UWE Bristol - BSc Hons Banking and Finance

UWE Bristol

BSc Hons Banking and Finance

We're one of the only Universities in the UK to offer direct access to real-time global financial data in our cutting-edge Bloomberg trading room.

Why study banking and finance?

The UK has one of the largest and most competitive financial sectors in the world, offering diverse career opportunities, attractive salaries and scope to work overseas.

Why study our course?

BSc(Hons) Banking and Finance is contemporary and broad-based, combining a foundation in economics with specialist banking and finance modules.

This course will equip you with a unique critical understanding of today's financialised global economic system. It also covers principles and practice of modern banking, ethics and regulation.

Explore tax and investment planning, credit, portfolio and risk management and other practical issues from an international perspective.

Study research methodologies from both economic and finance perspectives and explore new regulations created in the wake of the financial crisis. Develop technical and critical thinking skills in a supportive and nurturing environment.

Learn to answer questions such as: what are the implications of an increasingly complex and globalised financial system? Does finance make the economy more or less stable? Have the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis been learned?

Guest speakers, recent case studies and placement opportunities give you access to real business environments and give you a competitive edge in the job market.

Training in our modern facilities will give you real-world insight and unrivalled practical experience.

Where can it take me?

Banking and Finance at UWE Bristol is designed to meet employers' needs. Our emphasis on skills development and employability gives you a competitive edge in the jobs market.

You could go on to become a successful banker, accountant, or financial planner and analyst.

Our graduates have roles with Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, investment banks (for example, Arbuthnot Latham), GE Asset Management and Handelsbanken.

Entry Requirements

  • Tariff points: 112
  • GCSE: Grade C/4 in English Literature or Language and Mathematics, or equivalent. We do not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificates in Adult Numeracy and Literacy as alternatives to GCSEs.
  • English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component.
  • A-level subjects: No specific subjects required.

Career Prospects

Banking and Finance at UWE Bristol produces graduates who are work-ready and have the knowledge and critical skills to succeed.

This course is an ideal launch pad for a career in banking, accountancy, insurance, financial planning and analysis, investment and pensions and advisory roles in both the public and private sector.

Our graduates have roles with Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, investment banks (for example, Arbuthnot Latham), GE Asset Management and Handelsbanken.

Course Details

If you study on the four year (sandwich) course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work or study placement after Year two.
Depending on which you choose, you'll either complete a placement learning or learning and development module.

Year 1

Financial Institutions and Markets
Understanding Business and Financial Information
Introductory Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Statistics and Data Management
Introduction to Finance.

Year 2

Principles and Practices of Banking
Management and Cost Accounting
Governance and Ethics in Banking
Investment Banking
Introductory Econometrics.

Two optional modules
Credit Management: Theory and Practice
Market Analysis for Private Investors
Economic Research Methods
Economics of Money and Banking
International Trade and Multinational Business
The Wellbeing of People and Society.

Placement year

Final Year

Final Year Project
Contemporary Issues in Banking and Finance
Work Integrated Learning or Cross Cultural Learning and Development or Placement Learning or Learning and Development on Study Year Abroad.

Three optional modules
Economics of International Financial Markets
International Financial Management
Personal Financial Planning
Credit Risk Analysis and Management
Investment Management
Further Tax Theory and Practice
Behaviour Economics
Econometrics
Islamic Banking and Finance
Financial Crime
Feminist and Gender Economics
Financial Technology.

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