Banking and Finance (BSc Econ)

The Banking and Finance degree shares a common first year with Business Economics and Economics, then progressively diverges therefrom, enabling students to specialise on banking and financial issues.

Trading room

The trading room is used as part of the BSc Banking and Finance programme but is open to all students, supervised by trained PhD students who will help students to become familiar with the new software. Many students on this programme become involved with the Cardiff University Investment Society which meets on Monday and Thursday evenings with opportunities to discuss current issues in financial markets, listen to guest speakers and have the opportunity to manage a global macro investment portfolio.

Students are offered the opportunity to undertake the Thomson Reuters Certification qualification, an industry qualification to prove their ability in using the platform to access all the information that they need. This five-module training process involves one-to-one training and phone conferences with a Reuters representative. The Trading Room gives students the opportunity to become attractive potential graduates in the City, where the job market is becoming ever more competitive.

Year one

Two compulsory double modules and one other compulsory module per semester (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics).

Two double modules or one double module plus the two single modules from the optional list.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsApplied Stats & Maths in Econ & BusinessBS150120 creditsIntroduction to AccountingBS150320 creditsMicroeconomicsBS155120 creditsMacroeconomicsBS165220 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsLegal StudiesBS150520 creditsContemporary Economic IssuesBS154520 creditsPrinciples of Business ManagementBS153010 creditsIntroduction to FinanceBS161010 creditsEconomic HistoryBS154620 creditsYear two

Four compulsory double modules and two further modules from the optional list.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsIntroductory EconometricsBS257020 creditsMoney Banking & FinanceBS255120 creditsMicroeconomic TheoryBS255020 creditsMacroeconomic TheoryBS254920 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsLaw of Commerce, Banking and InvestmentBS251120 creditsEconomics of the EUBS255820 creditsBritish EconomyBS254720 creditsManagerial EconomicsBS256020 creditsFinancial Markets & InstitutionsBS251420 creditsBusiness FinanceBS250220 creditsPerformance and Financial ManagementBS251720 creditsState, Business and the British Economy in the Twentieth CenturyBS257220 creditsYear three

Three compulsory double modules plus two or three double modules from the optional list. If only two double modules are chosen from the optional then students must also take the single modules.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsFinancial EconomicsBS355420 creditsInternational FinanceBS355520 creditsEconomics of BankingBS357120 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsEconometricsBS355120 creditsInternational Economic HistoryBS355620 creditsLabour EconomicsBS355820 creditsInternational TradeBS356820 creditsEthics and Morality of BusinessBS372820 creditsIndustrial EconomicsBS357220 creditsFinancial DerivativesBS351510 creditsSecurity Analysis & Portfolio ManagementBS361510 creditsThe Economics of DevelopmentBS357320 creditsCorporate Reporting and FinanceBS359320 creditsSocial WelfareBS357420 credits The University is committed to providing a wide range of module options where possible, but please be aware that whilst every effort is made to offer choice this may be limited in certain circumstances. This is due to the fact that some modules have limited numbers of places available, which are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, while others have minimum student numbers required before they will run, to ensure that an appropriate quality of education can be delivered; some modules require students to have already taken particular subjects, and others are core or required on the programme you are taking. Modules may also be limited due to timetable clashes, and although the University works to minimise disruption to choice, we advise you to seek advice from the relevant School on the module choices available.