BA (Hons) Finance
Course Overview
This finance course provides a comprehensive exploration of financial decision-making, risk management, and the operation of global markets, equipping students with the theoretical and analytical skills for a successful career. The curriculum is designed to be both rigorous and flexible, allowing for in-depth specialization while maintaining a broad understanding of the wider business environment. You will be taught by an international faculty and have unique opportunities for global study, ensuring a cutting-edge and practical education.
Key Program Highlights
- Gain expertise in key areas including stock markets, derivatives trading (futures & options), foreign exchange risk, and investment portfolio management.
- Learn from a diverse, international faculty who bring real-world global finance experience directly into the classroom.
- Benefit from a dynamic curriculum that is constantly updated with the latest developments in finance theory and practice.
- Enjoy exceptional flexibility with options to switch related degrees, combine finance with another subject, or study abroad for a semester.
- Develop highly sought-after skills for careers in corporate finance, investment management, and a wide range of financial services.
Course Overview
This finance course provides a comprehensive exploration of financial decision-making, risk management, and the operation of global markets, equipping students with the theoretical and analytical skills for a successful career. The curriculum is designed to be both rigorous and flexible, allowing for in-depth specialization while maintaining a broad understanding of the wider business environment. You will be taught by an international faculty and have unique opportunities for global study, ensuring a cutting-edge and practical education.
Key Program Highlights
- Gain expertise in key areas including stock markets, derivatives trading (futures & options), foreign exchange risk, and investment portfolio management.
- Learn from a diverse, international faculty who bring real-world global finance experience directly into the classroom.
- Benefit from a dynamic curriculum that is constantly updated with the latest developments in finance theory and practice.
- Enjoy exceptional flexibility with options to switch related degrees, combine finance with another subject, or study abroad for a semester.
- Develop highly sought-after skills for careers in corporate finance, investment management, and a wide range of financial services.
Requirements
Modules
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Economic Decision Making and Markets
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- HeadStart
- Introduction to Management Accounting
- Understanding the Wider Economy
- Our Thirsty Planet: Man and the Aquatic Environment
- Introduction to Physiology
- Programming and User Interface Design
- Introduction to Data Science
- Introductory Economics
- Introduction to Education: Politics, Policy and Practice
- Introduction to Literary Studies: Theories & Approaches
- Landscape Evolution
- The Moving Image
- The French-Speaking World 2
- Introductory French 2
- Global Environmental Issues
- Concepts of History: Themes and Transformations
- Ethical Issues in Journalism
- Foundations of Language
- Practical Statistics
- Mathematics II
- The Management Challenge: An Introduction
- How Should We Live?: Philosophy, Ethics, and Life
- Political Concepts and Ideas
- Religion Colonialism and Nationalism
- Spanish and Latin American Studies 2
- Introductory Spanish 2
- Applying a Social Policy Lens
- Wicked Problems, Sustainable Solutions
- Finance I
- Personal Finance
- Introduction to Aquatic Environments
- Evolution and Genetics
- Data Structures, Objects and Algorithms
- Scripting for Data Science
- Why is the world like this? Economic perspectives on society
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Literary Revolutions
- Reading Film & Television
- The French-Speaking World 1
- The French-Speaking World 3
- Introductory French 1
- Intermediate French
- Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach
- Renaissance Reformation and Revolution: Scotland 1542-1715
- The Making of Modern Britain 1707 to 2000: An Introduction
- Reputations in History
- People Management
- Language and the Brain
- Analysis I
- Fundamentals of Sustainability in Management
- Fundamentals of Marketing
- From Plato to Existentialism
- Philosophy: What is it all About?
- People, Power, and the State: An Introduction to Politics
- Understanding International Politics
- The Social Mind
- Religion and Culture: Problems of Representation
- Spanish and Latin American Studies 1
- Spanish and Latin American Studies 3
- Introductory Spanish 1
- Intermediate Spanish
- Understanding Global Sport
- Finance II
- External Reporting
- Science of Diving
- Biodiversity
- The Organisation of Business
- Introduction to Digital Storytelling
- Managing Information
- Systems
- Programming Language Paradigms
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Statistics for Economics, Business and Management
- Writing and History: Scotland and Empire
- Writing and Theory
- Writing and Language
- The Biosphere
- Digital Media and Culture
- The French-Speaking World 4
- Environmental Resilience
- Rebellion and Enlightenment: Scotland 1713 to 1815
- People, Policy and Practice
- Operations Management
- Optimisation in Theory and Practice
- Numerical Analysis
- Linear Algebra
- Socially Responsible Marketing
- The Business of eSports
- Knowledge and Mind
- Moral Theory
- Comparative Politics - States, People, Power
- Great Political Thinkers
- Research Methods
- Brain and Behaviour
- Inventing Religion: Origins, Methods and Critique
- Global Retailing in Society
- Statistical Techniques
- Spanish and Latin American Studies 4
- The Development of Social Theory
- Foundations of Sport Development and Coaching
- Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions
- International Finance
- Accounting Information and Employment
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Financial Analysis
- Auditing
- Applied Management Accounting
- Taxation
- Professional Development and Practice
- Dissertation in Finance
- Securities and Investment
- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Accounting Analytics
- Issues in Accounting
- Auditing
- Applied Management Accounting
- Taxation
- Professional Development and Practice