BSc (Hons) Banking & Finance at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

BSc (Hons) Banking & Finance covers how financial institutions operate and their impact on the world economy, including how technology has transformed the industry. Students have unlimited remote access to industry-leading software for analysing financial data and full online access to the Financial Times. An experiential work module in Year 2 and an optional year in industry are included.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Management | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year; 4 years with a year-long industry placement; 5 years with both | Intake: Entry year 2027 | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Quantitative Methods for Data Analysis, Global Financial Services, The Economy: Microeconomics, The Economy: Macroeconomics, Financial & Digital Accounting, and Sustainable Money Management. Year 2: Intermediate Quantitative Methods, Money and Markets, Accounting for Responsible Management, Principles of Banking and Experiential Work or Volunteering, plus one option from Intermediate Macroeconomics, Public Finance or Taxation.

Career pathways

Graduates find opportunities across banking and finance and other public and private sectors, including credit analysis, financial and professional services, risk analysis and institutional investment.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer for Year 1 entry: UCAS tariff 112. GCSE: Five GCSEs at Grade C / 4 or above including English Language / Welsh First Language and Mathematics / Mathematics - Numeracy. A level: Minimum three A levels including grades CCC; no specific subjects required; Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. T Level: Merit. Access to Higher Education Diploma: No specific subjects required. International Baccalaureate Diploma: 2 x H5; no specific subjects required. Irish Leaving Certificate: 2 x H2 grades (Higher level subjects only considered with a minimum grade H4). Scottish Advanced Highers: Grades DD; Scottish Highers also considered alone or in combination with Advanced Highers. Combinations of qualifications are accepted if they meet the minimum requirements. Contextual offers are available. International applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. A Foundation Year route is available for applicants who do not meet the entry requirements.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: Entry year 2027

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year; 4 years with a year-long industry placement; 5 ye

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