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Programme summary for BSc Finance

This programme will run from September 2013

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Have you ever wanted to be involved in the financial markets and understand how businesses raise and invest capital? Studying a BA (hons) in Finance at RDBS might just be the way to go.

Studying Finance at RDBS

With a long history of teaching finance and economics programmes matching industry-based learning with academic excellence, UEL's Royal Docks Business School gives you everything you'll need to fast-track your career. You'll be studying within one of London's most diverse business schools, based in the heart of the capital's Docklands - just a few miles from the City and the towering skyline of Canary Wharf. You'll gain an in-depth understanding of the key theoretical ideas and issues within the finance and economics field and develop the analytical skills you'll need to discover the inner workings of the financial world.

What's included

  • Learn straight from the city with our new Money, Banking and Finance modules delivered on site in the heart of Canary Wharf
  • Take advantage of an optional placement year and gain valuable work experience
  • Discover economics on a global scale with our study abroad programme
  • Learn from the business elite with our guest speaker programme
  • Access a range of new and exciting modules taught by leading academics in the field
  • Travel abroad as part of our global scholars programme and share ideas that contribute to a global society
  • Engage in a learning programme that's truly transformational, giving you the knowledge and opportunities to succeed in today's global marketplace

Your future career covered

At the Royal Docks Business School we pride ourselves on giving you an unrivalled student experience - and one that will shape your place in the working world. With access to a rigorous academic knowledge base and the opportunities to apply that knowledge professionally, our degree programmes give you the best possible head start. And with career options opening doors to corporate finance, banking, the civil service and government, and research and analysis, there's never been a better time to get ahead.

‘The course is great, the opportunities here are great, and the high work ethic rubs off on you, so that you push yourself harder. I would definitely recommend anyone to come here.’

Arnold Ayton, RDBS Finance student


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