Programmer Objectives

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.

Business Studies and Finance focuses on combining a specialized stream of modules in finance with a more general business studies programme which covers a broad range of business and management disciplines.

 Assessment Methods

Students are required to complete a coursework or assignment or class test as stipulated in the respective module descriptor for each module.

Accreditation

This programmer is accredited by;
ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)

Exemptions

Students who have completed the BSc (Hons) in Business Studies and Finance will get ICAEW exemptions.

Why Bangor University

Founded in 1884, dedicated to academic excellence for more than 130 years, Bangor University is one of the oldest and most prestigious degree awarding institutions in the UK.

• Awarded GOLD rating for Teaching Excellence - TEF 2017
• Top 20 UK University for Teaching Quality - The Times and Sunday Times League Table 2019
• Ranked 147th in the world for International Outlook - THE World University Ranking 2019
• Top 50 UK University - QS World University Ranking 2019
• 93% of Bangor graduates progressed to employment or further study within 6 months of graduation - DLHE Survey 2016/17

Bangor Business School at Bangor University is a leading teaching and research focused business school offering a full range of disciplines from undergraduate to doctoral level. We have been described as 'The School that means Business' and as a 'Center of Specialized Excellence'.

Students worldwide are attracted to Bangor Business School by our reputation for high quality and expertise, particularly in the area of Banking and Financial Services, in which Bangor is a leading European center and home to one of the largest PhD schools of any business school in the UK. Staff research papers and articles are published regularly in leading journals and their books published to a worldwide audience. In recent years, staff have conducted high level consultancy work including major policy studies for many leading organisations like the European Commission, The World Bank and the UK Treasury.

All this has contributed to the School being ranked as one of the top 50 in the world for research in the field of banking (RePEc 2019).

The RePEc survey considers research and publications by banks, economists and other monetary organisations, as well as universities such as Bangor. In this latest ranking table, the bibliographical data, citations and popularity data of 1,410 institutions were analysed.

Course Duration

The duration of the full-time programmer is 24 months while the part-time programmer is 36 months.

The programmer comprises of 31 modules.

Duration & Structure    Tuition Fees         Non-tuition Fees 

Year 1 (24 Months)         S$35,310.00        S$3,000.00 - S$3,200.00 

Year 2 (16 Months)         S$25,894.00        S$3,000.00 - S$3,200.00

Note:  # International: Non-tuition fees for full-time programmers include MDIS membership entrance fee, membership subscription fees, MDIS experience workshop, academic writing workshop, medical insurance, medical examination and administrative fee.
# Non-tuition fees for international students may vary.
# Non-tuition fees are non-refundable, refer to MDIS refund policy for more details. 

Entry Requirements

Applicants must be age 17 and above and possess ONE of the following requirements:

Year 1 Entry:

GCE 'A' Level with 2 "A" and 2 "AO" passes  / OR Non-business related diplomas from local polytechnics  / OR Other PEI's qualifications with entry requirement of 10 years of formal foreign education / OR International Foundation Diploma in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Art

Year 2 Entry:

MDIS Diploma in Management Studies / OR Business-related diplomas from local polytechnics / OR Other PEI's business qualification (equ to 1st year of External Degree Programmer) with an entry requirement of 12 years of formal foreign education / OR Higher National Diploma or at least one year of study at a degree level in other field