Four years full-time (including one year work placement) or three years full-time What you study Study a course designed in collaboration with financial institutions and major professional bodies. You cover all the relevant areas of banking and benefit from links with some of the industry’s major employers.. Key areas include • portfolio management • credit analysis • global investment banking • international financial markets • financial regulation • international derivatives and risk. In the first year, you get a grounding in finance and related topics. You also begin to develop your IT and numerical skills. In the second and final year, you focus on banking and finance, and start developing your specialisation. You study itopics such as credit analysis, portfolio management and investment banking, and gain key skills required by employers. You also develop a greater understanding of the different financial roles within organisations. Visiting lecturers To keep up to date with the latest industry insights, you receive regular lectures from industry specialists. Past speakers have included experts from the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), Lloyds Bank Plc and Post Office Corporate Finance.

This course is industry focused and equips you to progress quickly in banking and financial services. You can find well-paid jobs in the financial services and related industries. Previous graduates have obtained roles with organisations such as • Royal Bank of Scotland • Lloyds Bank Plc • SAB Miller • Morgan Stanley • Sungard • HSBC. Graduates are likely to go onto further professional study with common routes being via the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and specific banking qualifications such as the Chartered Banker Institute or the Institute of Financial Services.