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Banking and Finance BSc

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Banking and Finance BSc

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      3 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 9,000 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 12,000

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    Cardiff Metropolitan University

    Cardiff University got its start in 1865 when the Old School Library in Cardiff hosted the School of Art. Many other institutions eventually joined with it, including the Cardiff Technical School, the Cardiff College of Technology and Commerce, the School of Nautical Cookery, the Cardiff Teacher Training College, the College of Commerce, the Llandaff Colleges […]

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    Course Summary

    Getting a BSc in Banking and Finance from Cardiff Metropolitan University is a great way to prepare yourself for a career in the banking and / or Finance industries, either in the UK or Abroad. You’ll come to understand the place banks and financial services organisations take in the global economy, and learn the quantitative research techniques that banking and financial professionals use to inform, guide and back up their decisions.

    It will convey the basic concepts of finance and banking as well as training you in the kind of advanced analytical tools you’ll need to help financial organisations overcome problems and take full advantage of investment opportunities as they arise. You’ll also develop a wide range of highly transferrable skills which can be applied in nearly any business context. For example, you’ll develop facility with many industry standard financial software packages, and a range of management and leadership skills.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This degree program is typically delivered over 3 years at full time, but can be also include a foundation year.

    Year 1 Modules:

    • The Economy: Microeconomics
    • The Economy: Macroeconomics
    • Quantitative Methods I
    • Global Financial Services
    • French / Spanish / Mandarin Chinese/ Communication in Professional Contexts 1
    • Foundations of Law
    • Financial Accounting
    • Applied Business Spanish 1 / Applied Business French 1

     

    Year 2 Modules:

    • Work Experience
    • Research Skills
    • Quantitative Methods II
    • Money Banking and Risk
    • Law for International Business
    • Investment Markets and Principles
    • Intermediate Microeconomics
    • Intermediate Macroeconomics
    • Information Economics
    • French / Spanish / Mandarin Chinese in Professional Contexts 2 / Applied Business Spanish / French 2
    • Financial Reporting
    • Financial Planning for Business
    • Digital Analytics – Web, Mobile & Marketing
    • Contemporary Issues

    Year 3 Modules:

    • Money and Credit
    • Macroeconomics: Theory and Application
    • Investment Management
    • International Banking Regulation
    • Intermediate Applied Econometrics
    • Industrial Work Experience
    • French / Spanish Business Communications and Contemporary Global Issues
    • French / Spanish / Mandarin Chinese / Communication in Professional Contexts
    • Financial Management for Managers
    • Economic Tools for Government
    • Dissertation
    • Capital Markets & Derivatives
    • Business Structures and Regulations
    • Behavioural Finance
    • Applied Microeconomics
    • Analytics and Business Intelligence
    • Advanced Financial Reporting

    Learning And Teaching

    The teaching methods you’ll encounter vary from module to module, but most will make heavy use of the classic lecture class format. You will also learn using smaller, more interactive seminar sessions, practical workshops which will help develop your skills, case studies which will give you a deep understanding of baking and financial strategy, tutorials which will guide enquiry-driven learning and by attending guest lectures delivered by academic and practicing business experts of all kinds.

    Career Possibilities

    Of course, the majority of Cardiff Met’s Banking and Finance students intent to found a rewarding career in the banking or financial services industries. Recent graduates have become Institutional Investment Professionals, Risk Analysts, Financial Service Professionals and Credit Analysts. However, your options are much wider. You’ll have developed a wide range of very marketable skills which could lead you to great success in organisations in both the private and public sectors.

    Entry & Credit

    Successful completion will result in a 3 year BSc degree.

    Applicants must typically have earned 32 UCAS Tariff Points to begin the Foundation Year, but other qualifications are also accepted. The full list of accepted qualifications can be found here.

    All classes are taught in English, though some may also be taken in Welsh. International students will be required to show proficiency in English by doing well on an approved test.

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