BSc Finance (Investments) with Placement Year
Entry requirements
A level: ABB with B in A/AS-level Mathematics OR A-level Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Statistics. IB: 32 points overall including minimum 5 in Maths and 4 in English at standard level.
About this course
BSc in Accounting and Finance. Core topics include Accounting, Financial Analysis, Programming, Statistics, Data Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course includes an integrated placement year between the second and final years. It is affiliated with the CFA Institute, and after the first year, students may transfer to specialist pathways such as FinTech, Sustainable Finance, or International Business.
Modules
- Introductory Securities and Markets
- Introductory Finance/Trading Simulation I
- Introductory Economics for Business and Finance
- Introductory Quantitative Techniques for Business and Finance
- World of Work
- Business in Practice: Accounting for Managers
- Corporate Finance
- Portfolio Management
- Data Science for Finance
- FX and International Debt Markets
- Financial Modelling
- Climate Change and Finance
- Trends in Finance
- Programming for Finance
- Sustainable Finance
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
- Management of Risk
- Bond and Money Markets
- Advanced Derivative Securities Hedging and Trading
- Derivative Securities
- Research Project
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Fintech and Cryptocurrencies
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Finance
- Information Systems and Digital Business
- Financial Engineering
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules