BA (Hons) International Finance

• Enhance and broaden your existing knowledge of accounting and finance and investigate the challenges of financial management in the international arena.
• Build the confidence you’ll need to meet the challenges of economic change and graduate ready to be a successful player in the world of international finance and accounting.
• Tailor the course to meet your career goals by choosing from a range of optional courses. These range from investment management and international trade to risk management and quantitative finance.
• Get invaluable training on important finance software such as Bloomberg and DataStream so that when you start your career you can contribute from day one.
  
• Take the opportunity to continue and further your studies to postgraduate level with our MSc Finance programme. Alternatively many students also go on to study at masters level at a range of top universities in the UK and around the world.

• Course overview
• In this top-up year you’ll learn about international finance, examining the constraints and competitive pressures faced by investment managers and finance professionals around the world. You’ll develop a critical perspective of finance as an academic subject and learn how it contributes to practice in the real world of finance.

  Core modules

  • ACF306 Business Research

    This module provides students with an understanding of issues involved in the design and conduct of empirical research in finance (including the application of statistical techniques) and business analysis research (which seeks to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organisation and to proffer rational recommendations that deliver value to stakeholders).

  • ACF315 International Financial Management

    The focus of the module is on financial management for multinational corporations. It covers foreign exchange markets, theories of exchange rate movements and the management of foreign exchange risk. Capital investment appraisal, cost of capital, financing decisions and cash management are studied in an international framework. Ethical investment and globalisation issues are also considered.

  • ELC310 Professional Communication Skills for International Finance

    This module develops students¿ English language skills in order to achieve full and effective communication within their course of study (BA Hons International Finance).

  Optional modules

  • ACF302 Investment Management

    This module is designed to provide a broad understanding of equities and bonds as investments. It considers their pricing and use in investment management along with that of derivatives. In addition core concepts in finance are covered including market efficiency, diversification, risk, portfolio building and evaluation.

  • ACF308 Risk Management in International Banking, Insurance and Finance

    Financial institutions face a wide range of risks, many of which threaten not only their profitability, but also the stability of the financial services sector as a whole. The purpose of this module is to explore these risks and consider how they should be managed. A range of risk management tools and techniques will be explored, as will the prudential regulation of financial institutions. In addition, we will discuss how best to draw together these risks, tools and regulations to arrive at an enterprise-wide view of risk.

  • ACF310 Financial Modelling

    The module covers financial modelling for bonds and rates, equities, currencies and options. While analysing and modelling each category of securities with specific and pertinent approaches, it stresses the underlying principles governing all valuation processes. The module also equips the students with the skills to use software, such as Excel, for implementing models and perform analysis.

  • ACF311 Credit Management: Theory and Practice

    This module provides in-depth knowledge of how to manage trade, consumer and export credit. It explores the economic importance of credit and the contribution it can make as a competitive device to add value to organisations.

  • ACF312B Financial Management

    A development of the finance topics covered in earlier accounting modules, and includes working capital management, investment approval under uncertainty, risk management, efficient markets, cost of capital, company valuation and restructuring.

  • ECN3013A International Trade and International Finance

    This module explores the economic implications of globalisation by investigating current trends in international trade and international financial markets.

Every undergraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the course aims, the course structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment.

The following programme specification represents the latest course structure and may be subject to change:

BA International Finance programme specification 4050

This course lasts for one year and is designed as a 'top-up' if you have already successfully completed study equivalent to a Foundation Degree, HND or an equivalent professional qualification. At the end of it you will be eligible to receive a full U.K. honours degree.

Applications for this course are usually made through the University of Plymouth International office:

international-admissions@plymouth.ac.uk 

You may also use an agent in your home country who will help you apply, see the International Plymouth pages for details about agents in your country.

If you are an International Student you can take advantage of our dedicated service which provides specialist support and guidance to University of Plymouth International students, International Student Advice (ISA).

The course is also available to UK students, applications in this case are made through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service).

UCAS will ask for the information contained in the box at the top of this course page including the UCAS course code and the institution code.

Apply for this course on the UCAS website.

For more information about submitting an application including application deadline dates, please visit the UCAS website.