BSc Finance with Mandarin
Bachelor's degree
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
4 Years
About the course
Do you want to learn about international financial markets? Did you miss the opportunity to study Mandarin at A Level or college? Do you want to experience Chinese culture and business customs?
As the world’s largest economy, China is an expanding market for UK and international businesses
With the country’s capital markets widening to foreign investors, there are significant opportunities for finance graduates who can communicate in China’s official business language, Mandarin
This course combines study of the global financial system with the opportunity to learn beginners’ level, intensive Mandarin
You spend your third year studying in China, where you experience the country’s culture and business customs
Your language models are taught by a native Mandarin speaker during your first and second years
You gain a comprehensive introduction to the language, vocabulary and grammar to help you make the most of your year abroad
In your finance modules, you explore the nature and role of financial markets and examine the subject from the perspective of investors, analysts, academics and policy-makers
You learn how financial decisions are made in varying circumstances and explore topics such as:
corporate finance
portfolio analysis
financial modelling
international finance
Your first year also includes introductions to accounting and economics
In your final year, you have the opportunity to put your knowledge into practice by completing an in-depth, independent research project or dissertation (subject to approval)
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Subjects
- Economics
- Project
- Financial Modelling
- Corporate Finance
- Mandarin
- Business Strategy
- Business Environment
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Ethics
- Marketing
- International
- Finance
- Financial
- International Business
- Resource Management
- Customs
- Financial Training
- Organisational Behaviour
Course programme
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core and optional module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Introduction to Accounting
Initial Mandarin Chinese
Quantitative Methods and Finance
Economics for Business
Research and Study Skills for Professional Development
Personal Tutor Meetings
Year 2
Financial Reporting and Analysis (optional)
Corporate Finance
Portfolio Analysis
Financial Modelling
Lower Intermediate Mandarin Chinese
Successful Futures
Financial Intermediaries, Instruments and Markets (optional)
Final year
International Finance
Empirical Finance
The Pricing of Securities in Financial Markets
Options and Futures
Elements of Business Law (optional)
Principles of Commercial Law (optional)
Current Issues in Financial Reporting (optional)
Applying E-Commerce in Business (optional)
Year abroad
You will spend your third year studying abroad in China to develop your Mandarin skills and gain exposure to the Chinese business environment, legal frameworks and customs. We will not charge you tuition fees during your year abroad.
Teaching
Teaching includes a combination of lectures, seminars and computer-based lab sessions
Modules delivered by experts in the field as well as guest speakers
Contribute and interact in lectures through the use of smart technology
Lecture presentations and notes are uploaded online beforehand to help you prepare in advance
Activities designed to develop your practical language skills, such as role-play and class presentations
Cultural and social themes are explored through film, music, the internet, theatre and literature
Complete your final-year project in consultation with a personal supervisor
Assessment
Assessed through traditional methods of end-of-year exams and multiple choice questions in class tests and essays
Plus more innovative and creative assessments include laboratory work, poster presentations, real-business case problems and group presentations
Languages assessed through role-plays and translations
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BSc Finance with Mandarin