Banking and Finance

This module will provide students with the mathematical and analytical skills required for future finance professionals. The application of analytics to business mathematics will be considered, alongside the development of IT skills in the key area of Excel.

This module provides students with the ‘soft skills’ required to begin their career planning and consider future career choices. The module will look at both personal development e.g. resilience, personal learning styles, and professional development e.g. CV’s, presentation skills.

This module covers both the microeconomic and macroeconomic context of business, looking at the function of the economy, supply and demand and interest rates. The module will consider these elements in the context for those operating in the financial services sector.

This module will introduce the key investment considerations. It will consider the identification of asset classes and the fundamentals of portfolio construction.

This module will provide an introduction to the ethical and sustainability backdrop in which finance professionals operate. It will also demonstrate the importance of ethical behaviour, linking to ethical scandals and regulation.

This module provides an introduction to banking covering key banking products, managing finances, development of money, transmission, regulators and electronic banking.

This module will cover key components of the taxation system including income, capital gains, National Insurance, Corporation Tax and VAT.

This module will cover all aspects of business law that are relevant to banking and financial services, such as contract, security, customer relationships and business entities.

This module builds on the Year 1 Banking module, via the introduction of intermediation, customer segmentation and diversification and through the further study of banking products and branch networks.

This module considers the key features of commercial lending from a product, sector and assessment perspective.

Building on the Personal and Professional Development module at Level 4, this module will continue to develop the ‘soft skills’ required by employers. Students will have the option to engage in mock employability tasks and develop their own professional skills. Engagement in departmental employability events will be an integral component of this module.

This module looks at the technology and innovation that aims to compete with traditional financial methods in the delivery of financial services. The module will consider the use of technology to improve traditional activities in the financial services sector.

This module looks at the importance of regulation compliance and ethics in the financial services sector. Consideration will be given to the regulatory framework, ethical dilemmas, money laundering, know your customer and vulnerable customers.

This module provides an introduction to pensions and insurance, looking at the different pension types and key insurance products of relevance to typical consumers.

This module considers the key risks faced by banks and considers how best to manage these risks. The module will also consider regulatory issues in banking.

This module introduces students to the key considerations in financial planning from the following perspectives: tax planning, inheritance tax, budgeting, debt management, time value of money and education planning.

A substantial piece of research work, drawing upon academic theory to produce a critically reflective work which adds to an area relevant to the degree and employability.

Building on the Continuing Professional Development module at Level 5, this module will further embed the employability skills required to ensure students are ‘job ready’ on graduation. Students will have the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of employability-based events which will simulate a real-life job application.

The module examines the role of commercial banking, its governance and regulation, credit analysis techniques and the management of risk.

This module integrates competencies from earlier studies to enable students to create holistic financial planning solutions to a range of practical issues, such as retirement planning, financial protection and inheritance tax and estate planning.

This module will introduce students to the insurance industry looking at processes, products and compliance.

This module considers the key risks faced by banks and considers how best to manage these risks. The module will also consider regulatory issues in banking. 

This module focuses on a key element of corporate financial management, namely company valuation.

This module examines the impact of economics on banking institutions.

This module looks at the technology and innovation that aims to compete with traditional financial methods in the delivery of financial services. The module will consider the use of technology to improve traditional activities in finance. 

This module covers the principles of investing and explores the broader economic, business, and financial market contexts of wealth management.

This module introduces the key rules and regulations of Islamic finance, comparing and contrasting the different accounting treatment of key transactions such as loans, pensions and mortgages. The adoption of Islamic finance rules across the globe will be considered, alongside an evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of using Islamic finance systems.