Banking and Finance BSc (Hons)

UK

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What will I learn?

The Banking and Finance BSc combines academic rigour, specialist knowledge and practical financial skills to help you thrive in the fast-paced and competitive world of banking, financial and the commercial sector.The UK’s financial market offers diverse career opportunities, attractive salaries and scope to work overseas. Our course aims to give you a solid foundation and knowledge of banking and finance while enhancing your professional and employability skills, opening a broad range of potential career opportunities. Key topics include the operation of financial markets and banking, regulation, risk management, application of financial data and how financial institutions operate.**Key Course Benefits**Gain knowledge about banking and the wider financial sector alongside a wide range of financial skills.You can expect to gain a solid understanding of the financial sector, learning about the operation of financial markets, banking and financial services, understanding and using financial data, professional, ethical and regulatory issues in banking, personal employability and professional skills. You’ll also look to develop a wide range of other financial skills such as buying a property, preparing and analysing financial statements, valuing investments and bonds, and measuring banking risks.Tailor your studiesOur wide range of economics and finance courses share a common first year. This gives you the flexibility to decide the direction you want to take your degree after you have received a thorough grounding in economic and financial concepts, and principles.The Trading Floor*This provides hands-on experience to work with market leading financial databases such as Thomson Reuters Eikon, Bloomberg, Fitch Connect and Refinitiv Datastream.sigma Maths and Statistics SupportAccess maths and statistics support through drop-in sessions with experienced tutors*.Practical focusPrepare and analyse financial statements, as well as the study of the impact of finance on real businesses through case studies of a diverse range of organisations.Gain real-world exposurePrepare for a future career in banking and finance with a work placement*.*Please see website for details

Which department am I in?

School of Economics, Finance and Accounting

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£16,800.00 (US$ 21,696) per year
The average student living cost in the Midlands is £822 a month, comfortably one of the cheapest regions in the UK.

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

January 2025

Venue

Coventry (Main Campus)

Priory Street,

Coventry,

West Midlands,

CV1 5FB, United Kingdom

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£16,800.00 (US$ 21,696) per year
The average student living cost in the Midlands is £822 a month, comfortably one of the cheapest regions in the UK.

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

January 2026

Venue

Coventry (Main Campus)

Priory Street,

Coventry,

West Midlands,

CV1 5FB, United Kingdom

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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