BA (Hons) Finance

What's the course about?

This course gives you a firm foundation for a career in finance. A degree in finance will give you the skills for a career in financial services such as banking, investment management, pension fund management and insurance. During the course you’ll develop the sharp evaluation and analytical skills needed to move into more functional and management roles.
The First Year introduces general business and finance agendas, including economics, quantitative methods and ethics. The Second Year explores employability and the business life cycle. The Final Year focuses on areas such as banking, current issues, and global finance and markets. You can also choose from several specialist options.
You can also study a language with this course. You can be awarded the degree ‘with language’ in the title if you choose to study a foreign language in all years of study.

Level 4

Module

• Economics for Business
• The Finance Professional
• Analytical Techniques for Finance
• Principles of Finance
• Economy and Society
• The Global Business Environment
• Mandarin Route A - 4a
• Mandarin Route A - 4b
• French Route A - 4a
• French Route A - 4b
• French Route B - 4a
• French Route B - 4b
• German Route A - 4a
• German Route A - 4b
• German Route B - 4a
• German Route B - 4b
• Japanese Route A - 4a
• Japanese Route A - 4b
• Spanish Route C - 4a
• Spanish Route C - 4b
• Spanish Route A - 4a
• Spanish Route A - 4b
• Spanish Route B - 4a
• Spanish Route B - 4b
• Japanese Route B-4A
• Japanese Route B-4B

Level 5

Module

• Macro Foundations for Finance
• Financial Markets and Instruments
• Business Finance
• Enhancing Employability in Finance
• Quantitative Analysis for Finance
• Analysing Financial Statements
• Exploring Business Ethics
• Business Life Cycle
• French Route A - 5a
• French Route A - 5b
• Spanish Route A - 5b
• French Route B - 5a
• French Route B - 5b
• Spanish Route B - 5a
• Spanish Route B - 5b
• German Route A - 5b
• German Route A - 5a
• German Route B - 5a
• German Route B - 5b
• German Route C - 5a
• German Route C - 5b
• Mandarin Route A - 5a
• Mandarin Route A - 5b
• French Route C - 5a
• French Route C - 5b
• Spanish Route C - 5b
• Spanish Route A - 5a
• Spanish Route C - 5a
• Japanese Route A - 5b
• Japanese Route A - 5a
• Japanese Route B-5A
• Japanese Route B-5B

Level 6

Module

• Money, Banking and Finance
• Analysis of Current Issues in Finance
• Corporate Financial Strategy
• Financial Aspects of International Business
• Behavioural Finance
• HBS Placement0 CreditsCompulsory
• Dissertation - Finance
• International Production and Governance
• Issues in Global Economy
• Information Systems and Knowledge Management
• Islamic Banking and Financ
• Research Methods
• Corporate Treasury Management
• Industry Practice in Accounting and Finance
• Advanced Financial Decisions
• Public Finance
• Advanced Financial Decision Making
• French Route A - 6a
• French Route A - 6b
• Spanish Route A - 6a
• Spanish Route A - 6b
• French Route B - 6b
• French Route B - 6a
• Spanish Route B - 6b
• German Route A - 6a
• German Route A - 6b
• German Route B - 6a
• German Route B - 6b
• Mandarin Route A - 6a
• Mandarin Route A - 6b
• Spanish Route C - 6a
• Spanish Route C - 6b
• Spanish Route B - 6a
• Japanese Route A - 6a
• Japanese Route A - 6b
• Japanese Route B 6a
• Japanese Route B 6b