issue i have is the 30 minute walk to queens park campus because i...
Read more
H
Hongyi
13 Dec 22
Business Finance BA (Hons)
The best thing is ,there are friendly teacher and best classmates...
Read more
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University of Chester
University of Chester , Chester

Once a teacher training college founded in 1839, the University of Chester has evolved into a 21st century university that opens doors...

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University of Chester
Parkgate Road Chester Cheshire CH1 4BJ United Kingdom
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