Business Management with Finance
Entry requirements
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English Language and Maths at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy and Adult Numeracy are accepted in place of GCSEs.
UCAS Tariff
A minimum of 80 from two A Levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies.
About this course
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**Combine financial management and accounting skills with knowledge of complex and diverse businesses. This course will help you stand out to employers.**
Develop business knowledge and managerial skills enhanced by financial expertise. This course will help you stand out in the competitive financial services industry.
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Understand how management’s function can inform business behaviour and performance
- Analyse multi-faceted problems from a range of natural, global and political settings
- Learn to create, apply, and appreciate the limitations of management and leadership concepts in complex business and financial contexts
- Study management and leadership frameworks as they apply to local, national and global business and financial environments
- Explore the ideas, theories and models of management, foresights, future focus and sustainable development
- Gain an understanding of the global financial market as you study the economic environment, investor analysis, investment types and the management of investment portfolios
- Develop skills and experience that will make you more attractive to future employers
**Put your learning into practice**
Put your learning into practice by taking part in a live business consultancy project. You’ll work with established businesses, charities and third sector organisations.
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**Hands-on learning**
If you take a paid work placement in your third year, you’ll develop and enhance your employability skills.
**Guest lectures**
Our guest lecture series will give you access to enterprise expertise in Leeds, the northern powerhouse of the region's businesses and economy. Past speakers include the CEO of the London Stock Exchange, the Chief Executive of the British Bankers Association and the Chief Economist of Yorkshire Bank.
**Why study Business Management with Finance at Leeds Beckett University**
- 96% of students on BA (Hons) Business Management with Finance were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*
- 90.5% of graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation**
- Take part in a live business consultancy project where you can work with established businesses, charities and third sector organisations
- Diversify your study of financial markets when you choose our study abroad option
- Learn from a team that brings together academic and professional expertise, multinational backgrounds and industry connections
- Utilise the university's connections with national and international organisations and opt to take a paid work placement
National Student Survey 2023
*Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 20-21
Modules
Year 1 Core Modules:
- Understanding Markets & Customers
- Accounting & Finance for Managers
- Business in Action
- Data Decisions & Understanding AI
- Managing Organisations & People
- Global Business Environment
Year 2 Core Modules:
- Developing Professional & Employability Skills
- Operations & Supply Chain Management
- Future Focused Management for Sustainable Development
- Management Accounting for Managers
- Managerial Decision Making
- Financial Management
Year 3 Core Modules:
- Consultancy Project
Choose one of the following
- Governance, Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility OR
- Work Placement
- Advanced Financial Management
- Business Strategy
- Financial Market & Investment Analysis
- Strategic HRM for Leaders
Tuition fees
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Over 2,000 students graduated with a degree in finance in 2015, and a sign of the strength of the finance industry, numbers are on the up. Over half of finance graduates go into the finance industry, with accountancy and financial advice roles particularly popular. It's also quite common for finance graduates to go into jobs which require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications — finance graduates who take further study are more likely to be studying accountancy than finance. About a third of graduates start their careers in London - but Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham are other popular locations for finance graduates to work.
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