Banking and Digital Finance BSc (Hons) at University of Sussex

Programme overview

Develop an understanding of modern financial markets. Gain skills for a career in banking or financial services. Access our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab. Gain advanced understanding of digital finance by applying your skills to programming, data analytics, AI-enabled risk tools, blockchain and crypto.

Department: Department of Accounting and Finance | Duration: 3 years full time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Digital, Data and Decision-Making Skills, Introduction to Mathematics for Finance and Economics, Principles of Finance, Sustainable Business Management, Business School Career Preparation, Financial Institutions and Markets, Introduction to Accounting, Finance, Introduction to Economics for Business. Year 2 core modules: Accounting for Managers, Fintech and Financial Transformation, Programming in Finance, Theory of Investments, Principles of Banking. Year 3 core modules: AI-Integrated Financial Risk Management, Blockchains and Crypto Assets, Financial Econometrics, Applied Economics and Finance Project, Digital Banking and FinTech, Financial Derivatives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: ABB-BBB GCSEs: You must have GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics, with at least grade 5 (or grade B). We will also consider applicants with grade 4 in Maths if you are taking A-level Accounting, Business, Chemistry, Economics, Maths, Physics, Psychology, an LIBF Diploma in Financial Studies or Level 3 Certificate in Core Maths (grade B). AAT accounting qualifications can be used as an alternative to the grade 5 GCSE Maths requirement. You should also have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. Extended Project Qualification: We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. If you wish to discuss this further please contact us English language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component. UCAS code N300.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28) Source

International applicants: GBP 24,200 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full time

Apply through the official page: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply

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