Finance with Study Abroad-BSc

Bachelor's degree

In Durham

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Durham

Our specialist BSc Finance degree places considerable emphasis on the key quantitative and analytical skills needed to pursue a career in finance and financial markets. The degree prepares you for a career in the financial environment by providing a technical curriculum to strengthen the link between academia and practice. The BSc Finance enables you to acquire a critical understanding of theories, empirical evidence and practical application whilst maintaining a rigorous academic underpinning. In particular you will learn about corporate finance, investments, financial institutions and the vast array of sophisticated financial products traded in today’s global financial markets. Furthermore, you will develop the quantitative techniques needed to analyse, in depth, financial data and financial securities. Flexibility – subject to optional module choice and...

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Durham
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Stockton Road, DH1

Start date

On request

About this course

Admissions Process Subject requirements, level and grade In addition to satisfying the University’s general entry requirements, please note: We require AAB from A-levels. We consider all A-level subjects, with the exception of General Studies – therefore General Studies would not be included in any offer. For all Business, Marketing, Accounting and Finance degrees a strong proficiency in Mathematics is required. If Mathematics is not taken as an A-level subject a grade A in Mathematics at GCSE is required. We consider each application...

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Subjects

  • Financial
  • Financial Training
  • Finance
  • International
  • University
  • Business School
  • School
  • Securities
  • Global
  • Economics
  • Skills and Training
  • Corporate Finance

Course programme

Year 1

In the first year, compulsory modules will provide you with the key fundamentals to examine and evaluate modern financial markets. These include:

  • Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • Introduction to Management Accounting
  • Foundations of Finance
  • Introduction to Economics
  • Quantitative Methods.

Further optional modules will be chosen from a range which has in the past included:

  • People Management and Organisations
  • The Global Economy
  • A Foreign Language.
Year 2 Year 2

In the second year you will study three compulsory modules, including:

  • Corporate Finance
  • Financial Markets and Institutions
  • Introduction to Financial Econometrics.

By studying these modules you will be able to examine financial issues and the institutions, markets and securities that facilitate the vast array of financial transactions that occur continuously across global markets. Furthermore you will acquire numerous quantitative tools which enable you to interpret financial data and price financial securities.

The finance modules are complemented by two compulsory economics modules, including

  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics and International Finance.

You will also choose one further module from a selection which has previously included:

  • Corporate Financial Reporting
  • Auditing and Assurance
  • Principles of Business Law
  • Introduction to Taxation
  • A Foreign Language.
Year 3

In an increasingly globalised world, a period of international study is a major benefit and can help you to stand out in a crowded job market. All of our business degrees offer you the option of spending your third year studying abroad at one of our international partner universities. This is an opportunity to develop foreign language skills, experience another country and learn about its culture as well as adding an international dimension to your overall employability.

You may decide to study at one of our exchange universities for a full-year study placement period in your third year of study and this then becomes the third year of a four year degree.

Opportunities for study abroad have in the past included Australia, Canada, Chile, China/Hong Kong, Columbia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Sweden and USA. Funding is available for EU students travelling to EU countries through the ERASMUS scheme. Other funding opportunities (open to both EU and non-EU students) may also be available through scholarships offered by the host institution, the British Council and/or other funding bodies. For up-to-date information on locations and funding, please go to /international/studyabroad

The Study Abroad year fees are set annually by the University – fees are % of the annual tuition fee. Any fees displayed are for guidance only. For the definitive amount of the Study Abroad year fees payable please contact

The offer of a place on a ‘study abroad’ degree does not imply that Durham University Business School guarantees to place the student with one of its partner institutions, nor a partner of the student’s choice. All study abroad programmes are subject to approval by the Business School. Some partner relationships have restricted access and so are not available to all students. The Business School, in association with the University, will assist students in applying for a study abroad place, but it is the responsibility of the student to apply for such a place, and the right of the Business School/University to allocate students to available places as it deems best. In the event that a student is unable to obtain a study abroad place, transfer to the equivalent ‘non-study abroad’ programme is guaranteed provided the student is eligible to transfer on academic grounds. In line with Home Office rules, students from outside the EU will transfer onto the ‘with study abroad’ programme only once they have successfully secured a placement (normally at the end of their second year of study). Therefore due to visa requirements, we recommend that international students interested in the study abroad year as part of their degree apply for this programme when making their application to us via UCAS.

Year 4

In the fourth year you will study three compulsory modules, including:

  • Financial Econometrics
  • Financial Theory and Corporate Policy
  • Security Investment Analysis.

You will also complete a Dissertation which will allow you to analyse, in great depth, your choice of research question in finance. These modules facilitate the development of your theoretical and empirical knowledge of core and topical issues in finance.

You will also choose one module from a selection which has previously included, for example:

  • Financial Engineering
  • International and Multinational Finance
  • Behavioural Finance
  • Computational Quantitative Finance
  • Islamic Finance
  • A Foreign Language.

The course is founded in the disciplines of Finance and Economics and has significant application to practice whilst maintaining a rigorous academic underpinning.

Finance with Study Abroad-BSc

£ 9,250 + VAT