BSc Finance and Investment
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Finance and Investment and Investment, a Finance and Investment degree centred on quantitative techniques and market analysis. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Financial Analysis, Accounting, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students can undertake an optional professional placement year in industry. The first year establishes fundamental concepts through modules such as Global Financial Markets and Economics, Statistics and Econometrics for Financial Decision Making, Financial Reporting and Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence and Financial Data Analysis. The second year progresses to examine corporate strategies and asset evaluation via Corporate Finance, Asset Pricing and Risk Management, and Derivatives and Risk Management, alongside optional studies in Econometrics for Financial Markets & Institutions and Behavioural and and Sustainable Finance. The final year focuses on advanced portfolio strategies and governance through compulsory modules including Ethics and Governance in Finance, Investment and Portfolio Management, and Artificial Intelligence and Financial Applications, with optional modules covering Advanced Financial Econometrics & Analytics and Advanced Behavioural and Sustainable Finance.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM Contextual Offer: DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education. This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual T Levels: Merit Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit International Baccalaureate (IB): 28 GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 91%: 178 offers from 196 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 75%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 81%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 19 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 30%
- Administrative occupations: 25%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 140 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 46%
- West Midlands: 16%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 16%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route.
- Recognised by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA).
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Global Financial Markets and Economics
- Statistics and Econometrics for Financial Decision Making
- Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Artificial Intelligence and Financial Data Analysis
- Corporate Finance
- Asset Pricing and Risk Management
- Derivatives and Risk Management
- Econometrics for Financial Markets & Institutions
- Behavioural and and Sustainable Finance
- Ethics and Governance in Finance
- Investment and Portfolio Management
- Artificial Intelligence and Financial Applications
- Advanced Financial Econometrics & Analytics
- Advanced Behavioural and Sustainable Finance
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Finance and Investment at De Montfort University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £25,000 after 3 years, £31,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £41,000.
What do graduates of BSc Finance and Investment at De Montfort University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Finance and Investment at De Montfort University?
75% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BSc Finance and Investment at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 91 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Finance and Investment at De Montfort University?
91% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 178 offers from 196 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is BSc Finance and Investment at De Montfort University accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. Recognised by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA).
Does BSc Finance and Investment at De Montfort University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Finance and Investment at De Montfort University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.