Finance addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses and organisations raise, allocate and use monetary resources, taking into account the risks associated with their activities.

The goals of each type of user are realised through the use of appropriate financial instruments, such as personal loans and savings accounts, government bonds and company shares, and derivative instruments such as futures, options and swaps.

Financial markets are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated, with managers, traders and analysts continually evolving new methods of packaging and selling assets and securities, offering new combinations of risk and return.

Your degree in Business Management and Finance will combine a specialised stream of modules in finance with a more general business studies programme, which covers a broad range of business and management disciplines.

You will spend up to 15 hours per week in lectures, seminars and tutorials. There is a mixture of continuous assessment and written examinations. You will complete assignments such as collecting and analysing information from commercial databases or the internet, preparing business case studies, writing essays and completing problem-solving exercises.

What will you study on this course?

All our Single Honours degree courses provide a broad base across all of the disciplines studied in the School - Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, Management and Marketing - together with a more in-depth study of the programme’s core topics. They also provide a comprehensive introduction to the analytical skills that are required in each of the School’s subject areas.

In Years 2 and 3, you will progressively specialise in your course’s core field of study. You will study modules such as Investment; Business Information Systems; Corporate Finance; Leadership and Human Resource Management (HRM); International Business Competence; Strategic Management and Portfolio Management. However, you will retain the opportunity to select optional modules either within your main discipline or in alternative subject areas.

Many graduates from Bangor Business School pursue careers in areas such as accountancy, banking, investment, insurance, risk management, marketing, human resource management and retail management.

We offer a range of single and joint honours Business, Management and Marketing programmes which develop key strategic and people management skills and encourage creative, innovative and entrepreneurial thinking.