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Business Management and Finance offers you the opportunity to gain a broad understanding of how organisations operate with a particular focus on financial institutions. A varied subject knowledge and a range of analytical and quantitative skills (including knowledge of professional software such as Bloomberg or Stata) will enable you to pursue a variety of careers in the financial sector, business and elsewhere.
The course will help you to understand the basic principles of business management, with the behaviour of households and businesses together with organisational behaviour and strategy being key themes of this course. Additionally, you will examine the behaviour of financial institutions, such as banks, hedge funds and portfolio managers, their instruments and how they interact in markets. You will learn analytical and statistical methods and techniques for addressing real world problems, data and policy-related issues.
With access to professional software tools such as Bloomberg and Stata to analyse and interpret financial and business data, you will learn how to communicate complex information to a range of audiences. You may also have the opportunity to take a placement year, entrepreneurship year, or year abroad, between years two and three of your studies (visa restrictions apply).
Course Details - Modules
For a list of indicative and likely optional modules please visit the course website
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
NN39
Institution code:
K12
Campus Name:
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
The University considers transfers in to year 2, please provide details of the course and module content from your current/past Higher Education provider. When completing your UCAS application please include in your personal statement reasons for seeking a transfer and please provide a reference from this Institution.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Access to Higher Education Diploma with 112 - 96 UCAS Tariff points including a minimum of 15 Level 3 credits at Distinction.
including SL Maths or Mathematical Studies grade 5 if no Maths GCSE grade B.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
