Finance with Business Communication (Top-Up)

Overview
Build on your previous higher education studies to gain a full BA (Hons) degree in finance and business communications in just 1 or 2 years.

This degree combines English language improvement with the study of finance.

• Get your English and business communication skills to a standard where you can use your English to succeed in a global business or finance career

• Gain degree-level knowledge in subjects such as financial markets, business analysis, financial management and investments

You can do this undergraduate degree in 1 year or in 2 years, depending on your level of previous study and your ability to write and speak English.

Eligibility
This course is open to international, EU and UK students whose first language is not English. A key part of the course is improving your written and spoken business English.

Course highlights

• Learn in a Business School that's ranked 3rd in the UK for teaching power (Financial Times 2021)

• Improve your English in 3 ways: dedicated English language classes to improve your vocabulary and grammar; business communications classes where you'll practise presentations, interviews and writing for business; living and working with both UK and international students and experiencing life in a welcoming UK city

• Be employment-ready by using business simulation games and industry-standard software and databases such as S&P Capital IQ

• Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our Bloomberg Suite

• Understand the global business and finance environment through study that explores global markets and international financial management

• Research an independent study project in an area that interests you

• Experience excellent support from both your tutors and our dedicated global team

Careers and opportunities
Graduates of this course have gone into careers such as:

• commercial banking

• corporate finance

• financial planning

• investment banking

• financial management

Postgraduate study
Many graduates of this course go on to postgraduate study on master's courses such as MSc Forensic Accounting or MSc Finance. As a graduate of Portsmouth you may be able to get a scholarship or a reduction on your postgraduate tuition fees if you continue your studies with us.

Set up your own business
We're an endorsing institution for UK start-up visas, so we can offer you lots of help and support if you want to stay in the UK after you graduate and set up your own business.

After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Year 1

Core modules in this year include:

• Business Analysis and Decision Making (20 credits)
• Business Communication 2 (20 credits)
• Corporate Financial Management (20 credits)
• Critical Issues in Accounting and Finance (20 credits)
• General Language Grade 5 (English) (20 credits)
• Investment Analysis (20 credits)

There are no optional modules in this year.

Year 2

Core modules in this year include:

• Advanced Corporate Financial Management (20 credits)
• Business Communication 3 (20 credits)
• Financial Investment Project (20 credits)
• General Language Grade 6 (English) (20 credits)
• Independent Study Project (20 credits)
• International Financial Management (20 credits)

There are no optional modules in this year.

We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.

Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

How you're assessed

You’ll be assessed through:

• analysis of topical case studies
• written reports
• essays
• presentations
• examinations
• group work
• your choice of independent research

You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark.

You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business