Business Finance - BSc (Hons) *

Corporate Finance is a rigorous and comprehensive module that is designed to broaden your understanding of the main issues in modern corporate finance.  Corporate Finance is concerned with how businesses raise funds and invest those funds to provide a return to investors. This module aims to equip you with the skills and knowledge required by a   financial manager to make appropriate investment and financing decisions for a business in a global environment.  Financial managers face many varied problems and tasks, and a common theme that underpins this module is the need for financial managers to be able value alternative courses of action and to make a decision on which is the best choice in financial terms.  

This module focuses on the tools and techniques used by Operation Managers within service, manufacturing, private and public sector institutions to ensure activities are aligned with corporate and market objectives. The module requires you to apply a range of operations management tools and techniques to given scenarios in order to produce a range of verbal, written and numerical solutions focussed on the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of an operation’s processes. 

This module introduces you to personal investments and wealth management of individuals. You will learn about the wealth management process and be able to develop investment policy statements for individuals given their unique goals, constraints and circumstances. In addition, you will develop a thorough understanding of the different global tax regimes. You will also develop analytical skills in estate planning and risk management of personal investments.

This module is aimed at improving your professional identity and employability capabilities by undertaking work-based learning such as short-term internships, virtual work experience/live briefs, or volunteering. Alongside the work experience you will be exposed to the skills required to successfully compete for a graduate job and progress within your future career.

This module will help you to have more certainty about your future career path and an awareness of the skills you need for a successful career. You will be able to navigate the graduate recruitment process with more confidence and progress within your chosen career after graduating.

A semester abroad is a fantastic opportunity to explore your subject in an international context at one of our partner institutions. Spending a period of time abroad as part of your degree allows you to understand a different culture, and gain specific knowledge about working practices in your host country. Connecting with fellow international students can broaden your network and increase your graduate prospects.

If you choose this option, you will study 60 credits of modules at the overseas partner institution and fewer modules at BCU.

This module is designed to provide you with the opportunity to undertake a credit bearing, 40- week Professional Placement as an integral part of your Undergraduate Degree.    The purpose of the Professional Placement is to improve your employability skills which will, through the placement experience, allow you to evidence your professional skills, attitudes and behaviours at the point of entry to the postgraduate job market.  Furthermore, by completing the Professional Placement, you will be able to develop and enhance your understanding of the professional work environment, relevant to your chosen field of study, and reflect critically on your own professional skills development within the workplace.

A rise in importance and complexity of international financial management poses a challenge for multinational organizations and those wish to pursue a career in the sector.  This module will provide you an intuitive and real world grasp of the concepts and issues in international finance which includes foreign exchange rate movements, managing exchange rate risks and foreign investment issues faced by of modern companies. A wealth of examples and cases are provided to enable you to see the implications of the subject to business, mostly from a multinational corporation’s perspective. You will be encouraged and supported to undertake case studies and investigate contemporary issues relating to international finance. 

This module will help students in developing knowledge and understanding of the underlying principles and concepts relating to corporate finance and give the theoretical underpinnings of financial management in corporates. The course gives a broader understanding of the philosophies behind the financial management decisions, capital structure, dividend policies and current developments in and modern theories of finance. The module will enable students to evaluate research and synthesise information about corporate financial issues and problems, ability to solve quantitative problems, presentation of ideas, and participation in debates. 

Financial technology (Fintech) integrate technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and data science into traditional financial services to make them safer, faster and more efficient. It is one of the fastest-growing industries, with companies innovating in almost every area of finance from mobile banking and insurance to cryptocurrency and investment apps, Fintech has broad applications.

This module will introduce you to investment and portfolio management. The contents of the module cover exciting topics such as fundamental and technical analyses, modern portfolio theory and performance evaluation. You will learn about different asset classes for investment and how to create and manage and investment portfolio. It will enable you to learn how to forecast investment returns and the estimate stand-alone as well as portfolio risk. The module will provide you an opportunity to put finance and investment theory into practice through application of the underlying concepts to investments in financial markets. You will require extensive use of the Trading Room and Datastream Eikon for investment analysis and portfolio management throughout the term particularly for the completion of the coursework.