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    Banking and International Finance

    City, University of London

    City, University of London

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    United Kingdom, London

    University RankQS Ranking
    352

    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Bachelor

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Course Code

    N302, N312

    Campuses

    Northampton Square

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026
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    Duration 4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 28,000  / year
    Next Intake September-2026

    Banking and International Finance

    About

    Overview

    Banking and International Finance BSc (Hons) Who is it for?

    You’ll benefit from academic rigour and a strong emphasis on practical, vocation learning in an international context.

    Our banking and finance BSc degree courses are for students who want to progress with the knowledge and skills required for a successful career in the increasingly competitive world of global finance and banking.

    Your goal is a career in the global banking industry, with no limitations on the country where you end up working. As a vocational course, BSc Banking and International Finance is tailor-made for your ambition to go straight into a job in banking after you graduate. Thinking about a postgraduate qualification? Its academic rigour will prepare you equally well for further study.

    *Join the faculty ranked 10th in Europe for Finance.

    *Shanghai Ranking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021

    Successfully obtaining the in BSc Banking and International Finance allows exemption from the exams of the following professional bodies:

      Course objectives

      Our three finance and banking degrees (Finance, Banking and International Finance, and Investment and Financial Risk Management) provide detailed knowledge of how financial markets work, how companies make investment, financing and acquisition decisions and how modern banks operate.

      Whether your interest is domestic or international, this well balanced course has been designed to propel you to the top of the industry.

      We offer a wide variety of specialisations: central banking, managerial finance, commercial and retail banking, financial analysis, operations, or strategy.

      You can also choose how you complement your core modules, choosing from a wide variety of optional modules including quantitative techniques and financial management, all of which will allow you to gain a good understanding of financial markets, its activities, and its products.

      The jobs in this field are both exciting and well paid. They demand intellectual rigour and commercial acumen, and by selecting this course, you too can prepare yourself with the skills and competencies these jobs require.

      Teaching staff

      Dr Malvina Marchese

      Senior Lecturer

      Accreditation details

      ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)

      Knowledge

      • F1 Accountant in Business (AB)
      • F2 Management Accounting (MA)
      • F3 Financial Accounting (FA).

      Skills

      • F5 Performance Management (PM)
      • F7 Financial Reporting (FR).

      CII (Chartered Insurance Institute)

      • CII Insurance students: 530 Business and Economics (worth 30 credits at Advanced Diploma level), 25 non-unit specific credits at Diploma level
      • CII Financial Planning students: 30 non unit specific credits at Advanced Diploma level, 25 non unit-specific credits at Diploma level.

      CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)

      Certificate Level

      • BA1 Business Economics
      • BA2 Management Accounting
      • BA3 Financial Accounting
      • BA4 Ethics, Corporate Governance & Business Law
      • C01 Fundamentals of Management Accounting
      • C02 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
      • C03 Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
      • C04 Fundamentals of Business Economics
      • C05 Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law.

      Operational Level

      • E1 Managing Finance in a Digital world
      • P1 Management Accounting
      • F1 Financial Reporting and Taxation.

      Management Level

      • P2 Advanced Management Accounting.

      CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy)

      Professional Certificate

      • Financial Accounting
      • Management Accounting.

      Professional Diploma

      • Financial Management.

      ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)

      • Accounting
      • Business and Finance
      • Management Information
      • Financial Management.

      ICAS (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)

      Test of Competence

      • Financial Accounting
      • Finance.

      The London Institute of Banking & Finance

      • Direct entry into Stage 2 (second year; FHEQ level 5) of the BSc Banking Practice & Management degree.

      Requirements

      Entry Requirements

      Standard home offer

      • A Level
        AAA
        GCSE Maths 7 (A) and GCSE English Language grade 4 (C)
      • International Baccalaureate (IB)
        35 points
        overall with HL4/SL 5 in Mathematics and English
      • BTEC
        DDD
        GCSE Maths grade 7 (A) and GCSE English Language grade 4 (C)

      English Program Requirements

      Information for international and EU applicants

      For international applicants requiring a Student Route visa we accept any of the below English language proficiency qualifications at the grades listed.

      Please note, the Official Certificate must be awarded OR the qualification must be verifiable online. Statement of Results will not be accepted.

