BSc Finance

Bachelor's degree

In Birmingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Birmingham

The course will equip you with the ideal balance of finance, economics, accounting and more general management knowledge to thrive in high pressured environments.

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Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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West Midlands, B4 7ET

Start date

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About this course

Entry requirements
A Level Entry: AAB/ABB
BTEC Extended Diploma: DDD

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Subjects

  • Financial Management
  • Financial Accounting
  • Economics
  • International
  • Finance
  • Financial
  • Accountancy
  • Financial Training
  • Derivatives
  • Finance Economics

Course programme

4 year with integrated placement year / 3 year course without placement year option only available for non-EU students

UCAS Code: N300

Typical offers:
A Levels: AAB - ABB
IB: 32 points overall in the IB diploma with 6,6,5 - 6,5,5 at HL. Minimum scores of 5 in English and Maths at Standard level.
BTEC, Access & other: BTEC Extended Diploma DDD. Access to HE students are eligible to apply for this course.

Further requirements:
5 GCSE grades A*- C to include:
GCSE Maths – grade B/5
GCSE English – grade C/4
Please note that General Studies does not contribute towards the UCAS points requirement but is welcomed as an additional qualification.

Tuition fees: £9,250 (£1,250 during placement year) for UK/EU students. £14,630 for International students (£2,500 during placement year) (2017). More on fees

The information contained on this website details the typical entry requirements for this course for the most commonly offered qualifications. Applicants with alternative qualifications may wish to enquire with the relevant admissions teams prior to application whether or not their qualifications are deemed acceptable. For less commonly encountered qualifications this will be judged on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the academic admissions tutor.

  • Be better prepared for a career in financial services. The course will equip you with the ideal balance of finance, economics, accounting and more general management knowledge to thrive in high pressured environments. You will unpack the many aspects of finance and stand out from the crowd in one of the world’s most competitive industries. Subject areas include capital markets, derivatives, corporate finance, exchange rate risks, asset pricing and international finance.

    Year 1

    You will study a range of topics, designed to give you a solid foundation for your business degree.

    • Introductory Accounting for Business
    • Introduction to Organisation Behaviour
    • Introduction to Marketing Management
    • Law for Business
    • Principles of Operations Management
    • Introduction to Business Analytics
    • Introduction to Micro Economics
    • Introduction to Macro Economics
    Year 2 From the second year you will explore financial and management accounting in depth, participate in events organised in conjunction with accountancy firms, visit businesses and undertake an interactive business game module

    Your degree begins its specialist emphasis upon finance and financial management. The modules are:

    • Financial Accounting
    • Financial Management
    • Business Game
    • Operational Research Techniques
    • Business Policy
    • Principles of Macroeconomics
    • Principles of Microeconomics
    • Business, Government and Society
    • Introduction to Econometrics I
    • Introduction to Econometrics II
    Year 3

    Professional placement year in finance, accountancy or management role or you have the option to undertake an international study placement. This year is compulsory for all UK and EU students.

    See placement year section or find out more about the Aston placement year.

    Final Year

    In this year studies are taken to a more refined level, similar to a professional qualification standard, but retaining theoretical analysis. The modules are:

    • Advanced Financial Accounting
    • Taxation: Policy and Practice
    • Derivatives
    • International Finance
    • Investments
    • Further Topics in Derivatives
    • Financial Economics
    • Strategic Management
    • Applied Econometrics and Forecasting

    * double module

BSc Finance

Price on request