Banking and Digital Finance (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons)

at University of Sussex

Year 1

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Digital, Data and Decision-Making Skills

• Introduction to Business and Management

• Introduction to Mathematics for Finance and Economics

• Principles of Finance

Spring teaching

• Financial Institutions and Markets

• Introduction to Accounting, Finance

• Introduction to Economics for Accountants

• Introduction to Statistics

Year 2

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Fintech and Financial Transformation

• Introduction to Econometrics (level 5)

• Programming in Finance

• Theory of Investments

Spring teaching

• Principles of Banking

Year 3

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Blockchains and Crypto Assets

• Financial Risk Management

Spring teaching

• Digital Banking and FinTech

• Financial Derivatives

International Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

European Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

Overall result of at least 75% to 77%.

Additional requirements    

You must have a good level of Mathematics.

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic): 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component

Home students: £9,250 per year

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £9,250 per year

International students: £18,500 per year

At the University of Sussex Business School you benefit from extensive career support and business connections including

At the University of Sussex Business School you benefit from extensive career support and business connections including mentoring by employers, networking and guest lectures. On this degree, you develop fundamental knowledge in applied finance, as well as the required digital skills required by the banking and finance sector.

As a graduate, you’ll be equipped with the perfect combination of skills and knowledge – including ethical awareness, independent thinking, leadership, self-confidence and teamwork – employers are looking for. You’ll be well prepared to work in:

• corporate or public-sector finance

• investment or retail banking

• financial services

• risk analysis or portfolio management

• financial advising or consultancy

• FinTech, P2P and Blockchain finance.

The University campus is just one hour from London, so you can take advantage of our strong links with the financial hub in the City of London. There are many student societies you can join, including the Sussex Trading Society, where you can try your hand at investing in the markets. You can practise making informed business decisions, just as you might in your future workplace.