Finance (E83) (Taught)

This qualification will support your professional development and practice across a range of finance roles, including investment banking, portfolio management, corporate finance, treasury, and consultancy. It provides a solid grounding in key areas, such as corporate financing, the instruments and structures of financial markets, financial decision-making, valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reporting. The programme also develops competencies in applying statistical and econometric techniques, and equips you with knowledge of the fundamentals of Islamic finance, business ethics, corporate financial strategy, and governance. You'll choose between specialising in either derivatives and financial risk management or investment and portfolio management.

Key features of the course

• Provides an up-to-date perspective on both theory and practice in national and international contexts

• Learn and apply the key tools for financial analysis and decision support

• Develops your competencies in statistical and econometric analysis

• Strengthens your digital literacy skills, research capabilities and critical thinking skills

• Opens up the opportunity to progress to the MSc in Finance in just one more year by completing a dissertation module.

Course Modules

To gain this qualification, you need 120 credits. You'll study three compulsory 30-credit finance modules and 30 credits from a choice of option modules.

You'll study the following:

• Financial markets and the financing of organisations
• Financial strategy: valuation, governance and ethics
• Research methods for finance

You'll choose one from:

• Investment and portfolio management
• Derivatives and risk management