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BA (Hons) Business Enterprise & Finance

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Business Enterprise is about creating wealth, creativity and resourcefulness and exploiting change.

This course is designed for students who want to start a new enterprise, those who want to take over the management of an existing business and those who are aiming for leadership positions.

The Finance aspect of this degree will give you the skills for a career in financial services such as banking, investment management, pension fund management, insurance, and a wide range of business organisations. It will also be invaluable in helping you make personal financial decisions.

This programme will allow you to develop an awareness of academic and practitioner perspectives and apply them in real-life settings. It will also give you real-world skills highly valued in a competitive employment market.

General Eligibility

A Levels

ABB-BBB

(GCSE English Language 6/B or Literature 6/B, or an essay-based A Level B may be considered instead of English; GCSE Maths 6/B; A Level Maths A for combinations with Accounting)

International Baccalaureate

36

(no subject below 5 and including English SL5, Maths/Maths Skills SL5; Maths HL6 for combinations with Accounting; Maths/Maths studies SL6 for combinations with Finance)

HNC/HND

Relevant HNC/HND, A in Graded Units;

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1
  • Introduction to Marketing & Entrepreneurship

  • Introduction to Finance & Accounting

  • Introduction to International Business

  • Introduction to Tourism Studies and Managing People

  • Introduction to Economics and Business Analysis & Technology

  • Management Development Programme 1

  • Academic Skills

2 Year 2
  • Management Development

  • Programme 2

Business Enterprise

  • New Venture Planning

Finance

Course summary

Second year classes cover:

  • investment and financial decision-making and policies in business

  • risk and return and the pricing of company shares

  • portfolio selection and the efficiency of financial markets

  • the valuation of bonds and bond portfolio management

  • equity trading strategies

  • statistical and spreadsheet methods of analysing financial problems and strategies

3 Year 3
  • Management Development Programme 3

Business Enterprise

  • Entrepreneurial Capital & Resources

  • Venture Management Strategy & Growth

Finance

Course summary

Areas covered in third-year classes include:

  • advanced corporate finance and financial markets issues

  • valuation of derivatives, such as options and futures and swaps

  • the operations of derivatives markets

  • hedging strategies

  • treasury and international financial risk management in business

4 Year 4

Business Enterprise

  • Venture Management in Practice

  • International Entrepreneurship

  • Research Methods

  • Family Business Theory & Practice

  • Issues & Trends in Entrepreneurship

Finance

Course summary
  • corporate investment

  • corporate financing

  • asset pricing

  • portfolio analysis

  • derivatives

  • international financial management

  • behavioural finance

  • international corporate governance

  • financial quantitative methods

Language Requirement

IELTS 6.5 overall (no individual band less than 5.5)

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For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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