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Business with Financial Services (Top-Up) BA(Hons)/International Trade and Investment (Top-up) BA(Hons)
Business with Financial Services (Top-up) BA(Hons) course
This one-year top-up course is your opportunity to gain specialised theoretical knowledge and practical skills in business, management and financial services. This course is designed to help you build a greater understanding of central banking, financial markets and regulatory practice. You’ll explore the theory and policy in the financial services sector.
You’ll also have the opportunity to explore the stock exchange and try your hand at investing, with our simulation trading tool ‘The Portfolio Game.’ During your studies, you’ll focus on the role of strategic management in organisations, engage in debates about corporate social responsibility and sustainability. You’ll analyse the impact of different types of risk and uncertainty in money and finance and use appropriate theory to help decide the financial methods to avoid or reduce risk.
International Trade and Investment (Top-up) BA(Hons) course
This specialised one-year course is designed to give you a good understanding of how business and finance work. It also allows you to gain a more global and in-depth perspective on trade and investment activities. You’ll learn how companies engage in international trade and investment and have the opportunity to build your knowledge of the dynamic global financial systems and international trade relations. You’ll learn to identify business opportunities and threats that exist in the global business environment and develop skills necessary for taking advantage of the opportunities and addressing the threats.
On the course, you’ll look at the importance of banking and finance in sustainable business operations. You’ll study investment analysis and portfolio management, the fundamental issue of competitiveness and a strategic perspective on globalisation. You’ll explore the benefits of location and the internationalisation of business through the impact of multinationals and global supply chains.
You’ll study strategic management and this should help make you aware of the key approaches that assist managers in delivering both short and long term aims, goals and objectives for the organisation.
Your future
Previous graduates from these subject area have gone on to roles such as Digital Marketing & Media Assistant, Front Line Manager, HR Recruiter, Customer Service Associate, Account Executive, Operations Manager, Senior Officer, Information Analyst, Area Manager, Graduate Trainee, Stockist Marketing Co-ordinator and Executive Assistant in organisations including Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Morrisons, ASSIST Sheffield, HSBS, Softcat Limited, Deltec International Courier Ltd, Hoardtek, Bupa Arabia, SK Networks, The Health Informatics Service, Magna International, Aldi, Advanced 365, PPG Industries and UBS AG.*
Course info
Course length:
1 year full-time
Entry requirements:
HND Business/Foundation degree/120 ECTS credits (or equivalent)
Course length:
1 year full-time
Entry requirements:
HND Business/Foundation degree/120 ECTS credits (or equivalent)
