Finance and Financial Technology with Study Abroad Year (BSc)

You’ll take four modules in the first semester:

• Introduction to Management 
• Introduction to Accounting and Finance 
• Introduction to Marketing 
• Foundations of Business Analytics 

These are similar to other programmes at Southampton Business School and will allow you to gather skills in other aspects of business.

In Semester 2 you’ll take two finance-specific modules such as Personal Finance, and Foundations of Finance. These will lay the foundations for the rest of the programme.

Some seminars of Foundations of Finance module will be delivered in the Financial Laboratory (FinLab), home to our Bloomberg terminals.

These help students to learn how to use Bloomberg from Year 1 and to experience how investors would manage their risks through a practicum in the FinLab.

In semester 2 you’ll also be able to choose 2 out of the 5 optional modules to start customizing your degree.

In year 2 you will again take four core modules:

• Financial Econometrics
• Financial Management
• Introduction to Fintech
• Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets

Introduction to Fintech is offered exclusively for BSc Finance and Financial Technology students.

The Financial Econometrics module is imperative to be able to collect and correctly analyse financial data, which will be key during the dissertation and in the job market search. 

In the second semester, you will have the opportunity to choose Econometrics with Big Data, a module that will further demonstrate how large datasets can be analysed to extract useful insights from data in variety of formats. 

Financial Management provides the foundations of corporate finance where you will learn how firms operate and strike the key balance between debt and equity.  

Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets introduces you to financial markets and traditional portfolio theory, where you will learn how to price various financial assets, understand the importance of risk and learn how to create the optimal portfolio.  

Overall, year 2 has the largest number of optional modules, with the opportunity to choose 4 out of 11 options offered.  

You'll take part in a mandatory study abroad year in year 3. This takes place at one of our International partner HE Institutions, which have been selected to reflect excellent reputation in education.

You will be taught in English but may choose to study a language in Year 2 of your programme to allow for better communication whilst studying abroad.  You will be provided with an International Student Placement Handbook, which will detail the full regulations regarding the placement. 

The study abroad is an assessed component of your programme, which means you are required to pass the equivalent of 45ECTS/90CATS in order to pass the year of study abroad. 

Any marks achieved whist on the year abroad are not used in the calculation of the degree classification, although the Year Abroad must be passed to be awarded the programme with Study Abroad. If you do not pass this component you will be transferred onto the 3 year programme. 

Your final year showcases the ever-changing world of finance by examining new alternative investments, as well examining the importance of investor psychology in financial markets.

Climate Finance and Cryptocurrency Investments are two notable examples of contemporary finance modules that will expand your understanding of the Fintech applications and alternative investments.

These modules are essential for any students entering the finance workplace as they both are increasingly important areas.

The dissertation module is a compulsory module that runs year-long in the final year. You can also choose a range of optional modules to tailor the final year to your interests.  

Optional modules include: 

• Auditing Corporate Governance
•  Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business
• International Banking
• Risk Management