BSc Finance (4 Years Including Foundation Year)

University of Essex
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Bachelor's degree

In Colchester

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    4 Years

About the course
Our BSc Finance (including foundation year) is open to Home, EU and international students

It will be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entrance requirements for the three-year version of this course and you want a programme that increases your subject knowledge as well as improves your academic skills


This four-year course includes a foundation year (Year Zero), followed by a further three years of study

During your Year Zero, you study four academic subjects relevant to your chosen course as well as a compulsory English language and academic skills module


You are an Essex student from day one, a member of our global community based at the most internationally diverse campus university in the UK


After successful completion of Year Zero in our International Academy, you progress to complete your course with Essex Business School

This professionally accredited course prepares you for a fast-paced career in any area of finance

You have access to our virtual trading floor, where you can trade multiple markets from a single screen with industry leading software, X_TRADER

You can also use real-world Bloomberg data, within minutes of it being released, so you can practise making business decisions in the same way you might in the workplace


The course examines international financial markets, as well as how finance shapes leadership, strategy and planning within organisations


Topics may include:
the pricing of securities in financial markets
risk management
corporate finance and financial decision making
business economics
quantitative methods
financial modelling
portfolio analysis
We use real-life examples to apply theory to practice and develop your capacity to analyse statistics

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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4.0
  • I cannot imagine how another university could be better.I liked my studies abroad very much. But I also remember, that it was sometimes very hard. I think, it is important to try to get used to the host University.
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4.6
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Course rating

Recommended

Centre rating

CHIARA costantino

4.0
23/08/2018
What I would highlight: I cannot imagine how another university could be better.I liked my studies abroad very much. But I also remember, that it was sometimes very hard. I think, it is important to try to get used to the host University.
What could be improved: Everything was OK.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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Subjects

  • International
  • Economics
  • Financial Modelling
  • Securities
  • Corporate Finance
  • Statistics
  • Management
  • Accounting
  • Teaching
  • Accounting MBA
  • Finance
  • Financial
  • Financial Training
  • IT Management
  • Skills and Training

Course programme

Example structure
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 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 0
Introduction to Business Management
Introduction to Economics
Mathematics and Statistics
Academic Skills
Year 1
Introduction to Accounting
Quantitative Methods and Finance
Introduction to Management and Marketing
Economics for Business
Research and Study Skills for Professional Development
Personal Tutor Meetings
Year 2
Financial Reporting and Analysis (optional)
Corporate Finance
Foundations of Finance
Financial Modelling
Portfolio Analysis
Introduction to Banking (optional)
Financial Intermediaries, Instruments and Markets (optional)
Successful Futures
Final year
The Pricing of Securities in Financial Markets
Options and Futures
Empirical Finance
International Finance
Financial Markets and Monetary Policy (optional)
Behavioural Finance (optional)
Current Issues in Financial Reporting (optional)
Teaching
Your teaching mainly takes the form of lectures and classes, the latter involving about 20 students
You can contribute and interact in lectures through the use of smart technology
A typical timetable includes a one-hour lecture and a one-hour class for each of your four modules every week
Any language classes involve language laboratory sessions
Our classes are run in small groups, so you receive a lot of individual attention
Assessment
Your assessed coursework will generally consist of essays, reports, in-class tests, individual or group oral presentations, and small scale research projects
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Additional information

Ethics underpins all of our teaching, so you can graduate with the ability to make sound, responsible financial decisions for the benefit of organisations and their stakeholders Your first year ensures you receive a fully-rounded business education by introducing you to topics such as marketing, economics, management and accounting 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) This gives you the chance to further develop vital employability skills in areas of research, project management and critical thinking BSc Finance also gives you the option to follow a specialised pathway in Applied Quantitative Methods (AQM) With employers looking for graduates with data analysis skills, The University of Essex is one of just three UK universities to have received Q-Step Affiliate status By completing necessary AQM modules, your quantitative skills are evidenced on your degree transcript to give you the competitive edge in the jobs market We can also provide work placement bursaries to develop your skills in evaluating numerical evidence, analysing data and designing research Essex Business School, where this course is taught, is an IMC Advantage Partner This course is aligned to the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) syllabus, the industry’s benchmark entry-level qualification “My assignments involve using financial concepts, models and software to solve business challenges I like that I get to apply my quantitative skills to real-life problems, but also improve my knowledge of IT ready for the workplace I’ve joined the Trading and Investment Society, volunteered for Enactus Essex and gained work experience with Santander on campus One of my proudest achievements so far has been securing a summer internship at Lloyds Banking Group; they’ve offered me a place on their graduate scheme after I...

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