Finance BSc Honours

This exciting programme is designed with input from financial firms and public and private companies. Our aim is to combine theoretical learning content with practice to give you a deep understanding of modern financial theories together with learning about how companies make investment, financing and acquisition decisions. It will prepare you for a career in the dynamic, highly regulated world of financial services. Developing core quantitative and analytical skills, you’ll learn how to prepare and interpret financial data and managerial information. This education will enable you to develop your expertise in evaluating financial issues to confidently make financial decisions. You will gain a broader understanding of the socio-economic, legal and professional environment within which finance operates. Graduates from this programme will be better placed to provide expert guidance to both professionals and non-professionals to solve complex real-world problems – the scope of the subject areas is broad ranging from graduates taking on roles from corporate financial management to highly analytical areas of the field in financial risk and investment management.

The curriculum is structured to provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject area. Key modules include:

• Introduction to core concepts and methodologies.
• Advanced theoretical study and critical analysis.
• Applied research projects and case studies.
• An independent final-year dissertation, guided by a faculty expert.