Banking and Finance with Placement BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Banking and Finance with Placement BSc (Hons)
The Brunel Banking and Finance BSc provides students with the knowledge, skills and insights needed to effectively pursue careers in banking and financial services.
You’ll get a solid grounding in micro and macroeconomic principles, accounting practices and the workings of financial markets before studying advanced topics including real estate finance, financial regulation, risk management and how banking and financial systems operate in an international context.
You’ll also gain insight into the dynamic relationship between investors, financial markets and the ins...
The Brunel Banking and Finance BSc provides students with the knowledge, skills and insights needed to effectively pursue careers in banking and financial services.<br/><br/>You’ll get a solid grounding in micro and macroeconomic principles, accounting practices and the workings of financial markets before studying advanced topics including real estate finance, financial regulation, risk management and how banking and financial systems operate in an international context.<br/><br/>You’ll also gain insight into the dynamic relationship between investors, financial markets and the institutions that enable transactions between the two.<br/>You’ll study econometrics and develop highly valued skills in data modelling, and get training in analytical packages widely used by business and financial institutions such as Bloomberg, Reuters, SAS, EViews and STATA.<br/><br/>We offer two study options. You can choose three years full-time or four years full-time with a one-year professional placement between years two and three that will give you the chance to apply the theoretical principles you’ve learned to a working environment.<br/><br/>You can tailor the final year of your course to specialise in an area of particular interest.<br/><br/>Due to globalisation, banking and finance have become growth sectors for graduate vacancies. The specialised skills and training you’ll get from your Brunel BSc will make you a preferred job candidate to employers across the industry.<br/><br/>This course is also accredited by ACCA and CIMA offering exemptions to some of their professional papers depending on your module choices.
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
L131
Institution Code
B84
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
Not Accepted
Access to HE Diploma
Obtain a minimum of 128-120 UCAS tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3, subjects accepted: Business, Computing, Economics, Finance & Maths, Engineering, Humanities & Social Science or Law.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
30
31
including SL5 or HL4 in English and SL/HL 2 in Maths (if applicant does not have GCSE English and/or Maths at grade B/5 or above).
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
DDM
in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3,H3,H3,H3,H3
H2,H2,H3,H3,H3
GCSE/National 4/National 5
A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or grade 4 are required including English Language (or grade B/5 in English Literature) and a minimum of grade B/5 in Mathematics.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DM
DD
in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism plus A level grade B OR DD - DM in any subject and A level grade B including one of the following: Accounting, Business, Business Studies, Economics, Finance, Further Maths, Mathematics or Statistics
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
DM
DD
in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism plus A level grade B OR DD-DM in any subject and A level grade B including one of the following: Accounting, Business, Business Studies, Economics, Finance, Further Maths, Mathematics or Statistics
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
DMM
DDM
in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism
Scottish Advanced Higher
B,B,B
A,B,B
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
M
D
in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism with A levels grade BB OR D-M in any subject and A level grades BB including one of the following: Accounting, Business, Business Studies, Economics, Finance, Further Maths, Mathematics or Statistics
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
M
D
in Applied Science, Business, Computing, Engineering (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Information Technology, Marketing or Travel & Tourism with A levels grade BB OR D-M in any subject and A level grades BB including one of the following: Accounting, Business, Business Studies, Economics, Finance, Further Maths, Mathematics or Statistics
A level
B,B,B
A,B,B
T Level
M
in Management & Administration, Design, Surveying & Planning for Construction, Digital Production, Design & Development, Digital Business Services, Digital Support Services, Maintenance, Installation & Repair for Engineering & Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing & Control , Design & Development for Engineering & Manufacturing, Science, Finance or Accounting.
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
| EU, International | £17,400 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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