Business Finance

You will also explore the following areas on this course: managerial finance, taxation, investment fundamentals, portfolio management and global finance.

You will benefit from:

• gaining exemptions from the UK professional accountancy exams
• enhancing your career opportunities through our partnerships with business, industry and commerce
• being taught by active researchers, ensuring that you are exposed to the latest theories and knowledge in the subject area
• working with Refinitiv Workspace that provides access to company financial data and economic indicators as well as news and analytics to provide you with a richer, more interactive learning experience
• gaining real-world industry perspectives through guest lectures by industry professionals
• joining our Investment Society to participate in a Wales and Ireland universities trading competition, won by our Aberystwyth team in recent years.

Our Staff

Students at the Aberystwyth Business School are taught by lecturers and other teaching staff who are active researchers and expert practitioners in their chosen subject area.

Over 75% of full time members of teaching staff are qualified to PhD level. Most are currently research active, meaning that students benefit from being taught ‘new’ knowledge in their chosen field of study as well as recognized literature. The School also employs part-time and full time staff devoted purely to teaching. Many part-time staff combine teaching duties with consultancy and business activities, ensuring that students have access not only to up to date research but the latest applied knowledge.

Employment opportunities for graduates with a degree in Business Finance include working in areas such as retail and investment banking, management consulting and tax planning. Many of our students enter graduate finance training schemes and quickly find employment with UK or multinational businesses and financial organisations.

Our graduates have enjoyed careers in:

• Financial strategy
• Actuarial profession
• Corporate banking
• Tax
• Investment analysis
• Financial trading
• Retail banking.

What skills will I obtain from this degree?

Studying a degree in Business Finance will equip you with the following skills:

• Understanding of organisational behaviour and structure
• Improved numeracy skills and the ability to research, interpret and use business and financial data
• Deep understanding of the causes and effects of economic and other external changes
• The ability to communicate clearly written and spoken
• Effective problem solving
• Analytical and creative thinking skills
• Decision- making
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Time-management and organisational skills
• Self-motivation and self- reliance.

What work experience opportunities are available to me while I study?  

Find out about the various opportunities that our Careers Service offers. Enhance your employability prospects with our Year in Employment Scheme.

It provides a vast array of knowledge applicable to business as well as world markets. I find it challenging, but incredibly rewarding at the same time. The tutors are incredibly approachable and always there to talk to and are ready to help whenever you need some guidance. All the careers advice that I have received so far has really helped me to shape the direction that I would ideally like to go in, in the future. Harry James Geyton