BA (Hons) Business with Finance at University of the West of Scotland

Our BA Business programmes are designed with your career aspirations in mind, offering flexibility and a broad range of opportunities to tailor your studies. Build a strong foundation in your first two years (Levels 7 & 8) with our newly introduced common modules where you'll focus on the essentials in business and finance studies. For your third year (Level 9) onwards, you'll have the freedom to choose your area of specialism.

Duration: 4 years full-time, typically 6 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: Paisley: September, January  |  Location: Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

The BA (Hons) Business with Finance programme allows you to tailor your studies to suit your career goals. In Levels 7 and 8, you'll build a strong foundation in core business subjects, shared across four pathways: Business, Finance, Human Resources, and Marketing. Year 1: Entrepreneurial Thought and Action, Understanding Organisations in Business and Society, Fundamentals of Finance, Introducing People Management, Introduction to Marketing, Foundations of AI in Business, Introducing People Management*, Introduction to Marketing*. Year 2: AI Innovation and Business Analytics, Creating Sustainable Business, Operations Management, Organisational Behaviour*, Digital Workplaces*, Social Media Marketing*. Year 3: Risk in Financial Services, Global Financial Compliance, Investment Analysis, Strategic Financial Management, Statistics for Business and Finance. Year 4: Financial Markets and Banking, Financial Technology in Investment Management, Combating Financial Crime, Critical Issues in International HRM, Learn a Language, Study Modern Languages.

Career pathways

With the BA Business & Finance at UWS you can tailor your degree to focus on areas that are related to your future career aspirations, such as enterprise and entrepreneurship, marketing or human resources. UWS graduates are well prepared for a successful career in business, management and finance.

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