Gain the skills and knowledge for a career in financial markets, investment banking, fund management or wealth management.
Develop your knowledge of investment strategies and financial products.
Gain an understanding of the risks associated with financial markets and products.
Study on a course taught by University staff with extensive work experience in the banking and finance industry, who regularly complete consultancy work with banks and banking organisations.

The course is designed to develop your skills for a career in financial markets, investment banking, fund management or wealth management. You will learn about issues of risk management, regulation, wealth management and fund management, focusing on both individuals and organisations.

Networking opportunities

This course is linked with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and during the course you benefit from student membership. The CII works with regulators, educational and trade bodies together with major corporate organisations across the globe to help raise professional standards.

You are encouraged to take professional exams during your time on the course in order to maximise your potential for progression within your chosen career path. The cost of sitting professional exams is in addition to your normal course fees.

Sheffield Business School has a diverse mix of cultures which includes students from the UK, Asia, India, Pakistan, Africa, the EU and North and Central America. This multicultural environment provides the opportunity for networking and developing a group of future international business contacts.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

We have consulted both industry practitioners and professional bodies to ensure the course prepares you for a career in a variety of roles within the financial services industry.

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

This course prepares you for a career in

• finance
• investment
• investment banking
• retail financial services
• government and regulatory organisations

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• Deloitte
• J P Morgan
• HSBC
• Investec
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• Aviva
• Fidelity
• Barclays
• Scottish Widows
• banks, national and smaller IFA firms

Others have chosen to start their own businesses.

 

You typically need one of the following

• 2.2 honours degree or above in a relevant subject

• recognised professional qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject

Relevant subjects include • business management • finance • accounting • economics • banking • law • the natural sciences • IT and computing.

We will consider applicants without these academic qualifications dependant on personal, professional and work experience and other formal qualifications.

Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English, such as an IELTS score of 6.0 with 5.5 in all skills. If your English language skill is currently below an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English standard.

You may be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. Find out more

Important notice:

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

Modules studied may differ depending on when you start your course.

 

Final Year Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Advanced Portfolio Management	15	Coursework
Dissertation Or Applied Business Project	60	Coursework
Finance	15	Coursework
Financial Derivatives And Risk Management	15	Coursework
Financial Regulation And Sustainability	15	Coursework Practical
Fund Management	15	Coursework
Global Financial Markets	15	Coursework
Statistics And Data Modelling	15	Coursework Practical
Wealth Management And Investing	15	Coursework