      The English Language qualification or test needs to have been taken no longer than two years from the date that the CAS is generated.

      English Language Tests:

      • IELTS (Academic, UKVI or IELTS Indicator): 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any sub test
      • IELTS One Skill Retake: Must be taken within six weeks of previous IELTS test. Accepted for one sub test where all other components and the overall score have been met.
      • Language Cert International ESOL: Language Cert B2 Communicator High Pass
      • TOEFL (Test centre or iBT Special Home Edition): 92 overall (24 Writing, 23 Reading, 22 Speaking, 21 Listening)
      • Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 59 overall with minimum of 59 in each sub test
      • Cambridge English Advanced (also known as Certificate in Advanced English): Grade C (180 overall) at CEFR Level C1 with minimum 170 in each sub test
      • Cambridge English Proficiency (also known as Certificate of Proficiency in English): Pass qualification (all grades accepted)
      • Oxford Test of English 130 overall with minimum 120 in each sub test.

      English Language Qualifications:

      • IGCSE: English as a First Language (Syllabus 0500 & 0522) or English as Second Language (Syllabus 0510 & 0511) at Grade B or above
      • International Baccalaureate: Grade 5 at Standard level or Grade 4 at Higher level
      • Trinity College (Integrated Skills): ISE III – pass in each area
      • INTO City Pre-sessional English: 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any sub test (NB. Must be the 6 or 8 week Bayes-specific course)
      • Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE): English Language Examination grade 4 or above
      • GCSE English Language Grade C/5 or above but 1) Qualifications must be issued by Ofqual, SQA, Qualifications Wales or CCEA regulated body in the UK; 2) Education must be undertaken in a UK school
      • A Level English Language Grade C or above but 1) Qualifications must be issued by Ofqual, SQA, Qualifications Wales or CCEA regulated body in the UK; 2) Education must be undertaken in a UK school
      • Vitnemal English grade 5
      • French Baccalaureat: 14/20 in English
      • Malaysian GCE O Level (SPM-1119 syllabus only): grade A.

      An exception to the above criteria applies to Student Route visa applicants from the below majority English-speaking countries for whom we can accept a wider range of English qualifications:

      • Antigua and Barbuda
      • Australia
      • The Bahamas
      • Barbados
      • Belize
      • Canada
      • Dominica
      • Grenada
      • Guyana
      • Ireland
      • Jamaica
      • Malta
      • New Zealand
      • St Kitts and Nevis
      • St Lucia
      • St Vincent and the Grenadines
      • Trinidad and Tobago
      • United Kingdom
      • United States of America.

      Don’t meet the English language requirements? INTO City, University of London offers English language programmes to help prepare you for study at university.

      These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability for entry to degree courses:

      Information for home applicants

      In addition to the above English language proficiency qualifications accepted for International applicants, as a Home or EU applicant we can also accept any of the below English qualifications:

      • GCSE: Grade C or 4
      • O-Level: Grade C
      • A-Level: Grade C
      • Cambridge English First (also known as Certificate of First in English): Grade A (180-190) at CEFR Level C1.

      Career

      Careers

      The majority of graduates from this undergraduate course embark on careers in the fast-paced world of global finance. Many join investment banks and secure positions in trading, investment banking and sales, specialising in areas such as derivatives. Others join brokerage houses, enter careers in operations or consultancy, or take up postgraduate study.

      A career in international finance and banking will suit you if you are focused, target-driven and enjoy working with numbers.

      Where our graduates work

      Our Careers Service carries out the Graduate Outcomes Survey every year. The information collected is a snapshot of what City graduates are doing six months after completion of their course. Find out the types positions our Banking and International Finance graduates have gone on to here.

      Graduate Outcomes survey 2020-21

      77.9% of graduates in employment or further study six months after completing the course, with a median salary of £36,820

      79.88%
      Employed
      6.71%
      Employment and further study
      6.71%
      Further study
      6.71%
      Other

      Recent employers

        Alumni stories

        • Oryane Yungu
          Banking and International Finance

          Hear from our alumni. Discover the real experiences of learning at Bayes and how Bayes helped to boost our graduates' careers.

        Fee Information

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        GBP 28,000 

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