BA (Hons) Business & Finance

The Business and Finance course offered by the University of Lincoln aims to cultivate the analytical ability, problem-solving skills, and strategic insight needed to enter a career in the finance industry. The course offers an understanding of business from management through to the economic, legal, and human resources aspects. It also covers areas like financial decision-making and corporate financial management.Course Content: This course encourages students to appreciate the context of their studies by considering applications and developments in the real business world. Students will have the chance to take modules in a range of areas in order to branch into a specific area of business or to maintain their broader knowledge. Certain modules are designed to help students proceed to professional exams with designations such as Investment Management Certificate and Chartered Financial Analyst awards. Key Modules: Some prominent areas of study in this course include Corporate Financial Strategy, Macro and Microeconomics, Managing Pensions and Retirement, International Business, Business Law, and Information Systems in Organisations.Accreditations: This programme has also been recognized by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the Institute of Financial Services (IFS). The CII recognition allows students exemptions from specific professional exams, and the IFS recognises that this course meets the standards of the Financial Services Professional Body.Future Careers: Graduates may go on to work in a variety of areas within finance, such as investment banking, securities sales and trading, foreign exchange, hedge funds, private banking, credit products, financial and credit risk management, and insurance.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.