Course introduction: This course allows you to develop your knowledge and skills in the area of financial services while at the same time preparing you for employment or further professional studies in the field. You can enter directly into Year 3 or 4 of this advanced entry course depending on your previous experience and qualifications. This course has been developed after consultation with Scotland’s leading financial institutions to meet the need for staff within the financial services industry.
About this course
To apply you'll need to be either a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Scotland; or an associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute; or a holder of a Financial Planning Certificate; or have an equivalent qualification. Our entry requirements indicate the minimum qualifications with which we normally accept students.Competition for places varies from year to year and you aren't guaranteed a place if you meet the minimum qualifications. International students If your qualifications aren't listed above, visit our country pages to get...
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Subjects
Management
Decision Making
Risk
Financial Services
Risk Management
Banking
Financial
Planning
IT risk
Financial Training
IT Management
Course programme
This programme is designed for those that already have a financial services related professional qualification, such as MIOBS, ACII, and AFPC. There are a number of pathway options available - the Banking Pathway (for MIOBS qualified entrants), the Insurance Pathway (for ACII qualified entrants) and the Financial Planning Pathway (for holders of FPC and AFPC qualifications). You'll learn the foundations of financial responsibility, including corporate finance, fund management, banking or insurance broking; as well as time management, project management, communication, collection and management of data and IT. This flexible course is studied part-time through distance learning for between one and four years, depending on your initial entry qualification. Identical in duration and content to a part-time course, this option replaces campus attendance with specially developed printed and online learning materials. You can study at your own pace, in your own time. Below you'll find an indication of the subjects you could study on this course. These will be supplemented by choices from a course-specific option pool. What you study Level 3 Financial Services Decision Making & Planning 1 or Planning Personal Finance Financial Services Decision Making & Planning 2 Marketing Financial Services Advanced Personal Financial Planning Corporate Risk Management Risk Management in the Private Sector or Risk Management in the Public Sector (work-based modules) Level 4 Central Banking Dissertation A choice of options modules from
Monetary Theory & Policy Financial Services Risk Management Financial Services Decision Making & Planning 2 Marketing Financial Services Corporate Risk Management Economics of Business Strategy Global Financial Markets Management of Financial Institutions Regulatory Risk Management Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study. You can view a list of all current modules in our module catalogue.
Additional information
A degree in financial services can open the door to a wide range of opportunities, including: general management positions in banks, building societies and insurance companies Investment fund management stock-broking independent financial advice investment administration
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