Finance with Business Communication (Top-up)
University of Portsmouth
UCAS Code: N3N1 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
GCSE/National 4/National 5
3 GCSEs at grade C or above to include Mathematics/3 GCSEs at grade 4 or above to include Mathematics or equivalent
About this course
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**Overview**
Build on your previous higher education studies to gain a full BA (Hons) degree in finance and business communications in just 1 or 2 years.
This degree combines English language improvement with the study of finance.
- Get your English and business communication skills to a standard where you can use your English to succeed in a global business or finance career
- Gain degree-level knowledge in subjects such as financial markets, business analysis, financial management and investments
You can do this undergraduate degree in 1 year or in 2 years, depending on your level of previous study and your ability to write and speak English.
**Eligibility**
This course is open to international, EU and UK students whose first language is not English. A key part of the course is improving your written and spoken business English.
**Course highlights**
- Learn in a Business School that's ranked 3rd in the UK for teaching power (Financial Times 2021)
- Improve your English in 3 ways: dedicated English language classes to improve your vocabulary and grammar; business communications classes where you'll practise presentations, interviews and writing for business; living and working with both UK and international students and experiencing life in a welcoming UK city
- Be employment-ready by using business simulation games and industry-standard software and databases such as S&P Capital IQ
- Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our Bloomberg Suite
- Understand the global business and finance environment through study that explores global markets and international financial management
- Research an independent study project in an area that interests you
- Experience excellent support from both your tutors and our dedicated global team
**Careers and opportunities**
Graduates of this course have gone into careers such as:
- commercial banking
- corporate finance
- financial planning
- investment banking
- financial management
Postgraduate study
Many graduates of this course go on to postgraduate study on master's courses such as MSc Forensic Accounting or MSc Finance. As a graduate of Portsmouth you may be able to get a scholarship or a reduction on your postgraduate tuition fees if you continue your studies with us.
Set up your own business
We're an endorsing institution for UK start-up visas, so we can offer you lots of help and support if you want to stay in the UK after you graduate and set up your own business.
After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.
Modules
**Year 1**
Core modules in this year include:
- Business Communication 2
- Corporate Financial Management
- General Language Grade 5 (English)
- Studying in the UK Business Environment
- Business Analysis and Decision Making
- Investment Analysis
- Critical Issues in Accounting and Finance
There are no optional modules in this year.
**Year 2**
Core modules in this year include:
- Advanced Corporate Financial Management
- Business Communication 3
- Financial Investment Project
- General Language Grade 6 (English)
- Independent Study Project
- International Financial Management
- Advanced Study Skills
Optional modules in this year include:
- Bloomberg (L6)
We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.
Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.
Assessment methods
How you're assessed
You’ll be assessed through:
- analysis of topical case studies
- written reports
- essays
- presentations
- examinations
- group work
- your choice of independent research
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.
Tuition fees
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The Uni
University of Portsmouth
Faculty of Business and Law
What students say
We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.
How do students rate their degree experience?
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Student voice
Who studies this subject and how do they get on?
Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
English language
Teaching and learning
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After graduation
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Finance
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
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.
English language
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Finance
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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£34k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
English language
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£18k
£22k
£26k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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