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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Stirling Campus
Full Time
Sep 2027
4 Year
Our BA Hons Finance is the first undergraduate degree in Scotland to have Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Affiliation Program status, underlining the embedded employability skills that students develop, as well as our cutting-edge syllabus. Rooted in international research and shaped by the latest developments in finance theory and practice, this course will give you a comprehensive understanding of how stock markets work, how companies reduce foreign exchange risk, why corporate governance matters and why financial crises occur. As you study, you’ll gain a thorough grounding in the theoretical and analytical skills needed for a career in corporate finance, investment management or financial services. Your studies in Finance can also be combined with one of four complementary subjects, including our professionally accredited Accountancy course. Graduating with an Accountancy and Finance degree from Stirling means you’ll be granted significant exemptions from professional exams when you begin your career. Study abroad opportunities
This module introduces students to the discipline of economics by asking questions of the real world. More importantly, as this module is built on the principles of the CORE project, students are introduced to a radically different way of approaching Economics which is question-motivated, student-centred, and data-founded. From the outset, the ways that economists think will be explored using contemporary and historical problems, with an emphasis on real world examples. By the end of the module, students will have explored the challenges that economics has faced, introduced students to economics as a science, identified the importance of data, and equipped students with the analytical tools to look at the world in a different way.
This module is the first module on accounting and finance degree programmes and provides the stepping stone for further study of accounting and finance. We look at different organisation types from sole traders to partnerships and limited companies and examine their legal, tax and accounting characteristics. You will learn the basic language of accounting and use this knowledge to prepare income and financial position statements. We introduce the various sources of finance available to businesses and analyse firm performance using ratio analysis based on accounting information.
The aim of the module is to introduce students to the role of management accounting in providing management with information for decision-making, planning and control.
This module continues the CORE approach of learning in economics to study how the aggregate (macro) economy works. Students are given an immersive learning experience through the constant use of data, research developments and real-world issues in policy design and evaluation. Students are therefore introduced to the most important contemporary issues that policymakers in the globalised world, from technological change and artificial intelligence in the labour market, to global inequality and instability. By putting the student in the role of policymaker, the importance of understanding data, identifying the limitations to economic models and the trade-offs between competing objectives is brought to life by using both contemporary and historical data. There is a dedicated capstone unit to economic history and financial crises.
This module covers the regulations of financial reporting and examins the provisions of selected accounting standards. Including preparing and interpreting company financial statements. To enable students: to understand the purpose and practice of the regulation of financial reporting; to prepare company financial statements including cash flow statements; to examine the provisions of selected accounting standards.
The course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of finance. In particular, it provides an understanding of the basic concepts underlying two major areas of business finance: the financing decision and the investment decision.
FINU9F4 is an advanced semester, level 9 module that carries a credit value of 20. The prerequisite is FIN9F3 or FINU9F3 or FIN9CF or FINU9CF. Students who study this module will be able to evaluate a firm?s corporate financing decisions and gain an understanding of how finance is raised through the capital markets.
This module will enable students to develop skills in the interpretation and use of financial statements. For example, to aid in the decision as to whether to buy, hold, or sell a particular firm?s stock. Focussing on company valuation it includes a project in which a group of five students work together to write, and present, an investment analysis report on a UK quoted company based on the company financial statements and other publicly-available information. The module will benefit students who are interested in pursuing careers in the city as investment managers, stock brokers, bankers, accountants or consultants.
This module provides an understanding of the key areas of international finance. It focuses on: the operation of the foreign exchange market; the determination of exchange rates, relationship between exchange rates, interest rates and inflation rates; the nature of foreign exchange risk and its management; the use of the main derivative products in international finance; international portfolio diversification.
This module aims to introduce you to the theoretical and practical aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) from an interdisciplinary perspective. It will enhance your learning and communication skills, including analysis, synthesis and evaluation skills, and the ability to link theory with practice in demonstrating the different stages of a real-life M&A deal process. You will explore what motivates companies? strategic decisions to expand through M&A, how they identify and value targets, how they finance them, the integration issues that could arise, the roles of corporate governance and culture, and what alternative corporate restructuring activities they could pursue.
Many people lack confidence when dealing with their personal finances. This module aims to improve knowledge and understanding of this important area; it is arguably the most relevant module in our degree programmes! The sooner we can appreciate financial products, the less likely we are to become victims of mis-selling and scams and the more likely we are able to make informed financial decisions.
The module is for students who want an introductory course in quantitative methods relating to business finance or who need such a course to meet professional accounting body requirements.
This module prepares students for doing their dissertation and will introduce them to qualitative and quantative research methods, literature reviews, data collection and analysis and assist students in selecting an appropriate research topic.
The module builds upon the material covered in Finance I and Finance II. However, it looks at financial securities from the point of view of an investor, rather than an issuer. Therefore, it explores, in greater detail, certain topics that are introduced in Personal Financial Planning. The aim is to provide an overview of the main types of securities traded on the World?s capital markets, providing detailed analysis of equity products, derivatives and bonds. Popular trading strategies are examined including an introduction to short selling and pair trades that may be used by hedge funds, or other institutional and private investors. The importance of benchmark indices and robust performance measurement techniques for evaluating the performance of investment managers are also demonstrated. Ample attention is paid to the valuation of forward, futures and options contracts.
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