Do you aspire to work in investment banking, risk and financial management? As a Kent Business School Student studying a BSc in Finance and Investment, you will develop a solid understanding of economic and financial principles to apply to the global economy.

On our flexible programme, you take a broad range of compulsory modules as well as having the opportunity to select optional modules to tailor the course to suit your career aspirations and interests. You will explore areas such as financial markets and instruments, fundamentals of finance and investments, corporate banking, economics for business, quantitative methods for finance, risk management and business employability skills.

Taught by leading experts from business and the professions on our historical Medway campus, with close links to London, you have excellent opportunities to experience finance and investment in action through hands-on experience via in-class live case studies from our visiting industry experts, enterprise challenges and company visits.

All students spend a year in industry in the UK or internationally, supported by a dedicated Employability and Placement teams. The programme is designed to ensure that students gain experience in the functional areas and industries of their choice. For students taking one of the specialist pathways, our strategic partnerships provide opportunities for placements in specific areas. Unique to KBS, students can take a Self-Employed Placement year during which they develop their initial business idea into a feasible business plan. The ‘Selfie’ programme students are supported by an in-house entrepreneur who acts as their specialist mentor.

**Course Details**

Our programmes require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, typically taking four modules per term over two terms in each of the three stages of study.

**Stage 1**

Your first year is a compulsory introductory year, designed to provide you with a solid foundation in the understanding of finance and investment such as economics for business , quantitative methods, an introduction to data analysis and statistics, the fundamentals of finance and investments and the fundamentals of accounting.

**Stage 2**

Your second year allows you to develop your critical thinking of finance and investment with greater emphasis on the key concepts and theories to develop intellectual agility and provides an opportunity to apply theory to practice.

**Year in Industry**

The placement allows you to experience, first hand, many of the issues addressed in the taught programme and to use the tools, techniques and applications in a real business setting. It will become a vital component of your CV and will give you a distinct advantage over other business graduates.

**Stage 3**

Your final year has a greater focus on capstone finance and investment areas of study such as risk management, portfolio management, alternative investments and fixed income securities. You may choose from a range of optional modules covering more niche areas relating to the course, including business law and employment rights, behavioural finance and consultancy skills and practice. There is also a detailed research project as an option as part of this final stage.