BSc Banking & Finance

Institution

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Level

undergraduate

Subject

Banking & Finance

Duration

3 years full time. 4 years full time if undertaking foundation year. 4 years full time if undertaking year-long industry placement. 5 years full time if undertaking foundation year and year-long industry placement.

UCAS code

N310

Typical offer

A-level CCC

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff: 112 A level: Minimum three A levels to include Grades CCC. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: DMM IB: 2 x H5. No specific subjects required.

About this course

BSc (Hons) in Accounting and Finance. Core topics include Data Analysis, Accounting, and Policy Analysis, alongside modules spanning taxation, banking, and investment management. An optional year-long industry placement is available after the second year, and a dedicated placement team supports students in securing roles.

Modules

• Quantitative Methods for Data Analysis
• Global Financial Services
• The Economy: Microeconomics
• The Economy: Macroeconomics
• Financial & Digital Accounting
• Sustainable Money Management
• Intermediate Quantitative Methods
• Money and Markets
• Accounting for Responsible Management
• Principles of Banking
• Experiential Work or Volunteering Opportunities
• Intermediate Macroeconomics
• Public Finance
• Taxation
• Year in industry
• Investment Management
• Capital Markets and Derivatives
• Contemporary Finance
• Personal Financial Planning
• Financial Services Regulation
• Macroeconomics: Theory and Application
• Industrial Work Experience
• Public Policy Economics
• Advanced Taxation