BSc(Hons) in Banking and Finance
UWE Bristol
Key Information
Campus location
Bristol, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 15,250 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* home students per year: £9250 | international students per year: £15250
Introduction
We're one of the only Universities in the UK to offer direct access to real-time global financial data in our cutting-edge Bloomberg trading room.
Why study banking and finance?
The UK has one of the largest and most competitive financial sectors in the world, offering diverse career opportunities, attractive salaries and scope to work overseas.
Why study our course?
The BSc(Hons) in Banking and Finance is contemporary and broad-based, combining a foundation in economics with specialist banking and finance modules.
This course will equip you with a unique critical understanding of today's financialised global economic system. It also covers principles and practices of modern banking, ethics and regulation.
Explore tax and investment planning, credit, portfolio and risk management and other practical issues from an international perspective.
Study research methodologies from both economic and financial perspectives and explore new regulations created in the wake of the financial crisis. Develop technical and critical thinking skills in a supportive and nurturing environment.
Learn to answer questions such as: what are the implications of an increasingly complex and globalised financial system? Does finance make the economy more or less stable? Have the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis been learned?
Guest speakers, recent case studies and placement opportunities give you access to real business environments and give you a competitive edge in the job market.
Training in our modern facilities will give you real-world insight and unrivalled practical experience.
Where can it take me?
Banking and Finance at UWE Bristol is designed to meet employers' needs. Our emphasis on skills development and employability gives you a competitive edge in the job market.
You could go on to become a successful banker, accountant, financial planner and analyst.
Our graduates have roles with Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, investment banks (for example, Arbuthnot Latham), GE Asset Management and Handelsbanken.
Program Outcome
Professional accreditation
This degree offers modules accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) giving valuable exemptions from professional exams.
The course is also accredited by the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI).
Placements
We encourage you to do a 40-week paid sandwich placement after your second year of study. It can be in the UK or abroad.
Students who get work experience tend to graduate with better degrees.
Banking and Finance at UWE Bristol is well-connected with local and national employers. We have a strong track record for securing placements with companies such as Rolls Royce and the Government Economic Service.
You'll get help to find your placement and support throughout from our careers service.
Study year abroad
You'll also have opportunities to study overseas on courses that are taught in English and relevant to your degree. The study year abroad is not a paid placement.
Career Opportunities
Banking and Finance at UWE Bristol produces graduates who are work-ready and have the knowledge and critical skills to succeed.
This course is an ideal launch pad for a career in banking, accountancy, insurance, financial planning and analysis, investment and pensions and advisory roles in both the public and private sectors.
Our graduates have roles with Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, investment banks (for example, Arbuthnot Latham), GE Asset Management and Handelsbanken.
Get inspired
Our award-winning careers service will develop your employment potential through career coaching and find you graduate jobs, placements and global opportunities.
We can also help find local volunteering and community opportunities, provide support for entrepreneurial activity and get you access to employer events.
Curriculum
Content
The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change.
Year one
You will study:
- Financial Institutions and Markets
- Understanding Business and Financial Information
- Introductory Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Statistics and Data Management
- Introduction to Finance.
Year two
Development of your financial knowledge and special interests, along with your research and enquiry skills.
You will study:
- Principles and Practices of Banking
- Management and Cost Accounting
- Governance and Ethics in Banking
- Investment Banking
- Introductory Econometrics.
Plus two optional modules from:
Credit Management: Theory and Practice
- Market Analysis for Private Investors
- Economic Research Methods
- Economics of Money and Banking
- International Trade and Multinational Business
- The Wellbeing of People and Society.
Placement year (if applicable)
If you study on the four-year (sandwich) course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work or study placement after Year two.
Depending on which you choose, you'll either complete a placement learning or learning and development module.
Final year
Advanced study in the core subject areas and a major applied research project.
You will study:
- Final Year Project
- Contemporary Issues in Banking and Finance
- Work Integrated Learning or Cross Cultural Learning and Development or Placement Learning or Learning and Development on Study Year Abroad.
Plus, three optional modules from:
- Economics of International Financial Markets
- International Financial Management
- Personal Financial Planning
- Credit Risk Analysis and Management
- Investment Management
- Further Tax Theory and Practice
- Behaviour Economics
- Econometrics
- Islamic Banking and Finance
- Financial Crime
- Feminist and Gender Economics
- Financial Technology.
The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Your overall entitlement to funding is based on how long the course is that you're registered on. Standard funding is allocated based on the standard number of years that your course lasts, plus one additional year.
You'll apply for funding each year that you study and Student Finance will take into account how long the course is in each year that you apply. So if you register for the four-year course and then transfer to the three-year course, the number of years you can apply for funding will change. Student Finance will reassess your funding based on how many years you have been in study, not just those years for which you received student finance.
Always seek advice before taking any action that may have implications for your funding.