BSc

Business Finance

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Key Facts

N31F

  • UCAS Tariff

  • Course duration

    4 years

Available for September start 2025

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The world of business is demanding, challenging and heavily reliant on finance; a diverse environment with various factors that influence business performance and prospects. 

At Aberystwyth Business School our Business Finance course will equip you with a well-founded, coherent framework to understand financial strategy, the conduct of financial services and regulation of money and finance.

The finance aspects of the course will equip you with the fundamental theoretical and practical applications of accounting that enable organisations to undertake well-informed financial decision-making.

This course includes an integrated foundation year.

Course Overview

  • The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
  • The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)

Following the foundation year, the syllabus of this course is identical to Business Finance, N310.

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.

Modules September start - 2025

Please note: The modules listed below are those currently intended for delivery during the next academic year and may be subject to change. They are included here to give an indication of how the course is structured.

* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh

Careers

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.

Teaching & Learning

What will you learn?

The breakdown below will provide you with an illustration of what you may study during the four-year degree scheme.

In the first foundation year, you will be introduced to:

  • core components of Business Finance.

In your second year you may discover:

  • Financial accounting
  • Management Accounting
  • Financial Management
  • Quantitative skills and methods
  • Management
  • Business Environment.

In your third and fourth year you may explore and study:

  • Investments and financial instruments
  • Firms
  • Markets
  • Pricing
  • Corporate finance
  • Taxation
  • European and International monetary systems. 

How will I be taught?

You will be taught through lectures, seminars and tutorials.

Assessment

 The course is assessed by:

  • Examinations
  • Assessed essays
  • Projects
  • Presentations.

Typical Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

A Levels Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.

GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4):
English or Welsh, Mathematics (grade 4, new grading system in England)

BTEC National Diploma:
Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.

International Baccalaureate:
Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.

European Baccalaureate:
Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.

English Language Requirements:
See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.

Country Specific Entry Requirements:
International students whose qualification is not listed on this page, can check our Country Specific Entry Requirements for further information.

The University welcomes undergraduate applications from students studying the Access to Higher Education Diploma or T-level qualifications, provided that relevant subject content and learning outcomes are met. We are not able to accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas or T-levels as a general qualification for every undergraduate degree course.
Our inclusive admissions policy values breadth as well as depth of study. Applicants are selected on their own individual merits and offers can vary. If you would like to check the eligibility of your qualifications before submitting an application, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for advice and guidance.

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