Overview

Successful completion of a finance course from Coventry University, with employability skills modules embedded in each year of study, could lead to a potential future career in investment banking or City trading.

Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). Additional costs and requirements apply - please see the Accreditation and Professional Recognition and Exemptions sections for further detail.

You’ll explore the complexities and challenges facing today’s world financial markets, examining critical issues like the impact of Brexit on financial markets (both UK and international), corporate governance issues, investment strategies in the view of global systemic risks and others, topics that are pertinent to our volatile global environment.

Coventry University currently has excellent links with national and international employers, like PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Grant Thornton, Ernst & Young, IBM and Jaguar Land Rover. Our teaching is grounded in the corporate world, using real-life international case studies and providing a range of exciting work placement options.*

*Please note that we are unable to guarantee any placement or study abroad opportunities and that all such opportunities may be subject to additional costs (e.g. travel, visas and accommodation etc.), competitive application, availability and/or meeting any applicable visa requirements. To ensure that you fully understand the requirements in this regard, please contact the International Office for further details if you are an EU or International student.

Course information

The Finance course is one of a suite of finance and accounting courses offered by the School of Economics, Finance and Accounting at Coventry Business School, which aim to develop analytical, numerical and financial skills, together with the personal and professional skills vital to the development of good financial professionals.

Course content is broad and incorporates various aspects of finance, economics and accounting. Subject areas include financial regulation, behavioural finance, financial derivatives and the economics of banking and finance.

In your first year, you will have the opportunity to tackle the fundamental theories of a variety of topics, to help unlock the basic principles of finance. Then, as you progress into your second and third years, you will have the chance to add depth to the topics, while also covering current issues within financial regulation, risk management and banking and finance.