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Finance with Business Communication (Top-up), BA (Hons)

University of Portsmouth, the United Kingdom

University of Portsmouth

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About Finance with Business Communication (Top-up), BA (Hons) - at University of Portsmouth

Overview

Build on your previous higher education studies to gain a full BA (Hons) degree in finance and business communications in just 1 or 2 years.

This degree combines English language improvement with the study of finance.

  • Get your English and business communication skills to a standard where you can use your English to succeed in a global business or finance career
  • Gain degree-level knowledge in subjects such as financial markets, business analysis, financial management and investments

You can do this undergraduate degree in 1 year or in 2 years, depending on your level of previous study and your ability to write and speak English.

Course Highlights 

  • Learn in a Business School that's ranked 3rd in the UK for teaching power (Financial Times 2021)
  • Improve your English in 3 ways:
    • dedicated English language classes to improve your vocabulary and grammar
    • business communications classes where you'll practise presentations, interviews and writing for business
    • living and working with both UK and international students and experiencing life in a welcoming UK city
  • Be employment-ready by using business simulation games and industry-standard software and databases such as S&P Capital IQ
  • Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our Bloomberg Suite
  • Understand the global business and finance environment through study that explores global markets and international financial management
  • Research an independent study project in an area that interests you
  • Experience excellent support from both your tutors and our dedicated global team

Careers and Opportunities 

Graduates of this course have gone into careers such as:

  • commercial banking
  • corporate finance
  • financial planning
  • investment banking
  • financial management

Postgraduate study

Many graduates of this course go on to postgraduate study on master's courses such as MSc Forensic Accounting or MSc Finance. As a graduate of Portsmouth you may be able to get a scholarship or a reduction on your postgraduate tuition fees if you continue your studies with us.

Set up your own business

We're an endorsing institution for UK start-up visas, so we can offer you lots of help and support if you want to stay in the UK after you graduate and set up your own business.

Notes about fees for this course

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance

Entry requirements

Only those who have previously studied at higher education level should apply.

Applicants for the 2 year course require relevant HE study leading to a Level 4 qualification, for example an appropriate HNC, or 120 credits from year 1 of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc), in a relevant subject.

Applicants for the 1 year course require relevant HE study leading to a Level 5 qualification, for example an appropriate HND, foundation degree or Advanced Diploma, or 240 credits from year 1 and year 2 of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc), in a relevant subject.

For year 2 entry applicants require English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 5.5 with no component score below 5.5. For year 3 entry applicants require English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.

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