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Finance Investment and Risk (GCU Pathways)

  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time (intensive)
  • 10/08/2026
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

THIS PROGRAMME IS AVAILABLE TO SCOTTISH-DOMICILED APPLICANTS ONLY
Study an HND at college for two years and progress to Year 3 of this degree. Study personal finance, corporate finance, investment, banking, international finance and risk at degree level. Enjoy a career as a Financial Expert and Analyst.

GCU Pathways
Pathway students enrol on the CII accredited BA (Hons) Finance, Investment and Risk at Glasgow Caledonian University. In the first two years, you'll study an HND Financial Services at City of Glasgow College while preparing for Year 3 and Year 4 (for Honours) of the degree at GCU.
BA (Hons) Finance, Investment and Risk graduates enjoy excellent career prospects in areas such as financial advice, risk analysis, wealth management, investment analysis and pension fund management.

Choose to study Finance, Investment and Risk Pathway if:

  • You are interested in Investment, Risk, Finance and Accountancy

  • You want to become an important part of the business world, and you enjoy hands-on practical work

  • You work best with lots of interaction from lecturing staff

  • You like working towards clear goals with a sense of achievement at the end of each year of study.

This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.

This course has restrictions on who can apply.

This programme is only available to Scottish-domiciled applicants who will be classified as a Home fee payer.

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Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time (intensive) • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 10/08/2026

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14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
N391
Institution code:
G42
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

How to apply

This course has restrictions on who can apply.

This programme is only available to Scottish-domiciled applicants who will be classified as a Home fee payer.

Find out more

This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.

Apply by
14 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:
N391
Institution code:
G42
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Scottish Higher - BBC

Foundation Apprenticeship (SCQF Level 6) - Pass

Accepted as equivalent to one Higher at grade B as part of the overall grade profile of Highers required for entry. Any essential subjects at Higher should still be achieved in addition to the Foundation Apprenticeship.

First two years of this course are completed at City of Glasgow College. Progression to level 3 of the degree is dependent on achieving HND with AAA in the graded units. This programme is only available to Scottish domiciled applicants.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6Overall score of 6.0 with the minimum of 5.5 in each element

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.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
Scotland£1820Year 1

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

For further information please visit our website www.gcu.ac.uk/study/tuitionfees

Additional costs may apply to students on this programme. Please check the fees and funding section of the programme page on the GCU website for specific details.

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