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Bsc Banking and Finance (with Foundation Year)
at Bangor University

Bangor, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 19,000
Country Rank-
Duration48 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Our Banking and Finance course (with Foundation Year) is a four-year course with an integrated foundation year which leads to the same qualification as our three-year honours degree. It has been specifically designed for those wanting to undertake degree-level study but who may not meet the entry requirements or have traditional qualifications.

The Foundation Year (Year 0) offers you the chance to expand and strengthen your confidence, skills and knowledge – ensuring that you are well-prepared and qualified to progress into Year 1 of the undergraduate degree.

Banking and financial services is a highly competitive and rapidly changing sector in every modern economy and this course prepares you to tackle it head on. In recent years, forces such as globalisation, technological change, deregulation and international integration have fundamentally transformed the banking and financial services sector. Banks have responded to growing competitive pressure by diversifying into new activities. Insurance companies and pension funds have also grown rapidly and non-bank institutions such as supermarkets and telecommunications firms now compete directly in financial services markets.

A degree in Banking and Finance offers you the opportunity to study the theory and practice of financial services and financial markets, and to analyse the broader role of the financial sector in the national and global economies.

Course Content
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.

Year 0

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1
- BIC-0005: IT & Comm Skills (10)
- BIC-0007: Computing 2 (10)
- BIC-0010: UK Gov & Society (10)
- BIC-0011: Maths For Bus & Soc Sci (10)
- BIC-0012: Business Functions (10)
- BIC-0013: Business Law (10)
- BIC-0014: Management Studies (10)
- BIC-0015: Financial Accounting (10)
- BIC-0018: Microeconomics (10)
- BIC-0019: Macroeconomics (10)
- BIC-0036: Academic Skills (20)
Semester 2
- BIC-0005: IT & Comm Skills
- BIC-0007: Computing 2
- BIC-0010: UK Gov & Society
- BIC-0011: Maths For Bus & Soc Sci
- BIC-0012: Business Functions
- BIC-0013: Business Law
- BIC-0014: Management Studies
- BIC-0015: Financial Accounting
- BIC-0018: Microeconomics
- BIC-0019: Macroeconomics
- BIC-0036: Academic Skills
Year 1

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1
- ASB-1114: Business Analytics (20) or
- ADB-1114: Dulliau Dadansoddi Busnes (20)
- ASB-1502: Personal Finance and Banking (20)
Semester 2
- ADB-1114: Dulliau Dadansoddi Busnes
- ASB-1117: Fin Techniques and Analysis (20) or
- ADB-1117: Techneg Dadansoddiad Cyllidol (20)
20 to 40 credits from:
- ASB-1002: Economics-Autumn (20) (Semester 1)
- ASB-1003: Economics-Spring (20) (Semester 2)
- ASB-1004: Discover Economics (20) (Semester 2)
Optional Modules
20 to 40 credits from:
- QXS-1002: Vocabulary (10) (Semester 2)
- QXS-1003: Speaking and listening (10) (Semester 1)
- QXS-1004: Grammar and Writing 1 (10) (Semester 1)
- QXS-1005: Grammar and Writing 2 (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-1105: Principles of Business Mgmt (20) (Semester 1 + 2) or
- ADB-1105: Egwyddorion Rheoli Busnes (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-1110: Mgmt & Financial Accounting (20) (Semester 1 + 2) or
- ADB-1110: Cyfrifeg Rheolaeth ac Ariannol (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-1600: Marketing (20) (Semester 1 + 2) or
- ACB-1600: Marchnata (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- Or any other year 1 module offered by any other school, subject to some restrictions on eligibility and the numbers of registrations permitted and provided there are no timetable clashes. QXS modules are for International Students only.
Year 2

