Modules

The first year provides students with a strong foundation in all of the core areas of finance. Within these modules there is a
focus on developing an understanding of relevant tools and then applying them to solving practical problems encountered by those working in the finance industry.

Year one
Core modules:
- Banking and financial institutions
- Business skills
- Finance and investment
- Introductory financial accounting
- Macroeconomics
- Mathematics for finance
- Microeconomics
- Statistics for finance

Year two
Core modules:
- Corporate finance and valuation
- Derivatives
- Financial econometrics
- Intermediate financial accounting

Elective modules:
- Portfolio Theory & Investment Valuation
- Asset management
- International Banking
- Bank risk management
- Company Valuation
- Corporate Risk Manager
- Intermediate financial accounting 2
- Introduction to real estate investment
- Risk analysis and modelling
- Fundamentals of Management Accounting
- Introduction to Business Law
- Economics for Business 2
- Machine Learning for Finance

Year three:
You will spend the third year on placement gaining valuable experience, developing your skills and creating a network in the industry.

Year four: you will return to Bayes for your final year.
Core modules:
- Corporate restructuring
- Mergers and acquisitions

Elective modules:
- Final year project
- Banking regulation
- Financial services regulation
- Monetary economics
- Fixed income portfolio management
- International finance
- Advanced financial accounting: Theory and practice
- Asset liability management
- Bank strategy and management
- Corporate social responsibility
- Emerging markets
- Financial engineering
- Real estate finance and funding
- Business forecasting
- General insurance
- Strategy for Business

Modules are subject to change.

Assessment methods

You will be assessed using a variety of methods, depending on module choices including:

- Coursework
- Unseen written examinations, taking place at the end of each term (or at the end of a year, if a module is taught over two terms)
- Class tests
- Online quizzes and tests, using the Virtual Learning Environment
- Presentation
- Group projects, individual projects.

Percentage of the course assessed by coursework

The balance of assessment by examination, practical examination and assessment by coursework will to some extent depend on the optional modules you choose. The approximate percentage of the course assessment, based on on 2019/20 entry is as follows:

Year 1
70% written, 0% practical, 30% coursework

Year 2
74% written, 0% practical, 26% coursework

Year 3
53% written, 4% practical, 43% coursework.

Tuition fees

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Extra funding

As a global institution, Bayes Business School aims to foster greater racial diversity in business. Therefore Bayes has launched a new scholarship for undergraduate black British students. We are offering ten scholarships for Black UK-domiciled undergraduate students from lower than average income households. Each scholarship covers the full tuition fee (at home-fee level) and a £6,000 annual stipend for three years. Scholarship holders will also be offered mentoring and support.

The Bayes International Scholarship is awarded to students who achieve exceptional grades. The scholarship will be awarded as a discount in the fee amount due in the first year of their study only.

City, University of London also offers scholarships for UK students who achieve exceptional grades. The scholarship will likely be awarded as a discount in the fee amount due in the first year of their study only.

Please visit www.bayes.city.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/application-and-funding/scholarships for further information about scholarships including eligibility criteria. Eligibility criteria for students starting their studies in September 2024 will be updated in September 2023. Conditions are subject to annual change.