BSc (Hons) Finance at University of Essex

Programme overview

The BSc (Hons) Finance examines how financial markets operate and how organisations make financial decisions, building analytical and quantitative skills. After a shared first year students can specialise in FinTech and Big Data, Sustainable Finance, Banking or Management.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences | Department: Essex Business School | Duration: 3 years; 4 years with optional placement year or year abroad | Study mode: full-time; year abroad option, placement year option | Intake: October 2027 | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 includes Introduction to Accounting I and II, Quantitative Methods and Finance, Introduction to Finance, Introduction to Management and Introduction to Economics. Year 2 covers Financial Reporting and Analysis I and II, Corporate Finance, Portfolio Analysis and Financial Modelling; the final year covers International Financial Markets and Monetary Policy, Alternative Investments, Empirical Finance, Options and Futures and a Finance Research Project.

Career pathways

Graduates work as investment, financial, treasury, risk or credit analysts and management consultants; past employers include Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels, plus GCSE Mathematics grade C/4. IB: 29 points, or 112 tariff points including 2 Higher Level subjects. BTECs accepted depending on subject and units. Contextual offer: 96 tariff points plus GCSE Maths C/4. IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component. UCAS code: N300.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year. Per year; fees increase each year of study. Placement year 20% and full year abroad 15% of the standard fee. Source

International applicants: GBP 23,750 a year. Per year; fees increase each year of study. Placement year 20% and full year abroad 15% of the standard fee. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 3 years; 4 years with optional placement year or year abroad

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