Finance is an essential skill to master if you hope to succeed in business. Understanding the income and expenditure of a business, how to prepare financial statements and reports, and how to make decisions about finance with the information you have available – these are all key techniques that you will develop during our online short postgraduate course in business and finance.This course also allows you to develop more general skills that will assist in other areas of your personal and professional life, such as communication, time management and innovative thinking. Your core modules will form the foundation of your study, as you explore:the main principles and practices of contemporary management and organisational behaviourfinancial decision-making in the short and long termmicro- and macro-economics and their relevance to managerial decision-makingproject management methodology and environmentsbusiness strategy and strategic managementthe framework of accounting and preparation of financial statementsYou will also have the chance to select some optional modules, on topics such as leadership, marketing strategy and human resource management.Once you have completed your course, you have the opportunity to advance onto a full Masters in business with finance.Teaching methodsStudying online gives you the freedom to study when and where it suits you – at home, during your lunch hour or anywhere else you have internet access.Our courses are delivered through a virtual learning environment (VLE) instead of a traditional campus. This means you will have access to your study materials 24/7, including:multimedia lecturecasts made up of written content, short videos, animation, audio recordings, infographics, short tests and mini-assignmentsdiscussion forums for you to chat about the course content with fellow studentslive Q&A sessions with your tutorsa comprehensive eLibrary of textbooks and academic journalssupport from academic staff and your dedicated Student Support teamTo ensure you receive the support you need from your tutor, we cap our class sizes at 20 students.Assessment methodsRather than fretting about exams, you will be assessed exclusively through assignments. International students residing in specific regions outside the UK may be eligible for a scholarship of up to 20% on the March and April 2026 intakes of our undergraduate and postgraduate online courses. Students residing in Africa can also enjoy a 20% scholarship for the March and April 2026 intakes of all eligible undergraduate and postgraduate courses.