Course summary

This is a four-year programme that includes a year of foundational study and leads directly into the degree course. Our foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence, before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. Explore how financial institutions operate and their impact on the world economy. Learn key banking and finance concepts whilst discovering how technology has transformed the industry. We’ll equip you with cutting-edge tools and analytical skills to tackle complex challenges with strategic insight. Through hands-on experience with unlimited remote access to industry leading software, you’ll analyse real-world financial data and master the skills to confidently invest, trade and manage risk. Take advantage of full access to the Financial Times online, one of the world’s most trusted financial resources, to help you understand the wider economic environment. Gain a global perspective on financial markets, stay informed with expert analysis and understand how international events shape economies and industries. Learn from our financial expert lecturers at Cardiff School of Management, who are not only academic thinkers and active researchers, but professionals sharing their own industry experience. Plus, gain valuable real-world experience through a module in year two and the option of a year in industry after successfully completing your second year. We offer this degree with two study options. You can choose four years full-time or five years full-time which would include a one-year industry placement before your final year that will give you hands-on experience in a real-life working environment. This year in industry gives you practical skills that many employers seek, giving you a competitive edge upon graduation.