Finance and Investment Banking (Extended), BSc Hons

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Duration

    4 Years

This extended finance and investment banking degree with foundation year is on the CFA Institute University Recognition Program, whose exams set the gold standard for investment professionals.


Our extended degree in accounting and financial information systems starts with a foundation year to prepare you for degree-level study. After this, you will study the same modules offered on our three-year course. Designed to develop your financial knowledge and help you get ahead in today's global business environment, modules on this finance and investment banking course include corporate finance, investment management, quantitative analysis and accounting.

Strong links with the City and financial organisations in Canary Wharf provide great networking, mentoring and internship opportunities in finance and investment banking. Previous graduates from our finance and investment banking degree have secured work placements at Barclays, Northern Trust, State Street and Goldman Sachs.

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About this course

Graduates have the same career opportunities as those applying to and graduating from our three-year course.

Combined with our tailored courses to develop your knowledge of finance, this will help set your career path in banking, investment or trading.

Graduates can pursue employment in areas such as investment banking, asset management, wholesale and retail banking, insurance and consultancy.

Applicants will normally have the equivalent of 64 UCAS points (or above), plus grade C / 4 or above in GCSE English and grade C / 4 or above in GCSE Mathematics.

This might include:

A‐levels with grades DDE (or above) in relevant subjects
64 UCAS points, including points from at least two AS-levels in relevant subjects
Three/four AS‐levels with at least three C grades (or above) in relevant subjects
International Baccalaureate (Certificate or Diploma) with 20 points or more from at least three relevant subjects
Other qualifications, which will be considered on application.

What you should know about this course
This four-year degree is identical to the three-year course but has a foundation year with lower entry requirements
BSc Hons Finance and Investment Banking has been accepted into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program
Tailored modules will develop your knowledge of finance, setting your career path in banking, investment or trading
Study Finance and Investment Banking and earn up to £25,000 on graduation, based on our average graduate earnings.
Our courses in Accounting and Finance are ranked in TOP 3 for student satisfaction in London (The Complete University Guide League Tables 2021)

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Subjects

  • Corporate Finance
  • Risk
  • Leadership
  • Investment Banking
  • Investment Management
  • Options
  • Investment
  • Numeracy
  • Ethics
  • International
  • Global
  • Banking
  • Finance
  • Financial
  • University
  • Employability
  • Writing
  • IT risk
  • Team Training
  • Communication Training
  • Management Accounting
  • Financial Training

Course programme

Year 0

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance (30 credits)
  • Introduction to Management (15 credits)
  • Extended Project (30 credits)
  • Software Tools for Academic Practice (15 credits)
  • Leadership and Enterprise (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (15 credits)
Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Introduction to Financial Accounting (30 credits)
  • Introduction to Management Accounting (30 credits)
  • Personal and Professional Development 1 (Accounting) (15 credits)
  • Quantitative Methods (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Finance and Economics (30 credits)
Year 2

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Future Paths
  • Banking: Principles, Practice and Regulation (30 credits)
  • Managing Business Finance (30 credits)
  • Financial Markets, Instruments and Institutions (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

  • Taxation (30 credits)
  • FinTech Fundamentals (30 credits)
  • Business and Company Law (30 credits)
Year 3

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • International Corporate Finance (30 credits)
  • Investment Management (30 credits)
  • Quantitative Research Methods (15 credits)
  • Quantitative Finance Research Project (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

  • Ethics and Corporate Governance (30 credits)
  • Trading in Financial Markets (30 credits)
  • Financial Risk Management (30 credits)

Finance and Investment Banking (Extended), BSc Hons

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