BA (Honours) Business and Financial Management
UCAS code
NN1HAttendance
Full-time
Four years full-time (including one year work placement) or three years full-timeAt a glance
Develop the analytical financial skills and leadership and management ability needed to get ahead in business. The skills you develop on this course are particularly suited to finance and treasury functions within a business. You get the opportunity to put your studies into practice with a one year placement with major employers such as GlaxoSmithKline and Marks and Spencer.
Key points
Develop skills relevant to mergers and acquisitions and treasury functions in business.
Put what youve learnt into practice with a one year placement.
Flexibility to change to a less specialist business course after the first year.
Learn from lecturers with industry experience, including former financial directors.
What is business and financial management?
Business and financial managers are able to combine knowledge and skills in understanding and interpreting financial information with operational business management expertise to make effective business decisions.
About this course
Develop specialist financial knowledge in areas such as treasury, and mergers and acquisitions. You learn how to understand, interpret and critically evaluate this financial information, as well as building skills in business and people management. This knowledge is vital for careers at senior level management and beyond.
Our lecturer team includes former financial directors of major companies such as Remploy and others who sit on company boards. Being taught by these experienced professionals allows you to develop a practical understanding of the subject, which will be of great benefit to your working life.
In year three you get to put into practice what you have learnt with a one-year paid work placement in industry. The majority of our students choose this option as it is a great opportunity to gain an advantage in the graduate job market and improve your starting salary prospects. We help you find a suitable placement and support you while you are there.
You can apply for placements with major organisations including Rolls-Royce Volkswagen Group Pinnacle Amscan International Ltd GlaxoSmithKline plc Enterprise Rent-A-Car Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust DLA Piper LLP The Metropolitan Police Bentley Marks and Spencer.
The placement enables you to understand the connections between business and financial management, and you carry this forward to your final year studies. It also helps you to decide on your career path. If you do not complete a placement, you learn from other work-related experiences in the work-based learning module in your final year.
Our business and finance courses share some common first year modules. This offers you flexibility, allowing you to move to a less specialised degree at the end of the first year if you decide it better suits your career ambitions.
Key areas of study
Key areas include financial and management information managing decisions managing finance managing markets corporate treasury management financial information for business decisions professional development.
Associated careers
There are career opportunities from general management to more specialised careers including corporate treasury management and the finance and financial services areas.
Course content
Year one core modules
business analysis financial and management information understanding and managing customers managing resources business environment
Year one options
One from international business foreign language
Year two core modules
managing decisions managing finance managing markets understanding and managing people managing business processes and technology
Year two options
One from financial management managing in a global context business planning and enterprise management corporate and business law foreign language
Year three
optional work placement
Final year modules
strategic management corporate treasury management financial information for business decisions financial management for business professional accounting skills for business decisions mergers and acquisitions work-based learning or career management and professional development
Assessment
examinations coursework computer-based assignments group assessments presentations
Entry requirements
2014 entry requirements
We expect applicants to demonstrate through their personal statement an interest in and awareness of business and finance or some level of practical experience.
Normally, five GCSEs at grade C or above including English language and mathematics, plus one of the following
300 points including at least 160 points from two GCE/VCE A levels or BTEC National qualifications or one AVCE double award. We accept general studies. Key Skills qualifications are not included.
Access an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.
If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 or above, with a minimum score of 5.5 in each skill.
If you do not have any of the qualifications above but have relevant experience you are welcome to discuss potential opportunities with the admissions tutor.
2013 entry requirements
We expect applicants to demonstrate through their personal statement an interest in and awareness of business and finance or some level of practical experience.
Normally, five GCSEs at grade C or above including English language and mathematics, plus one of the following
300 points including at least 160 points from two GCE/VCE A levels or BTEC National qualifications or one AVCE double award. We accept general studies. Key Skills qualifications are not included.
Fees
International students
2013/14 academic year
Typically £11,880 a year
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,880 a year
How to apply
You apply for this course through UCAS.
Contact details
For more information or to check the progress of your application phone +44 (0)114 225 5555, fax +44 (0)114 225 2167, e-mail admissions@shu.ac.uk