This finance course covers the skills and knowledge required to be successful in the financial industry. You'll develop key quantitative and analytical skills, and learn about the importance of corporate finance and its governance.

BSc Finance is a rigorous new programme which will equip you with a strong foundation in finance. You'll also learn how to evaluate key issues in finance from a variety of perspectives.

With this course, you can:

• learn how to prepare and interpret financial and managerial information for a variety of users
• gain a sound understanding of investment and finance
• explore career paths through a range of relevant optional modules, such as Islamic finance and behavioural finance
• present an assignment to audit partners from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) - we regularly invite guest lecturers

Our academics are involved in research, with particular strengths in areas such as financial technology (fintech), high-frequency trading, corporate finance, portfolio theory and alternative investments. This means your studies will be informed by the latest findings.

The finance degree is very flexible. For example, you could learn more about international banking, or select modules in other areas of business and management, such as marketing, human resources management or project management.

You'll graduate with the quantitative and analytical skills and corporate governance knowledge needed to be successful in the financial industry. Possible graduate finance jobs could include:

• trader or stockbroker
• asset manager
• treasurer
• fund manager
• forecaster
• corporate finance analyst
• investment banker
• risk manager