BSc Finance and Investment
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Finance and Investment and Investment, a Finance and Investment degree centred on quantitative techniques and market analysis. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Financial Analysis, Accounting, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students can undertake an optional professional placement year in industry. The first year establishes fundamental concepts through modules such as Global Financial Markets and Economics, Statistics and Econometrics for Financial Decision Making, Financial Reporting and Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence and Financial Data Analysis. The second year progresses to examine corporate strategies and asset evaluation via Corporate Finance, Asset Pricing and Risk Management, and Derivatives and Risk Management, alongside optional studies in Econometrics for Financial Markets & Institutions and Behavioural and and Sustainable Finance. The final year focuses on advanced portfolio strategies and governance through compulsory modules including Ethics and Governance in Finance, Investment and Portfolio Management, and Artificial Intelligence and Financial Applications, with optional modules covering Advanced Financial Econometrics & Analytics and Advanced Behavioural and Sustainable Finance.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM Contextual Offer: DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education. This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual T Levels: Merit Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit International Baccalaureate (IB): 28 GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 91%: 178 offers from 196 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
Modules
- Global Financial Markets and Economics
- Statistics and Econometrics for Financial Decision Making
- Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Artificial Intelligence and Financial Data Analysis
- Corporate Finance
- Asset Pricing and Risk Management
- Derivatives and Risk Management
- Econometrics for Financial Markets & Institutions
- Behavioural and and Sustainable Finance
- Ethics and Governance in Finance
- Investment and Portfolio Management
- Artificial Intelligence and Financial Applications
- Advanced Financial Econometrics & Analytics
- Advanced Behavioural and Sustainable Finance
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for BSc Finance and Investment at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level.
What is the offer rate for BSc Finance and Investment at De Montfort University?
91% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 178 offers from 196 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.