BScFinance and Management

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc
Course code	N344

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	essex.ac.uk/..1/bsc-finance-and-management

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Introduction to Accounting
Quantitative Methods and Finance
Introduction to Management and Marketing
Research and Study Skills for Professional Development
Student Success Tutorial
Economics for Business

Year 2

Corporate Finance
Portfolio Analysis
Financial Modelling
Organisational Behaviour
Research Methods in Management and Marketing
Business Strategy
Successful Futures
Financial Reporting and Analysis (optional)

Final year

Financial Management
Leadership in Organisations
Human Resource Management
Risk Management and Financial Institutions
Current Issues in Financial Reporting (optional)
Auditing (optional)
Finance Research Project (optional)

Career opportunities

We develop your employability skills throughout your course. In your first year, a specialist module develops your professional skills in analysis, critical thinking, presentation and communication. In your second year, our Successful Futures module introduces the graduate recruitment process, including practical advice to excel at interviews and assessment centres.

Our students develop rewarding careers at some of the most recognised brands in the world, as well as exciting SMEs:

PWC
EY
Bank of England
WeFarm, a social enterprise helping farmers out of poverty
Footprint Digital, a fast-growing digital marketing agency

Many have also started their own successful businesses. Recent examples include:

ethical fashion range Fikay Fashion, by EBS graduate Aaron Jones BEM
the Nordics’ largest entrepreneurial jobs portal, startupmatcher.com
crowdfunded Zizzy Bar, a mobile events service with more than 10,000 Instagram followers