2.5-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Social Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Finance (Year Abroad)

For students who've finished high school but don’t meet the entry requirements for university, a Foundation Certificate can help them gain entry to an undergraduate degree. After completing this pathway option students qualify for progression to the 1st year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Essex.

A student’s course length is determined mainly by their English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. Students taking a course longer than 2 terms, will take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Finance

Students have access to Essex's virtual trading floor, where they can trade multiple markets from a single screen with industry leading software, X_TRADER. Students can also use real-world Bloomberg Market Data Feed (B-PIPE), within minutes of it being released, so they can practice making business decisions in the same way they might in the workplace.

The course examines international financial markets, as well as how finance shapes leadership, strategy, and planning within organizations. Topics may include:

• The pricing of securities in financial markets • risk management • corporate finance and financial decision making • business economics • quantitative methods • financial modelling • portfolio analysis

The University of Essex uses real-life examples to apply theory to practice and develop students' capacity to analyze statistics. Ethics underpins all of Essex's teaching, so students can graduate with the ability to make sound, responsible financial decisions for the benefit of organizations and their stakeholders. Student's first year ensures they receive a fully-rounded business education by introducing them to topics such as marketing, economics, management, and accounting. In their final year, they have the opportunity to put their knowledge into practice by completing an in depth, independent research project or dissertation. This gives students the chance to further develop vital employability skills in areas of research, project management and critical thinking.