Banking and Finance with Foundation Year

Foundation Year
Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.

International Students
For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/

Banking and Finance
With a growing demand for expertise in banking and financial technology, our BSc prepares you for an advanced career across a wide range of sectors including accountancy, insurance, SME's and large corporate organisations. Embark on a journey to success with an analytical mind and strategic thinking skills, building expertise in financial services, budgeting and risk management. Our programme integrates both practical experience and professional development, enabling you to acquire comprehensive analytical skills essential for banking and finance, utilising state of the art tools and software.

Why choose this course?
• Maximise your career prospects with expertise across concepts and key techniques in banking and finance



• Examine the principles of banking, economics and the fundamentals of business



• Gain a competitive edge with our Professional and Academic Development Programme



• Embark on an exciting entrepreneurship year, placement year or international year



• Study alongside innovative companies based in Keele Business School



Whether you aspire to specialise in a career in banking or would like to explore finance more broadly, our programme is designed to combine both practical experience and professional development for you to prepare for a successful career. Build valuable skills in financial analysis, risk management and budgeting, whilst becoming a strategic thinker with proficiency in industry-standard software.

With insights into various business contexts, you will gain an understanding of the strategic importance of accounting and finance, daily business operations and key decision-making. Learn about the key concepts and techniques of accounting, the essential principles of macroeconomics and microeconomics as well as the analytical skills useful for navigating the modern landscapes of finance and accounting.

About Keele
Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

Career focused courses, a vibrant student community and a beautiful 600-acre campus – this is Keele.

Whether you’re a passionate natural scientist, or eager to explore law, business, humanities or social sciences, our innovative courses are designed with your future in mind. Many of our courses offer a placement opportunity – just one of our initiatives that prepare you for real-world success.

Recognised for outstanding student experience and teaching quality, we were ranked a Top 10 UK university for student satisfaction across 15 subjects (National Student Survey 2025, broad-based English universities) and achieved Double Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (2017 and 2023).

Located in the Staffordshire countryside, but within easy reach of a bustling town, vibrant city and our noisy neighbours of Manchester and Birmingham, Keele truly offers the best of both worlds: a close-knit campus community and an exciting local area to explore.

We’d love to see you on campus soon.