BA (Honours) International Finance and Banking
Four years full-time (including one year work placement) or three years full-time
UCAS code • N390
Location • City Campus
Subject area • Accounting, banking and finance
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Watch videos of undergraduate students talking about our accounting, banking and finance courses.
View a 360 degree tour of the Stoddart lecture theatre. The lecture theatre is housed within the Stoddart Building, which is home of the Sheffield Business School and in the heart of the city centre.
Watch videos of our students talking about their work placements and the benefits they've gained.
Read about the extras we embed into the course to enhance your study experience and to give you greater employability and technical skills.
This course is industry focused and equips you to progress quickly in banking and financial services. As a graduate you can find well-paid jobs, as others have done, in the financial services and related industries.
Previous graduates from our banking and finance courses are employed with organisations such as Royal Bank of Scotland, National Australia Bank, Clydesdale Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and HSBC.
Graduates are likely to go onto further professional study with common routes being via the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and specific banking qualifications such as the Chartered Banker Institute or the Institute of Financial Services.
Employer quotes
Financial services organisations such as the P&A Partnership have spoken about the high quality of graduates from our course and their employability.
'We have always been impressed by the inclusive and proactive approach displayed by both staff and students. I am pleased to say that Sheffield Hallam University are now an integral part of our business strategy.'
The P&A Partnership
Visit our graduate with more pages to find out how we can help give you a vital edge in a competitive job market.
Find out more about BA (Honours) International Finance and Banking
You apply for this course through UCAS.
2013/14 academic year
For 2013 entry, membership of a professional body is included in the course fee.
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/study/ug/fees-and-funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically £11,880 a year
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,880 a year
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
• examinations • coursework • computer-based assignments • group assessments • presentations • multiple choice tests • case study based assessments
Find out about work placements and how we can support your placement experience.
Optional year-long work placements are normally gained by competitive interview and are not a guaranteed part of a course.
About our courses (1:08)
In this video, undergraduate student Nick Thompson talks about our course covers both practical and theoretical aspects of the sector, preparing you well for a finanacial career.
Benefits of a placement year (1:48)
Nick discusses the optional placement year and modules studies throughout his course. Nick chose to go on placement at Redmayne Bentley Stockbrokers, Leeds.
Favourite project (0:25)
Nick talks about the favourite project he has completed, which involves him setting up a finance and investment society.
Student support (0:21)
As someone with dyslexia, Nick talks about the extra support he receives for assignment work and exams.
Elizabeth Bada (3:14)
Undergraduate student Elizabeth Bada talks about her course and how it has prepared her for a financial career.
Stoddart lecture theatre
This is the Stoddart lecture theatre. The lecture theatre is housed within the Stoddart Building, which is home of the Sheffield Business School.
Lauren Haggar – part 1 (1:29)
Lauren Haggar talks about her experiences on placement at PricewaterhouseCoopers and the benefits she's gained from it.
Download the video transcript (DOC, 78KB).
Andy Ward, PricewaterhouseCoopers Director, and Lauren Haggar (1:53)
Andy Ward, a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, talks about the relationship the company has with Sheffield Hallam and why they choose our graduates.
Lauren Haggar also talks about her experiences on placement at PricewaterhouseCoopers and the benefits she's gained from it.
Download the video transcript (DOC, 79KB).
Placement opportunities at Coats Plc (2:32)
Find out about the placement opportunities at Coats Plc.
Elizabeth Bada (3:13)
Elizabeth Bada talks about her experiences on placement at Coats Plc and the benefits she’s gained from it.
Enhanced study experience
These are examples of some of the extras we embed into the course to enhance your study experience and to give you greater employability and technical skills after graduating.
Automatic professional membership
Our innovative partnership with the CISI means your student membership fees for CISI for all years of your course are paid, enabling you to access the services they provide from day one. Also if you perform well you will be provided with additional study support and have your CISI exam fees paid. This potentially enables you to not only graduate with a degree from an industry recognised Business School but also gain an industry recognised professional qualification, all at no additional cost.
The Sewell Academy
All final students attend the Sewell Recruitment Academy as part of their course giving them an excellent basis on which to gain employment after graduating. This involves attending a number of sessions throughout the academic year to get career advice, CV help, job searching tips and guest talks from prominent local recruiters. Sessions are run from a specialist financial recruitment company. We are the only university with such an arrangement and there have been a number of notable successes, such as students gaining prominent positions in global companies, as a direct result of this programme.
Excel training
All students gain additional training on the more advanced tools in preparation for placement and graduate roles. This is achieved through a number of half day masterclasses held in semester two. Excel is widely used throughout the business world and by having advanced skills we try to ensure our graduates are one
step ahead of the competition.
Student Finance Society
Students are encouraged to take part in the Finance Society which arranges guest speakers, trips and social events. The society also organises a finance careers event where all the major professional bodies attend along with key employers such as KMPG, Aviva, Grant Thornton and the Cooperative Bank. It gives students an opportunity to discuss future career plans and find out about the latest placement and graduate vacancies.
Maths help
Many think accountancy and finance is maths and yet this really isn’t the case, however any role in finance will involve numbers. We have a comprehensive range of support in place to help students enhance their numeracy skills. All students have access to further support through one-to-one help and drop in sessions to improve skills and confidence.
Links to business
We have a comprehensive range of links to regional, national and international companies. This ensures that • our courses stay up to date • a range of guest lectures are embedded in modules • a number of companies recruit directly from us for internship’s • we maintain our excellent reputation with business which enhances your job prospects.
Sponsored prizes
Students on this course can win cash prizes for outstanding academic achievement which are sponsored by institutions and professional bodies such as the CII.
