University of Abertay Dundee

Course Details

BA (Hons) Finance & Business

Course Description

What you study The emphasis in years one and two is on the development of knowledge and understanding of core principles and concepts of finance, and the development of a fundamental understanding of the role of financial processes and of the analytical approaches of economics and management accounting within business. You will consider “live” business scenarios and analyse the links between business and financial decisions. In years three and four, attention focuses more specifically on the challenges of managing an organisation’s finances, in ever more complex organisational, strategic and economic contexts, characterised by fast moving information technologies, and global competition. In your fourth year, you will develop more specialised areas of interest including through your dissertation, but you will also explore the ethical, social and environmental aspects of finance and accounting. You will see how multinational corporations manage their strategies and risks, and you will be able to carry out independent research. How you learn You will take part in seminars and tutorials where you explore business scenarios, some of these provided by local and national organisations, and develop solutions and recommendations to the sorts of challenges faced by large and small businesses. Lectures will support the development of your expert knowledge and will challenge you to think critically. As you progress to years three and four, you will have more opportunity to direct your own studies, developing your own interests within subject areas, and choosing your own reading and approach to your work. In other words, you will develop the skills of independent research and problem solving that you will need to deal with a whole range of issues facing today’s managers. You will also, throughout your studies, develop your skills in teamwork, project management and online working and other relevant skills expected of managers today and have the opportunity to participate in national and international business competitions such as the European Business Masters Cup, IBM University Business Challenge and the CIMA Global Business Challenge:

Course Duration

NumberDuration
4year

Career outcomes

Career prospects The course offers a wide choice of career opportunities in both finance and general business – in general management and in more specialist roles in public and private sector organisations, including the financial services sector. Graduates from this course have gone on to work for well-known companies, both in the UK and in the international arena.




BA (Hons) Finance & Business University of Abertay Dundee