Finance, BSc (Hons)

This specialist degree equips students with essential quantitative and analytical skills for careers in the financial services industry, as global markets become increasingly interconnected. Delivered by expert lecturers and guest speakers, the program combines academic rigour, research insights, and global business networks to foster innovative thinking. The flexible curriculum integrates theory with practical experience, allowing students to tailor their studies. Options include completing the course in three years, or extending it with a placement year or study abroad. The first year covers foundational finance concepts; the second focuses on global markets, data interpretation, and securities pricing; and the final year offers customisable modules and a dissertation, which constitutes one-third of the marks.Core modules in the first year include foundations of finance, financial accounting, quantitative methods, introduction to financial economics, and global financial systems. Optional modules may cover ethics and finance or principles of taxation. Assessment combines examinations, written assignments, reports, projects, and presentations to evaluate knowledge, problem-solving, communication skills, and real-world application, with the 12,000-word dissertation forming a significant part of final-year evaluation.