Course summary

The BSc Finance programme is an innovative interdisciplinary course designed with the industry employability needs in mind. Three flexible pathways, namely Investment Banking, Business Management, and Data Science, have been built into the curriculum, enabling students to tailor their studies to suit their personal interests and career aspirations. Students will develop a well-balanced understanding across finance, accounting, economics, econometrics, management and data science and gain insight into recent technological developments in the industry. With Industrial Experience programme you’ll get the opportunity to put into practice some of the things you’ve learnt in your first two years. This means that you’ll come back to us for your fourth and final year well-equipped with practical experience in your chosen area of study. What’s more, your placement will give you a proven employment track record and extra confidence when you set out to find your first graduate job. Many graduate employers now use industrial placements as a pathway to permanent roles, so you may even get a graduate job offer from your placement provider. Completing the With Industrial Experience programme and securing a placement will also provide you with the significant advantage of being able to market yourself whilst out on placement. This means that with successful placements, recruiters frequently make students a graduate job offer before they return to complete their fourth year at university.