BA (Hons) Banking and Finance

Our BSc (Hons) Banking and Finance degree course offer a practical, hands-on learning experience. With our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab, industry connections, and optional placements and internships, you’ll learn in a unique university environment. You’re ambitious, and you understand the kind of skills you need to get ahead in the banking, financial and commercial sector. We know you’re determined, and that you want to have a strong grasp of what it’s like to work in banking and finance after you graduate.

Year 1

• Introduction to Financial Analysis and Management
• Global Business Environment and International Strategy
• Introduction to Business Contracts and the Law
• Digital Business and Principles of Marketing
• Organizational Behaviour

Year 2

• Financial Management
• Introduction to Financial Reporting
• Quantitative Methods for Banking and Finance
• Banking and Financial Institutions
• Ruskin Module

Year 3

• Advanced Corporate Finance
• International Financial Reporting
• Financial Investment Analysis
• Undergraduate Major Project

Employability

There are exciting career opportunities across the banking and finance industries, in both the private and public sectors. With your Banking and Finance degree, you may wish to move into a role in the financial markets, in areas such as FX management, derivative markets, or equity fund management, or you could opt to gain experience in the banking sector in areas such as credit risk management, or mergers and acquisitions. You may even decide to start your own business.

We work with employers to make sure you graduate with the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need. They help us review what we teach and how we teach it – and they offer hands-on, practical opportunities to learn through work-based projects, internships, or placements.