BA (Hons) Finance, Investment and Risk at Glasgow Caledonian University

Programme overview

BA (Hons) Finance, Investment and Risk develops expertise across finance and financial services, including how finance affects local and global economies. Students work in the Bloomberg Finance Lab with real-time financial data, and the course is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute with free student membership. It focuses specifically on careers in the financial services industry, with guest lecturers from firms such as Barclays and Morgan Stanley.

Duration: 4 years full time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Topics include personal finance, corporate finance and investment, banking, technology and international finance, risk and sustainable finance. Year 1 modules include Global Challenges for Business and Society, Fundamentals of Economics, Fundamentals of Financial Management for Decision Makers, Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis, Regulating Financial Services and Financial Markets Environments.

Career pathways

Past students have secured jobs at Tesco Bank, Morgan Stanley, the Financial Conduct Authority, Royal Bank of Scotland, Virgin Money, Standard Life, Barclays Investment Bank, Santander UK, Capco, EY and BlackRock. Glasgow's International Financial Services District and Fintech Scotland cluster are close to the campus.

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Entry requirements

Year 1 standard entry: UCAS Tariff 108; Scottish Higher BBBB or equivalent; A Level BCC or equivalent. Minimum entry (widening access applicants only): UCAS Tariff 90; Scottish Higher BCCC or equivalent; A Level CCC or equivalent. Year 2 entry: HNC Accounting (Next Gen) achieved with Merit, or 15 credit HNC Accounting, Business or Financial Services with B in the graded unit. Year 3 entry: HND Accounting (Next Gen) achieved with Merit, or HND Finance Risk and Business, Business or Accounting with graded units AAB/AB. English language: IELTS 6.0 with no element below 5.5 (or equivalent).

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full time

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