Course overview

Finance is the brains, eyes and ears of industry, helping to foresee potential challenges and achievements and preparing organisations effectively by allowing them to plan ahead.

This BA (Hons) Finance course gives you a firm foundation in the value of understanding financial decision-making, risk management and the financial markets.

The financial sector drives economic growth and has the potential to foster innovation, wealth and positive social change. In addition to modules on financial markets, you'll get a view of the societal and behavioural elements of finance.

Strengthen your ability to understand and shape numerical data, analyse statistics and information, but importantly how to communicate this effectively.

Develop and practice the personal, professional and academic skills needed to succeed in finance, whether that be to manage your family investment portfolio or enter a global conglomerate.

Get into the practicalities of the industry as you manage your own spreadsheet to form and track a portfolio of your own - an insightful practice.

You need to have a good attitude to learning, an open mind to numeracy and a professional mindset to flourish, on this course. Whilst strong numeracy skills are not required, an interest in the subject is helpful.

If you are interested in an MSc in Finance and Investment Banking, this is the ideal program to prepare you and ensure you are in a strong position to be accepted onto the course.

Professional accreditations

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

Your future career

A finance degree is useful across the entire business spectrum, public or private sector. This course gives the perfect foundation for your career in the global financial and banking industries, or postgraduate studies. We are proud to have 95% of graduates in employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes, 2018-2020).

Possible roles of employment include:

• Investment manager
• Financial analyst
• Stockbroker
• Commercial banker
• Company secretary
• Financial advisor

Finance graduates have gone on to succeed in the civil sector, treasury and tax office, commercial and investment banking, as well as the NHS and general business.

It really is a degree that can open up many doors. Discover your inner problem solver as you enhance your independent thinking and communication skills, vital in business. Develop the financial and commercial acumen you need to succeed in the industry that powers economies around the world.