Business with Finance - BSc (Hons)

You want to be a manager who makes critical business decisions. You have an entrepreneurial mindset, and you’re eager to develop your leadership abilities and financial know-how.

Course details

As a Business with Finance student at ARU, you’ll get all the prowess of a business degree, along with the financial discipline to make big, informed decisions.
  • Mode of study: 3-4 days  a week
  • Intakes: September
  • Course length: 3-4 years
  • Course fee: 9250 per year
  • Locations: Chelmsford campus

Anglia Ruskin Univesity, ARU

Course overview

ARU’s teaching facilities include our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab, where you’ll be able to practice your skills from the first year. It will be your safe space to learn all the tricks of the trade. This way, you’ll be ready for your first graduate role with proficiency in contemporary platforms that are used around the financial world.

Receiving an industry-recognised Bloomberg certification on graduation will only increase your pool of career options. From chartered management accountant and credit analyst, through management consultant and corporate investment banker, to bank manager, marketing executive, project manager or environmental manager – the routes after this degree are immeasurable.

Benefits

Entry requirements

96 UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent).

3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English and Maths.

If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

Careers

Studying Business with Finance is perfect if you want to become an accountant, or go on to further study in financial management. It can also be the basis for a wide range of careers in industry, business and the public sector.

Throughout our BSc (Hons) Business with Finance course, you’ll benefit from lectures and seminars on career-relevant issues, such as CV preparation, job-hunting, obtaining work experience and using social media. Our dedicated placements and employability support team will give you access to information that’s directly relevant to business management and finance graduates.

Modules

The core modules will provide a foundation across a broad range of legal issues and how these permeate into everyday life, as well as explore the real-life application of marketing and examine customer and ethical challenges within business.

Throughout the year, you’ll analyse the human side of management and gain an understanding of behavioural issues within an organisation.

  • Global Business Environment and International Strategy
  • Introduction to Business Contracts and the Law
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Digital Business and Principles of Marketing
  • Introduction to Financial Analysis and Management
  • Financial Management
  • Introduction to Financial Reporting
  • The Entrepreneurial Journey
  • Project Management and Implementation
  • Ruskin Module (15 credits)
  • Strategic Management
  • Sustainability and Responsible Business
  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Undergraduate Major Project