Finance with Study Abroad BSc (Hons)

Durham University

As financial markets across the world grow more closely connected, this specialist degree develops the necessary quantitative and analytical skills you’ll need to pursue a career in the financial services industry.

The course combines academic excellence, insightful research and exceptional global business connections, equipping you with the tools to become an innovative business thinker in your career and beyond.

This four-year degree includes a year abroad. Spending a year in one of our international partner universities will give you the opportunity to experience another culture and develop your language skills. In an increasingly globalised industry, international study will add an extra dimension to your employability and help you to stand out to employers.

Our flexible study programme puts you in control. The curriculum links academic theory with practical experience through modules that offer plenty of opportunities to tailor your studies as your interests evolve. As an alternative to the study abroad route, you have the option to complete the course in three years or add a placement year.

In the first year, you study modules that provide the key fundamentals to examine and evaluate modern financial markets.

The second year is made up of finance modules which will give you the skills to examine financial issues and institutions, markets and securities across global markets. You’ll also learn to interpret financial data and price financial securities.

The final year offers more flexibility. You can choose modules tailored to your interests and career aspirations. The dissertation, on a finance topic of your choice, makes up a third of your final year marks.