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Banking and Finance

Course details
  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 15/09/2025
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Main Site
Awarded by:
Brunel University London

Course summary

The Brunel Banking and Finance BSc provides students with the knowledge, skills and insights needed to effectively pursue careers in banking and financial services.

You’ll get a solid grounding in micro and macroeconomic principles, accounting practices and the workings of financial markets before studying advanced topics including real estate finance, financial regulation, risk management and how banking and financial systems operate in an international context.

You’ll also gain insight into the dynamic relationship between investors, financial markets and the institutions that enable transactions between the two.

You’ll study econometrics, develop highly valued skills in data modelling, and get training in analytical packages widely used by business and financial institutions such as Bloomberg, Reuters, SAS, EViews, STATA, and R.

We offer two study options. You can choose three years full-time or four years full-time with a one-year professional placement between years two and three that will give you the chance to apply the theoretical principles you’ve learned to a working environment.

You can tailor the final year of your course to specialise in an area of particular interest.

Due to globalisation, banking and finance have become growth sectors for graduate vacancies. The specialised skills and training you’ll get from your Brunel BSc will make you a preferred job candidate to employers across the industry.

This course is also accredited by ACCA and CIMA offering exemptions to some of their professional papers depending on your module choices.

Modules

Typical modules for this course:

Financial Markets
Corporate Investment
Financial Regulation
Economics of Banking

To view the full list of modules for this course and further information on degree content, please visit the Brunel website: www.brunel.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/Banking-and-Finance-BSc

How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
L130
Institution code:
B84
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

Brunel welcomes applications from applicants who wish to transfer to one of our courses.

Applications will be considered on a case by case basis, further information can be found on our website at: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/study/applicants/undergraduate-courses-how-to-apply/Looking-to-transfer-to-year-2

Open days

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - AAB - BBB

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM

in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism

Access to HE Diploma

Obtain a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3, subjects accepted: Business, Computing, Economics, Finance & Maths, Engineering, Humanities & Social Science or Law.

Scottish Higher - Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DM

in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism plus A level grade B or above.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - D

in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism with A levels grade BC.

Scottish Advanced Higher - BBB

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 30 points

including SL5 or HL4 in English and SL/HL 2 in Maths (if applicant does not have GCSE English and/or Maths at grade B/5 or above).

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal - M2, M2, M2

GCSE/National 4/National 5

A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or grade 4 are required including English Language (or grade B/5 in English Literature) and a minimum of grade B/5 in Mathematics.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - DDM

in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - DM

in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism plus A level grade B.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate - D

in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism with A levels grade BC.

T Level - M

in Management & Administration, Design, Surveying & Planning for Construction, Digital Production, Design & Development, Digital Business Services, Digital Support Services, Maintenance, Installation & Repair for Engineering & Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing & Control , Design & Development for Engineering & Manufacturing, Science, Finance or Accounting.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5with no less than 5.5 in each subsection
Institution's Own Testwith no less than 55% in each subsection
TOEFL (iBT)90with a minimum of: Reading - 18 Listening - 17 Speaking - 20 Writing - 17
PTE Academic59with a minimum of 59 in all subscores

Brunel University London - English Language Requirements https://www.brunel.ac.uk/international/English-Language-Requirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Brunel University London is committed to raising the aspiration and improving equality of opportunity of our applicants and students. We adopt a contextualised admissions approach when reviewing applications, which include accepting lower grades or making lower offers to applicants from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds. From 2024 entry, the offer will be personalised based on a holistic view of the application, including the individual applicant’s personal and educational journey.

Learn more on the Brunel University of London website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 3 other finance courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

93% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
Republic of Ireland£9535*Year 1
Channel Islands£9535*Year 1
EU£20400*Year 1
England£9535*Year 1
Northern Ireland£9535*Year 1
Scotland£9535*Year 1
Wales£9535*Year 1
International£20400*Year 1

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

EU nationals may be eligible for a discount on their fees - please see our website at https://www.brunel.ac.uk/scholarships/page?id=c8112b36-1680-4492-b55c-f4e9932ae2e8

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