Banking and Finance
Entry requirements
A level
Typical offer CCC (96 UCAS points from two or more A levels) from business-related subjects.
Access to HE Diploma
You should have 60 credits overall in a business-related subject with 45 credits at Level 3 (with a minimum of 30 credits at Merit) and Communications and Maths units passed at Level 2. QAA accredited course required.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
English Language GCSE at grade C/grade 4 or above (or equivalent).
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
A minimum of 15 points at the higher level and a minimum of 4 points in English and Maths at standard level.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
In a business-related subject.
Scottish Higher
A minimum of 99 UCAS points with at least 78 points at higher level in business-related subjects, plus English and Maths standard level at grade C.
UCAS Tariff
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
You will also need a further 48 UCAS points from two A levels (or equivalent) in business, humanities, social science, languages or science subjects.
About this course
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**Why study this course?**
This degree focuses on global banking and financial services, examining the development, significance and challenges of banking and finance in the modern world. If you want a career in global banking in London, one of the world's financial epicentres, then look no further.
**More about this course**
This course draws on accounting, economics, investment theory, law and management to help you develop the skills needed for a successful career in banking or financial services.
As well as hearing from industry representatives who will give presentations during your course, you’ll also get hands-on experience in the University’s Bloomberg Lab, a world-leading financial platform that brings real-world economic news, data and analytics to the classroom. You’ll learn to analyse financial markets, value and price financial instruments and employ Bloomberg terminals to assess European and international economies, financial markets and governments.
You’ll also have the chance to further your experience with optional work placement modules. Our Placement and Employability Unit will help you find a suitable placement where you can build on your skills and knowledge. You'll be encouraged to undertake extra-curricular activities such as volunteering, entering national business competitions and joining student societies.
**What our students say**
"I wanted to study finance and chose London Met because several friends recommended the course. I was amazed at the range of modules on offer and really like the way the assessments are designed. Every teacher is committed to their students, and I owe my success to their dedication. I've developed so many skills here; I'm feeling confident in what I do and in what I am going to do in the future."
Svetoslav Kotev, former student
Modules
Example Year 1 modules include: Understanding the Business & Economic Environment (core, 15 credits); Financial Accounting (core, 15 credits); Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions (core, 15 credits); Understanding and Managing Data (core, 15 credits); Management Accounting Fundamentals (core, 15 credits); Principles of Microeconomics (core, 15 credits); Principles of Macroeconomics (core, 15 credits); Data Science, Research and Analysis (core, 15 credits). Example Year 2 modules include: Problem Solving: Methods and Analysis (core, 15 credits); Creating a Winning Business (alternative core, 15 credits); Learning Though Work (alternative core, 15 credits); Principles of Econometrics (core, 15 credits); Investment (core, 15 credits); Principles of Finance (core, 15 credits); Lending (core, 15 credits); Applied Macroeconomics (core, 15 credits); International Business (core, 15 credits); Company and Business Law (core, 15 credits); Developing Inclusive Organisations (option, 15 credits); Sustainability, Business and Responsibility (option, 15 credits); Open Language Programme (option, 15 credits). Example Year 3 modules include: Professional Experience Year placement (option, 30 credits); Dissertation (option, 30 credits); Financial and Economic Modelling (core, 15 credits); International Banking (core, 15 credits); Financial Instruments (core, 15 credits); Financial Engineering (core, 15 credits); International Trade and Finance (option, 15 credits); Personal Finance (option, 15 credits); Practising Business Strategy (option, 15 credits); Financial Management (option, 15 credits).
Assessment methods
You'll be assessed through essays, coursework assignments, individual and group research projects, exams and a final-year dissertation.
Tuition fees
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Holloway
Guildhall School of Business and Law
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Top job areas of graduates
Over 2,000 students graduated with a degree in finance in 2015, and a sign of the strength of the finance industry, numbers are on the up. Over half of finance graduates go into the finance industry, with accountancy and financial advice roles particularly popular. It's also quite common for finance graduates to go into jobs which require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications — finance graduates who take further study are more likely to be studying accountancy than finance. About a third of graduates start their careers in London - but Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham are other popular locations for finance graduates to work.
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