Banking and Finance BSc (Hons) at Brunel University of London

The Brunel Banking and Finance BSc provides students with the knowledge, skills and insights needed to effectively pursue careers in banking and financial services. You’ll get a solid grounding in micro and macroeconomic principles, accounting practices and the workings of financial markets before studying advanced topics including real estate finance, financial regulation, risk management and how banking and financial systems operate in an international context. You’ll also gain insight into the dynamic relationship between investors, financial markets and the institutions that enable transactions between the two.

Faculty: Brunel Business School  |  Department: Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course is designed to give you a thorough knowledge of the economics of banking and finance. Compulsory modules by year include Year 1: Mathematics for Economics and Finance, Financial Markets, Statistics and Data Analysis, Microeconomic Principles, Macroeconomic Principles, Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management; Year 2: Corporate Finance, Corporate Investment, Money and Banking, Quantitative Methods, Introduction to Econometrics, Intermediate Microeconomics; Year 3: Financial Regulation, Economics of Banking, Housing Finance, Economics of Information.

Career pathways

Our aim is to teach you ‘employable knowledge’, which can be applied to real-world situations giving you the skills you need to find the right role after you graduate. Therefore, you’ll be well prepared for work, especially if you undertake a work placement.

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