Our finance degree is unique in Scotland in terms of the range and depth of issues covered. Subjects include the principles of investment and value, business finance and decision-making and the analysis of securities such as bonds and shares. Employers tell us that they particularly value the range of subject combinations available at Strathclyde, ensuring that our students have in-depth understanding of a second subject to complement their finance studies. A degree in finance will give you the skills for a career in financial services such as banking, investment management, pension fund management and insurance. In business law, you’ll study commercial law and business legal regulations. These include company law, competition law and human rights law. Business law can only be studied as a second subject as a Joint Honours option.

Our Finance graduates go on to be financial analysts or investment managers with a range of financial institutions like merchant banks, pension funds, insurance companies and stockbrokers. Well known organisations who look for our Finance graduates include Blackrock, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and PricewaterhouseCoopers, The National Australia Group and Morgan Stanley. The course is also useful if you're considering a more general business career, while a number of our graduates also pursue careers with accountancy firms and further study for professional accounting qualifications. Graduates who specialise in Business Law develop excellent research and analytical skills. You’ll be able to interpret and explain complex information both verbally and in writing and have good commercial awareness. You also have the potential to work in government services, commerce and industry, banking and insurance, management and administration.