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BA (Hons) Financial Management

University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Good financial decision making is key to the success of any business. With this financial management degree you'll gain the knowledge and skills to plan, organise and control business finances. You'll also explore other key business functions such as marketing, managing people and operational management, giving you an understanding of how finance affects and underpins a whole business.

As the course progresses you'll be able to focus on your interests through optional modules. You can explore data and analytics, accounting or financial systems in more detail, depending on what kind of role you'd like when you graduate.

Graduates of this course have gone on to be finance managers in business, accountants, or to work in financial services.

General Eligibility

  • A levels – ABB–BBB

  • UCAS points – 120–128 points from 3 A levels or equivalent

  • T levels – Merit

  • BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDM

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Placement year

After your second year, you’ll get the opportunity to take an optional placement year, working in an organisation to gain valuable experience and put your skills to work.

You’ll get mentoring and support throughout your placement. We’ll help you find a placement that supports your interests and workplace ambitions. Many students go on to work for their placement employer after the course.

Previous students have completed work placements at:

  • Microsoft

  • GE Aviation

  • GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

2 Year 1

Core modules in this year include:

  • Business Accounting

  • Economics

  • Introduction to Data Analytics

  • Introduction to Finance For Accountants

  • Managing People in Organisations

  • Toolbox For Accounting Professionals

3 Year 2

Core modules:

  • Critical Issues in Accounting and Finance

  • Financial Management

  • Financial Reporting

  • Management Accounting

Optional modules:

  • Business Analytics

  • Business Law

  • Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets

  • Investment Analysis

  • Learn a Foreign Language

  • Managerial and Decision Economics

  • Taxation

4 Year 3

Core modules:

  • Advanced Corporate Financial Management

  • Strategic Management

  • Strategic Management Accounting

Optional modules:

  • Advanced Business Analytics

  • Behavioural Finance and the Psychology of Investment

  • Business Improvement and Creativity

  • Dissertation

  • Economics and Finance of Sport

  • Financial Investment Project

  • Independent Study Project

  • Professional Accounting Practice

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

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