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BSc Finance (Sustainable Finance) with Study Year Abroad
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UCAS code
N372 -
A level offer
ABB -
Year of entry
2024/25 -
Course duration
Full Time: 4 Years
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Year of entry
2024/25 -
Course duration
Full Time: 4 Years
Explore the key concepts of financial sustainability – and broaden your skills and experience by studying overseas – with our BSc Finance (Sustainable Finance) with Study Year Abroad degree.
Recent changes in finance – including the need to focus on sustainable investment and environmental principles – have necessitated change across the financial world.
This flexible, four-year degree develops the key skills and knowledge to meet these changes head-on, as you gain expertise in sustainable finance and business ethics. Your studies will be underpinned by core modules on the essentials of business and finance, giving you a thorough understanding of the financial sector. You’ll enrich this learning and broaden your life experience with an integrated Study Year Abroad.
Experts from Henley Business School will introduce you to the:
- fundamental principles of accounting, finance and economics
- quantitative techniques of finance
- role of finance in business and society
- ethics required to work in the finance industry.
As your studies progress, you’ll gain deeper knowledge of the core concepts of sustainable finance, including:
- environmental economics
- corporate social responsibility
- responsible investment
- sustainability reporting.
You’ll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, practical workshops, and self-guided study. This will provide the opportunity to discuss subject materials in an in-depth way with your lecturers and fellow students.
The University of Reading is a CFA partner university. Within this partnership, a number of scholarships are offered towards CFA exams (partial fee reduction) for which students can apply.
Choose BSc Finance (Sustainable Finance) with Study Year Abroad at Henley Business School
- Ranked in the top 25 in the UK for Accounting and Finance (23rd in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024).
- Triple-accredited status from the UK, European and US accrediting bodies (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB).
Flexible study options
After the first year of your BSc Finance (Sustainable Finance) with Study Year Abroad degree, you will have the option to transfer to any of our other specialist pathways:
Each pathway is designed to help you understand particular challenges within finance and how to respond to them.
If you choose to remain on the general degree course, you’ll still be offered a wide range of options in your second and final years – allowing you to tailor your learning to your individual interests.
We also offer two other variations of this course: BSc Finance (Sustainable Finance), a three-year course; and BSc Finance (Sustainable Finance) with Placement Year, a four-year course with a year spent on work placement instead of abroad.
Dedicated industry facilities with BSc Finance (Sustainable Finance) with Study Year Abroad
Put your understanding of financial systems and capital markets into practice in our state-of-the-art dealing rooms, featuring computer trading simulations and financial modelling.
Study Year Abroad
In your third year, you’ll have the opportunity to continue your studies at one of our overseas partner universities.We’ll help you decide where to go and for how long, guide you through the application process, and support you when you’re abroad.
To find out more about the benefits of studying abroad, and discover where you could go, visit the Study Abroad website.