BSC (HONOURS) Banking and Finance at Sheffield Hallam University

• Embark on a Banking and Finance degree accredited by the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI).
• Gain analytical and digital skills necessary for a successful career within banking and finance.
• Gain additional qualifications with the CISI alongside your degree.
• Develop an eye-catching CV with placements at world-leading firms, such as; Grant Thornton, Charles Stanley Wealth Management, Provident Financial, Lloyds Banking Group and Mercedes AMG.

Cover everything from the principles of investment working with derivatives and managing risk to Cryptocurrency and Blockchain, with emphasis on their application. You will gain an understanding of how modern banking and finance operates.

Work placements

You will have the opportunity to undertake a year-long paid work placement in your third year. This gives you real-world experience to prepare you for your future career. This should provide you with the ability to improve your employability and nurture your career prospects.

To help you secure a placement, the University has specialist staff to support your application process. Furthermore, the University benefits from strong regional, national and international employers’ relationships. Placements could take place anywhere from a retail bank, investment bank or wealth management firm to a finance department of a corporation. Recent placement providers have included Grant Thornton, Charles Stanley Wealth Management, Provident Financial, Lloyds Banking Group and Mercedes AMG.

Live projects

The course also put your learning into practice through its final year consultancy projects. These projects put your acquired skills to the test of solving real world business problems. Being part of a team, these projects sharpen your analytical and team working skills. 

You will work in a team on a 'live' consultancy project in conjunction with a client sourced by specialist teams at Sheffield Hallam University who work alongside private, public and third sector organisations. Your group will be expected to present its findings to the client and offer suggestions on how to solve the particular issue that the client raised with you at the beginning of the module.

Networking opportunities

With frequent guest lecturers from the likes of industry leaders, practitioners and academics from other institutions, and a valuable placement year, there is ample opportunity to make lasting contacts within the finance and banking industry.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in:

• Retail banking and building societies
• Investment banking
• Financial planning
• Stock brokering
• Insurance
• Fund management
• Personal finance advice
• Financial analysis
• Wealth management
• Credit analysis
• Project finance
• Risk management

Previous graduates of a similar course have gone on to work for:

• Royal Bank of Scotland
• Lloyds Bank Plc
• SAB Miller
• Morgan Stanley
• KPMG
• HSBC
• Investec
• Redmayne Bentley