Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Strathclyde offers a BA Hons Finance program, which provides students with comprehensive knowledge in the principles of investment and value, business finance and decision-making, and the analysis of bonds, shares, and derivatives. This program equips students with valuable skills for a range of career paths, including banking, investment management, pension fund management, and insurance.

Key Facts

• UCAS Code: N300
• Accreditation: Triple-accredited Business School - AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA
• Ranked: 3rd in the UK for Accounting & Finance (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024)
• Second-year entry: May be available to suitably-qualified applicants

Study with Us

By pursuing the BA (Hons) Finance degree, students will acquire comprehensive knowledge in the principles of investment and value, business finance and decision-making, and the analysis of bonds, shares, and derivatives. This program equips students with valuable skills for a range of career paths, including banking, investment management, pension fund management, and insurance.

Course Content

The program covers a range of topics, including:

• Principles of investment and value
• Business finance and decision-making
• Analysis of bonds, shares, and derivatives
• Financial markets and institutions
• Corporate finance and financial management
• International finance and financial markets

Year 1

In the first year, students will study a range of business disciplines across four subject modules, plus three core integrating modules in international business, business knowledge and skills, and academic skills. This will provide students with a foundation in business and enable them to appreciate how their chosen specialism fits with other business subjects.

Year 2

In the second year, students will take modules in the subjects in which they choose to specialize. The Management Development Programme (MDP) is a central element of the undergraduate program in the Strathclyde Business School. The program runs for the first three years of the BA degree and is driven by real business problems.

Year 3

In the third year, students will develop their own pathway from internships, involvement with business projects, engagement in interdisciplinary activities, and business clinics. The MDP provides an opportunity to integrate the knowledge and experience gained from business subjects.

Year 4

Students can either specialize in Finance as a Single Honours subject or continue to a Joint Honours degree in Finance and their other principal subject. In order to gain entry to the Honours year, students must meet specified performance criteria in Years 2 and 3.

Entry Requirements

• Highers: AAAA/AAABB (1st sitting), AAAABB (2nd sitting)
• A Levels: ABB-BBB
• International Baccalaureate: 32-30
• HNC/HND: Relevant HNC/HND, A in Graded Units
• International students: View the entry requirements for your country

Fees & Funding

• Scotland: £1,820
• England, Wales & Northern Ireland: £9,535
• Republic of Ireland: If you are an Irish citizen and have been ordinary resident in the Republic of Ireland for the three years prior to the relevant date, and will be coming to Scotland for Educational purposes only, you will meet the criteria of England, Wales & Northern Ireland fee status
• International: £21,550
• University preparation programme fees: International students can find out more about the costs and payments of studying a university preparation programme at the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre

Careers

Our finance graduates go on to be financial analysts or investment managers with a range of financial institutions like merchant banks, pension funds, insurance companies, and stockbrokers. Well-known organizations who look for our graduates include:

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Deloitte
• EY
• Standard Life Investments
• Morgan Stanley

Learning & Teaching

Teaching is over two semesters in blocks of 12 weeks. Classes are taught through lectures, tutorials, and seminars alongside team-based projects, online materials, and interactive sessions using personal response systems. External contributors from partnership corporate organizations are involved in teaching and/or assessment of student presentations.

Assessment

The majority of classes involve a final unseen exam which is normally at the end of the semester. This is typically supplemented by individual and/or group coursework. Students normally have one opportunity to be re-assessed for a failed class. Exam resits usually take place during the summer. A range of assessment techniques are used including business reports, case studies, essays, presentations, individual and group projects, learning journals, and peer assessments.