Banking and Finance (with Placement Year)

Get the skills you need to succeed in the banking, financial, and commercial sector, along with essential market insights.

• Work with representatives from international financial organisations on our Live Brief modules.

• Graduate with an understanding of financial analysis and management within global business and financial institutions.

• Apply theory in a fully simulated and safe environment with our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab.

• Study on a course with professional accreditation, ensuing a quality education and the opportunity for exemptions in professional exams.

• Gain a solid foundation in financial markets, banking operations and risk management.

You're ambitious, and you understand the kind of skills you need to get ahead in the banking, financial and commercial sector.

We know you’re determined, and that you want to have a strong grasp of what it’s like to work in banking and finance after you graduate.

Our BSc (Hons) Banking and Finance degree course offers a practical, hands-on learning experience. With our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab, industry connections, and optional placements and internships, you’ll learn in a unique university environment.

Here at ARU, we understand the importance of collaboration in today’s financial world. So develop your cooperative skills and ideas generation with course-based student societies – and become a stronger player on the job market.

Our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab in Chelmsford offers you the chance to enhance your employability, through virtual trading and live financial information on global stock exchanges. We believe that the sooner you start, the more you’ll get out of it. That’s why you’ll be using Bloomberg, with full support, from Year 1.

Networking is a smart move for your career, and you’ll be able to make the most of our industry connections. We encourage you to engage at regular seminars and talks led by experts, offering you valuable insights into the business world.

We know that your future career is important, and you want to build your CV. So we’ll encourage you to grab every opportunity for real-world experience – this could mean a placement year in industry as part of your degree, or taking the chance to study abroad.

Level 4 modules: Introduction to Financial Analysis and Management, Global Business Environment and International Strategy, Introduction to Business Contracts and the Law, Digital Business and Principles of Marketing, Organisational Behaviour, Level 5 modules: Financial Management, Introduction to Financial Reporting, Quantitative Methods for Banking and Finance, Banking and Financial Institutions , Ruskin Module, Level 6 modules: Advanced Corporate Finance, International Financial Reporting, Financial Investment Analysis, Undergraduate Major Project

We'll assess your work in a number of ways including exams, coursework, essays and activity-based assignments. Your coursework could include problem-solving activities, consultancy projects, presentations, a computer-based exam, a portfolio based on Bloomberg trading simulation and group or individual reports. You'll also be able to access support materials through our learning management system (Canvas).

This combination of assessments has been carefully designed with your career progression in mind; it gives you opportunities to develop and improve on the transferable skills employers look for.