BSc Econ Banking and Finance
Cardiff, United Kingdom
BSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 22,700 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for overseas | for home year two and three: £9,250 / year one: £9,000
Key Summary
Professionals with the tools and techniques to anticipate financial market behaviour are central to the success of contemporary banking and finance sector organisations. So you’ll be in high demand for roles in the public, private and third sectors with competitive salaries and excellent prospects for career progression.
Our BScEcon Banking and Finance is designed to equip you with practical skills and professional confidence for a successful career in investment, banking and finance or in preparation for postgraduate study and research.
You’ll work with our team of international researchers and finance professionals to apply micro and macroeconomic theory in financial contexts. They’ll introduce you to ethical issues and dilemmas in business while encouraging you to consider the social, economic and environmental implications of your professional behaviour.
Opportunities to evaluate the implications of financial crises on the global economy and appreciate how policy, regulation and technology influence the stock market or train in our state-of-the-art trading room means your learning environment is wide-ranging and varied helping you to prepare for a career where you can make a difference.
Why Study this Course
Learn from the Best
Benefit from the expertise and support of research-active staff in a school with the highest possible score for the research environment.
New Generation Thinkers
Delve into contemporary stock market influences including technology, regulation and policy.
State-of-the-Art Trading Room
Prepare yourself for trading and risk management in a controlled environment equipped with Investor Simulations, TRETS and Bloomberg.
Placement Opportunities
Develop the skills, confidence and connections to accelerate your career.
Marked for Excellence
Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Loans and Grants
Financial support information for students.
Bursaries
We wish to ensure that financial circumstances are not a barrier to your undergraduate study opportunities.
Scholarships
We wish to recruit the very best students and to help us achieve this, we offer a number of scholarships.
Part-time Undergraduate Funding
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Financial Support for Asylum Seekers
Information for asylum seekers about the financial support we offer undergraduates and options for funding from outside the University.
The Banking and Finance degree is a three-year full-time course of study, involving both compulsory and optional modules. Students normally attain 120 credits each year and 360 in total.
A significant proportion of the modules included in the course are taught by the School’s Economics Section while certain modules, notably in year 1, are taught by other sections of the School.
Year One
Get to grips with the fundamentals of accounting, statistics and mathematics and jump straight into economic analysis with modules in micro-and macro-economics.
You can discover how these analytical tools intersect with law, management and organisation, and historical and contemporary economic issues.
Core Modules for Year One
- Applied Stats and Maths in Econ and Business
- Introduction to Accounting
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
Optional Modules for Year One
- Legal Studies
- Introduction to Management and Organisation
- Contemporary Economic Issues
- Economic History
- Fundamentals of Finance
Year Two
Combine theory and practice as your understanding of the basics grow.
You’ll start to appreciate the theory underpinning economic analysis and practise empirical techniques used by economists in the money, banking and finance sectors.
Choose from modules in law, investment, corporate finance, state and business to complement your knowledge of the fundamentals.
Core Modules for Year Two
- Macroeconomic Theory
- Microeconomic Theory
- Money Banking and Finance
- Introductory Econometrics
Optional Modules for Year Two
- Corporate Financial Management
- Law of Commerce, Banking and Investment
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Performance and Financial Management
- British Economy
- Economics of the EU
- Managerial Economics
- State, Business and the British Economy in the Twentieth Century
Year Three
Put your knowledge to the test as you explore real-world issues affecting global financial markets in your final year.
You’ll become an expert on the role of banks and financial intermediaries in our economy.
Tailor your degree to your career ambitions with optional modules in labour economics, social welfare, trade, development and industry.
Core Modules for Year Three
- Financial Economics
- International Finance
- Economics of Banking
Optional Modules for Year Three
- Financial Derivatives
- Econometrics
- International Economic History
- Labour Economics
- International Trade
- Industrial Economics
- Economic Statistics in Theory and Practice
- Development Economics
- Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
- Ethics and Morality of Business
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How Will I Be Assessed?
Assessment methods vary from module to module but, across your degree scheme as a whole, you can expect a mixture of exams, coursework, essays, practical work, presentations, and individual and group projects.
What Skills Will I Practise and Develop?
As a result of engaging fully with this course, you will acquire and develop a range of valuable skills, both those which are discipline-specific and more generic ‘employability skills’. These will allow you to:
- Grasp complex issues with confidence
- Ask the right questions about complex texts
- Have an imaginative appreciation of different views and options and analyse these critically
- Identify and apply relevant data
- Develop practical research skills
- Propose imaginative solutions of your own that are rooted in evidence
- Communicate clearly, concisely and persuasively in writing and speech
- Sourcing, interpreting and presenting relevant numerical information – to support the composition of project reports and business cases
- Work to deadlines and priorities, managing a range of tasks at the same time
- Work as part of a team, developing a collaborative approach to problem-solving
- Use IT programmes and standard software packages, where appropriate
- Take responsibility for your own learning programme and professional development.
We are committed to helping you achieve your professional ambitions, and providing you with the skills, curiosity and confidence to make your mark in a competitive job market. Whether you have a clear idea of what you’d like to do after university or no idea at all, we have the tools and support to guide you.
Our graduates go on to a range of industries and professions including banking and finance management, logistics and supply chain management, UK Government and Civil Service, and data analysis.
Within the Business School, we have a dedicated Careers Centre offering bespoke business-specific support, including industry placements, internships, work experience and insights.
You’ll benefit from career consultations, interview and CV writing workshops, industry-specific events specialist psychometric assessment and broad skills training.
Graduate Careers
- Accountant
- Business Analyst
- Economist
- HR Manager
- Lecturer
- Marketing Executive
- Production Manager
- Stockbroker