Finance and Business (Top up)

If you trying to get ahead in the world of business and finance and want to solidify your existing knowledge, then BA (Hons) Finance and Business is the course for you. We’ll help prepare you for a career in business and its operations, as well as develop your entrepreneurial capabilities to run your own business.

One Year Top-Up
This course is a single year top-up degree, the final year (Level 6) of an undergraduate degree course and allows you to top up your existing qualification.
This means it perfect for you If you already have a foundation degree, Higher National Diploma or equivalent qualification in finance

Learn to use industry-standard software
You'll get lots of practical experience using accountancy software, including Sage. In addition to the time spent using these software programmes in class, you'll have 24/7 access to them to practice in your own time.

Taught by experts
Our BA (Hons) Finance and Business degree is led by a dedicated and experienced course team. Benefit from their industry knowledge and the industry links they bring to the course. Many of our guest lecturers are industry-experts and alongside your lecturers, they’ll nurture your learning and professional development.

Cutting-edge topics
Our curriculum is continuously updated to stay relevant to updates in the finance and business industries. You'll learn about the issues which are driving change, such as blockchain in accounting and the use of AI in accounting. You'll also get to hear from guest speakers from professional bodies on specialist subjects. All of this means you can be confident that you'll graduate ready to step into a role; many of our finance graduates go straight into executive level positions rather than assistant level.

What Will I Study?
The focus of this one-year degree is to prepare you for a career in finance and business. Modules such as international finance, corporate governance and ethics, and advanced financial reporting, combined with your previous knowledge as well as an independent research dissertation will enhance your employability.
In addition to your studies, BNU regularly holds events to enrich your university experience and enhance your employability, such as a management fair, recruitment events, and alumni networking social meetings.

Course Modules

Core Modules:

• Sustainable Strategic Agility and Innovation
• Financial Reporting
• Corporate Governance and Ethics
• International Finance
• Independent Professional Project

At BNU we like to foster an interactive and student-focused teaching style. We blend lectures, seminars, one-to-one workshops, tutorial sessions, independent study and guest speakers to enhance the learning experience.

Our lecturers work hard to ensure that you learn the latest industry standard practices and knowledge. To support in the delivery of this we also welcome industry experts and professionals to deliver guest lectures who share their experience of the latest trends and what companies are looking for.

A range of assessment methods will be employed during your studies, including:

• essays
• reports
• exams
• presentations (individual and group)
• dissertation.