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Banking and Finance with Placement

Study level:
Undergraduate

Course summary

The Brunel Banking and Finance BSc provides students with the knowledge, skills and insights needed to effectively pursue careers in banking and financial services.

You’ll get a solid grounding in micro and macroeconomic principles, accounting practices and the workings of financial markets before studying advanced topics including real estate finance, financial regulation, risk management and how banking and financial systems operate in an international context.

You’ll also gain insight into the dynamic relationship between investors, financial markets and the institutions that enable transactions between the two.
You’ll study econometrics and develop highly valued skills in data modelling, and get training in analytical packages widely used by business and financial institutions such as Bloomberg, Reuters, SAS, EViews and STATA.

We offer two study options. You can choose three years full-time or four years full-time with a one-year professional placement between years two and three that will give you the chance to apply the theoretical principles you’ve learned to a working environment.

You can tailor the final year of your course to specialise in an area of particular interest.

Due to globalisation, banking and finance have become growth sectors for graduate vacancies. The specialised skills and training you’ll get from your Brunel BSc will make you a preferred job candidate to employers across the industry.

This course is also accredited by ACCA and CIMA offering exemptions to some of their professional papers depending on your module choices.

Modules

Typical modules for this course:

Financial Markets
Corporate Investment
Financial Regulation
Economics of Banking

To view the full list of modules for this course and further information on degree content, please visit the Brunel website: www.brunel.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/Banking-and-Finance-BSc

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How to apply

Apply by
31 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
L131
Institution code:
B84
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - AAB - BBB

including grade B in Mathematics or Maths & Statistics. General Studies not accepted.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM

in any subject and grade B in A level Mathematics or Maths & Statistics

Access to HE Diploma

Obtain a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3 and grade B in A level Maths or Maths & Statistics.

Scottish Higher - Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DM

in any subject and an A level in Mathematics or Maths & Statistics at grade B

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - D

in any subject with A levels grade BC including grade B in Mathematics or Maths & Statistics

Scottish Advanced Higher - BBB

including grade B in Mathematics or Maths & Statistics

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 30 points

including 5 in higher level Mathematics and SL5 or HL4 in English (if applicant does not have GCSE English grade C/4 or above)

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3

including H2 in Mathematics or Maths and Statistics

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal - M2, M2, M2

including M2 in Mathematics

GCSE/National 4/National 5

A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or grade 4 are required, including Mathematics and English Language (or grade B/5 in English Literature).

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - DDM

in any subject and grade B in A level Maths or Maths & Statistics.

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - DM

in any subject and an A level in Mathematics or Maths & Statistics at grade B

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate - D

in any subject with A levels grade BC including grade B in Mathematics or Maths & Statistics.

T Level - M

in any subject plus a minimum of grade B in A level Mathematics or Maths & Statistics

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5with no less than 5.5 in each subsection
Institution's Own Testwith no less than 55% in each subsection
TOEFL (iBT)90with a minimum of: Reading - 18 Listening - 17 Speaking - 20 Writing - 17
PTE Academic59with a minimum of 59 in all subscores

Brunel University London - English Language Requirements https://www.brunel.ac.uk/international/English-Language-Requirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Brunel University London is committed to raising the aspiration and improving equality of opportunity of our applicants and students. We adopt a contextualised admissions approach when reviewing applications, which include accepting lower grades or making lower offers to applicants from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds. From 2024 entry, the offer will be personalised based on a holistic view of the application, including the individual applicant’s personal and educational journey.

Learn more on the Brunel University London website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades students were previously accepted with - learn more. It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 3 other finance courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

BBC Most common
  1. ABB
  2. Highest grades
  3. CDD
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

93% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

How do you compare?

See how students with your grades have been accepted onto this course in the past.

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

70 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

90 Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
Republic of Ireland£9250*Year 1
Channel Islands£9250*Year 1
EU£19430*Year 1
England£9250*Year 1
Northern Ireland£9250*Year 1
Scotland£9250*Year 1
Wales£9250*Year 1
International£19430*Year 1

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

EU nationals may be eligible for a discount on their fees - please see our website at https://www.brunel.ac.uk/scholarships/page?id=c8112b36-1680-4492-b55c-f4e9932ae2e8

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