About the course

If you have a committed interest in specializing in finance as a major part of your Business degree and future career, this course gives you the general business skills and finance-management expertise employers are seeking in a graduate.

In order to remain competitive, businesses are looking for graduates able to work in a flexible, collaborative way, finding innovative financial solutions to often complex, open-ended problems. This course enables you to develop these skills by combining academic theory with real-world business projects in realistic business and financial settings.

It can equip you for a career in finance management where financial knowledge combined with general business and soft skills in management are seen as a great advantage, and where your capabilities allow you to work comfortably in many different task environments.

Why choose this course?

• Develop a thorough understanding of finance within the business environment; the reality of finance and business operations; and key aspects of management and leadership
• Gain the skills to be a manager able to interpret data and financial information across a range of business contexts and projects
• Learn through a wide range of methods including academic writing; reports; presentations; time-limited talks simulating real-world demands; individual and group projects; and exams
• Study in our Business Pods that simulate a modern office environment
• Develop transferable skills in problem-solving; work analysis; presentation; team-working; communication and critical thinking
• Take the course over four years and benefit from a fee-free placement (sandwich) year in industry (see below), gaining experience, building your CV and making contacts for the future
• If you need an entry route into degree-level study, start with a Foundation Year (see below), completion of which guarantees you entry to this degree course