Course summary

The innovators of the 21st century will think across arts, science, engineering, humanities and enterprise to deliver innovative products, services and ways of living. They will be team players with a breadth of skills and qualities that enable them to work across specialisms and cultures. This course combines in-depth subject specialism at the University of Bristol alongside interdisciplinary, practice-based learning. In conjunction with your finance studies, you will apply your subject knowledge by translating ideas into innovative solutions, which may include plans for digital and creative enterprises, both social and commercial. The Finance with Innovation programme shares its core content with the Bristol BSc in Finance. As such, the programme offers rigorous and practical training in all areas of finance, with a focus on the quantitative techniques that are required for a successful career in the financial services industry and beyond, including economic consultancy, government departments, central banks and regulatory agencies. Graduates from the programme will also be well-placed to pursue postgraduate studies in specialist Masters programmes at the best international universities. Group work is a core component of teaching and learning in Innovation. You will come together with students from other innovation disciplines, such as psychology, physics and film and television. Each subject contributes a different perspective on a challenge as you identify needs and develop ideas. By drawing on your unique ideas and views on the world, you will learn from your subject and other students to develop innovative solutions together. You will also develop personal skills with opportunities for individual development and pursuit of topics and projects driven by your interests and values. By the time you graduate, you will have a portfolio of work ranging from live client projects to planning your own entrepreneurial venture. You will have learned how to evaluate the potential of products and services, and how to sustain new endeavours including through financing. Importantly, you will have cultivated a network of peers and advisers who have worked with you through your studies. For more information visit the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: bristol.ac.uk/innovation