Compulsory Modules
70 credits from:
- ASB-2111: Statistical Methods (20) (Semester 1 + 2) or
- ADB-2111: Dulliau Ystadegol (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-2202: Corporate Finance (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-2502: Personal Finance and Banking (20) (Semester 2)
- ASB-2512: Investment Banking (10) (Semester 1)
- These modules are compulsory for students continuing from year 1.
90 credits from:
- ASB-2111: Statistical Methods (20) (Semester 1 + 2) or
- ADB-2111: Dulliau Ystadegol (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-2202: Corporate Finance (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-2501: Banks and Financial Markets (20) (Semester 1)
- ASB-2502: Personal Finance and Banking (20) (Semester 2)
- ASB-2512: Investment Banking (10) (Semester 1)
- These modules are compulsory for students entering directly into year 2 (international students only) or a continuing year 1 student changing programme to BSc Banking and Finance and did not take ASB-1501 Banks and Financial Markets in year 1.
20 to 40 credits from:
- ASB-2307: Microeconomics (20) (Semester 1)
- ASB-2308: Macroeconomics (20) (Semester 2)
- Must choose either ASB-2307 and/or ASB-2308
Optional Modules
10 to 30 credits from:
- QXS-2001: Integrated English Skills 1 (10) (Semester 1)
- QXS-2002: Integrated English Skills 2 (10) (Semester 2)
- QXS-2003: Business English 1 (10) (Semester 1)
- QXS-2004: Business English 2 (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-2217: Investment (10) (Semester 1) or
- ADB-2217: Buddsoddiant (10) (Semester 1)
- ASB-2320: Current Issues in Economics (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-2400: Law for Business (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-2406: Work Placement (10) (Semester 1 + 2) or
- ACB-2406: Lleoliad Gwaith (10) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-2508: Corporate Gov'nce & Regulation (10) (Semester 2)
- QXS modules are for international students only.
Year 4

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1
- ASB-3201: International Banking (10)
- ASB-3317: Econometrics (20)
- ASB-3525: Bank Management (20)
Semester 2
- ASB-3001: Market Risk Analytics (10)
- ASB-3215: Portfolio Management (10)
- ASB-3525: Bank Management
0 to 10 credits from:
- ASB-3512: Investment Banking (10) (Semester 1)
- This module is compulsory for students if not taken ASB-2512 Investment Banking in year 2.
0 to 10 credits from:
- ASB-3217: Investment (10) (Semester 1) or
- ADB-3217: Buddsoddiant (10) (Semester 1)
- This module is compulsory for students if not taken AD/SB-2217 Investment in year 2.
90 credits from:
- ASB-3001: Market Risk Analytics (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-3201: International Banking (10) (Semester 1)
- ASB-3215: Portfolio Management (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-3217: Investment (10) (Semester 1) or
- ADB-3217: Buddsoddiant (10) (Semester 1)
- ASB-3317: Econometrics (20) (Semester 1)
- ASB-3512: Investment Banking (10) (Semester 1)
- ASB-3525: Bank Management (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- These modules are compulsory for students entering directly into year 3. A further 30 credit modules needs to be chosen from optional modules list below.
Optional Modules
30 to 50 credits from:
- ASB-3008: Financial Technology (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-3210: Advanced Corporate Finance (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-3301: Macroeconomics (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-3309: Behavioural Finance (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-3313: Financial Economics (10) (Semester 1)
- ASB-3412: Dissertation (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-3527: Executive Compensation (10) (Semester 2)
Optional modules list for continuing students from year 2. You must ensure you have the relevant pre-requisites.

30 credits from:
- ASB-3008: Financial Technology (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-3210: Advanced Corporate Finance (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-3309: Behavioural Finance (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-3313: Financial Economics (10) (Semester 1)
- ASB-3527: Executive Compensation (10) (Semester 2)
- Direct entry students to choose from this list of optional modules.
Entry Requirement
65% in all Central and State Boards (except Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh State Boards).
85% required for students who studied in the state boards of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh (or equivalent grade in Diploma in an Engineering/Technology subject).

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£19000 per year

Career Prospect

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.

Cost Of Studying At Bangor University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Bsc Banking and Finance (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University