Our four-year BSc Finance with a Modern Language enables you to become proficient in one or more modern languages, while gaining an academic training in the principles of finance. You receive a broad foundation in the financial decision making of companies, banks, institutional investors, and individuals, while devoting specific attention to the nature and role of financial markets. There is also an opportunity for you to develop expertise in your chosen specialism. Your third year is spent abroad so you can practise your language skills while developing an understanding of the culture and society of another country. You acquire a sufficient depth of knowledge to pursue a career in the financial sector. This course also provides you with the knowledge and analytical skills to continue with postgraduate studies.

Banks and other financial institutions are looking for numerate, articulate graduates with critical and analytical skills, and our accounting, finance and banking courses equip you with this. We produce graduates with the knowledge to start their careers in the financial sector, in areas such as banking, stock broking, derivatives, insurance, and regulation. In addition, learning a foreign language will provide you with much sought-after skills in communication, both written and spoken. At a time when companies and organisations in the UK and abroad are struggling to find university graduates who are fluent in more than just English, having a studied a foreign language as part of your course places you in a very advantageous position. These skills have value in a job market that is becoming increasingly global and will be appreciated by employers, whatever career path you follow.br/> Our graduates now have careers as traders, investment bankers, equity analysts, fund managers, risk managers and researchers, and work at leading City and government institutions like the Bank of England, Citigroup, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Industrial Bank of Japan and HM Treasury. In addition, many now work in managerial positions in business and commercial sectors. Our academic staff have research and consultancy links with top investment and commercial banks, and have worked for financial institutions, so can give you first-hand advice on employment prospects in the financial sector. We maintain relationships with public, private and voluntary sector businesses, and work with employers on internships and placement opportunities for students. As well as having the knowledge to start your career in the financial sector, all our courses are also an ideal base for pursuing postgraduate studies, with many graduates going on to gain Masters degrees and PhDs.