BSc (Hons)Global Finance (Placement)
| Study location | United Kingdom, Leicester, Campus Centre |
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| Type | Bachelor courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BSc (Hons) |
| Course code | N3GF |
| Tuition fee | To be confirmed |
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| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. |
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Overview
Develop the skills you need for a future in the global financial industries such as investment, banking, insurance and pensions and treasury management.
The Global Finance BSc is designed as a special honours programme for our highest achieving accounting and finance students, and in addition to providing you with ACCA and CIMA exemptions and encouraging an academic approach to global finance, we provide you with structured career development support and placement opportunities to prepare you for a career as a modern financial specialist.
You will develop the skills you need for a future in global financial industries such as investment, banking, insurance and pensions and treasury management.
On this programme you will focus on modern global finance techniques, interpretative practices and issues, as well as developing theoretical and technical foundations.
Programme structure
Year 1
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
Mathematics for Finance
Statistics and Probability Theory for Finance
Introduction to Microeconomics
Introduction to Law
Year 2
International Financial Markets and Institutions
Econometrics
Corporate Finance
Equity and Fixed Income Valuation
Financial Reporting
Business Taxation
Plus option modules from the following indicative list:
Global Issues in Strategic Financial Planning
Working Capital Management
Risk Management
Business Intelligence using Excel
Year 3
Placement year
Year 4
Advanced Financial Reporting
Investments and Portfolio Management
Financial Econometrics
International Financial Derivatives
Advanced Corporate Finance
International Financial Management
Plus option modules from the following:
Global Finance Dissertation
Advanced Corporate Taxation
Behavioural Finance
International Business Taxation
Career opportunities
A degree in global finance opens up a variety of career opportunities and provides financial management skills which are highly sought after by employers in all sectors.
The course will prepare you for a career in business and management in the public, private or voluntary sectors, as all of these require skilled managers with a clear understanding of systems, efficiency and operational issues. After studying finance you will be able to consider careers such as those offered in investment, banking and insurance organisations.
Recent graduates from the Faculty of Business and Law have progressed onto roles such as Finance Analyst at Mattel, Finance Officer at Phillips Electronics, Corporate Treasury Specialist (Central and Eastern Europe) at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Finance Performance Analyst at BP.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.