Financial Management, BA (Hons), at University of Portsmouth

Financial Management, BA (Hons), University of Portsmouth

the United Kingdom

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BA (Hons)	Full-time, Sandwich	3 - 4 years	September	GBP 0 per year	GBP 0 per year

About Financial Management, BA (Hons) - at University of Portsmouth

Overview

With this financial management degree you'll gain the knowledge and skills you need to plan, organise and control business finances.

You'll develop your understanding of how finance impacts and underpins a whole business as you explore key financial and business functions. You'll learn to contribute to good financial decision making, which is key to the success of any business, and discover topics including economics, data analytics and reporting.

During your second and third years you'll focus on topics you're interested in by choosing optional modules. You could explore areas including analytics, financial systems, finance in sport or the psychology of investment as you prepare for the career you want when you graduate.

Graduates of this course have gone on to be finance managers in business, accountants, or to work in financial services.

Course highlights

Be employment-ready by using industry-standard software and databases such as Oracle, SAP, Sage and S&P Capital IQ
Gain skills in modelling and visualising financial and business data in our data analytics modules
Benefit from the opportunity to gain additional certifications, for example the ACCA Data Analytics certificate
Apply your learning by helping local charities and student entrepreneurs with their finances
Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our dedicated Bloomberg Suite
Feel supported throughout your studies through our peer mentoring, maths support and our team of friendly staff who'll get to know you well.

Careers and opportunities

The blend of business skills and financial knowledge you'll develop on this degree prepares you for many career options.

Job vacancies in the financial services sector in the UK rose by 38% in 2021 and surveys show that 32% of UK firms are suffering shortages in financial, professional and business services skills (Soaring demand for financial services skills, 2021).

Graduates of this course have gone on to jobs as:

accountant
insolvency administrator
financial advisor
sales representative
payroll administrator
computer system validation consultant

Previous graduates of this course have secured jobs at companies such as:

IBM
NHS
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
KPMG
PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Amazon
Alliotts LLP (accountancy firm)
Conde Nast Publications
Ergonomic Technology Solutions

Notes about fees for this course

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance

Entry requirements

104-112 points from 3 A levels, or equivalent.

English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.

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