**Overview** Effective financial management is core to all successful businesses and the demand for financially literate graduates has never been higher. On this BA (Hons) Financial Management, you'll learn the skills and knowledge you need to plan, organise and control business finances and make good financial decisions. You'll also learn core business skills in areas such as marketing and people management. You'll develop a thorough knowledge of financial decision-making, learn analytical skills valued by both the corporate world and the finance industry, and develop commercial awareness. You'll learn how to manage money and use funds effectively, and apply what you learn using real-life business scenarios and data. Between years 2 and 3, you can apply your skills on a paid year-long industry placement or experience a new culture by studying abroad. Successful businesses need people with financial acumen, and the skills you develop on your degree will be valuable in all areas of business. Specialist areas you could go into include corporate finance, investment and commercial banking. This degree shares a common first year with several other business courses. This gives you the flexibility to transfer to another course if you develop an interest in a different subject area. **What you'll experience** On this course you'll: - Develop core transferable skills which employers value - Be taught by a mixture of professionally qualified staff with experience in industry and expert academic researchers - Analyse market movements and learn to make fast-paced investment decisions using our Bloomberg Suite, the trading platform used by professionals - Get the Bloomberg Certificate as part of your studies, demonstrating to future employers that you know your way around the Bloomberg Suite - Have the chance to network with potential employers and work with businesses on projects - Get experience with specialist software and resources you'll use in your career – these include the SAP Next Generation Lab and S&P Global Market Intelligence data - Tailor your studies to focus on the specialist topics that interest you - Develop transferable skills you can use in any area of your life and career, such as analytical skills, resilience, time management skills and communication skills You can also: - Apply your knowledge in the workplace on a year-long work placement, boosting your employability prospects after the course - Study abroad through our links with overseas universities - Learn a language while you earn credit towards your degree as part of the University's IWLP **Careers and opportunities** This course has great employment rates; the HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey (2019) found 100% of the graduates of this course are in work or further study. The blend of business skills and financial knowledge you'll develop prepares you for many career options. Many of our graduates have gone onto managerial-level roles in areas such as finance, banking, insurance, real estate and project management. Others have used their financial skills to start their own businesses. Organisations graduates have gone on to work for include: IBM The NHS Deloitte Ernst & Young KPMG PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) Amazon The Openwork Partnership Allen Diesels JSA Services Foxtons Some students go on to postgraduate studies. We have a wide range of Master's courses available in finance, marketing, data and business. **Work experience and career planning** To help you secure a great job when you graduate, our Careers and Employability service can help you find relevant work experience during your course to develop your skills and build links in the industry. You'll get careers support throughout your studies and for 5 years after you graduate. We can help you identify placements, internships, voluntary roles and opportunities that will complement your studies and develop your abilities.

** Year 1 core modules [all worth 20 credits each]: ** Business Accounting; Business Innovation Development Project; Business Operations And Systems Management; Economics For Business; Managing People In Organisations; Marketing Principles And Practice; Quantitative Methods And Data Analysis | ** Year 2 core modules [all worth 20 credits each]: ** Corporate Financial Management; Critical Issues In Accounting and Finance; Financial Reporting For Business; Management Accounting | ** Year 2 optional modules [all worth 20 credits each]: ** Accounting Packages and Systems; Business Law; Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship; Financial Markets and Institutions; Personal Finance; Taxation | ** Year 3 core modules [all worth 20 credits each]:** Advanced Corporate Financial Management; Strategic Management; Strategic Management Accounting | ** Year 3 optional modules: ** Business Analytics (20 credits); Business Improvement & Creativity (20 credits); Collaborative Accounting Community (20 credits); Dissertation (40 credits); Financial Investment Project (20 credits); Independent Study Project (20 credits); International Financial Management (20 credits); Professional Accounting Practice (20 credits)

You’ll be assessed through: - analysis of topical case studies - written reports - essays - presentations - a self-led project - an optional dissertation You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the units you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: - Year 1 students: 58% by written exams and 42% by coursework - Year 2 students: 60% by written exams, 13% by practical exams and 27% by coursework - Year 3 students: 28% by written exams and 72% by coursework

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

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.

Course code: NN31

Institution code: P80

Campus Name: Main Site

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

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EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	16200.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

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