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BA (Hons) Banking and Finance (Top-Up)

Explore the fundamental frameworks for any financial professional. Improve your employability with a degree delivered by our Business School. Embark on a rewarding career in banking and finance.

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UCAS codeNN31
Duration1 year
Fee (UK)£9,535
Fee (Int)£17,500
LocationOn campus

Course summary

Banking and finance are essential to any successful business, and the BA (Hons) Banking and Finance (Top-Up) course will allow you to focus on financial management, financial markets, and managing projects. These are fundamental frameworks and are essential for any financial professional.

The banking and financial industries provide competitive and hugely rewarding career prospects. Through this degree, we directly aim to improve your employability, relevant to the needs of employers in these sector. You'll achieve this by:

  • Developing generic project management skills, including analysing recent projects against key criteria such as risk, design, and control
  • Tackling practical business by drawing on your knowledge of key valuation concepts, tools associated with financial decision-making, and familiarity with foreign exchange rates
  • Applying modern management techniques to banking and financial operations, using insights that are appropriate to the business context.

What you'll study

Many of our courses include a range of modules you can choose from. Some of these options may only be available if you’ve already studied specific required modules. If you’re not sure what you need before picking a module, your course leader can help.

Undergraduate module credits should total 120 credits per academic year. If optional modules are available alongside core modules on your course, you should choose an amount that totals 120 credits.

How you'll learn

A typical week for you will include lectures, seminars, group work, and e-learning. You'll also be encouraged to develop independent study skills.

As well as assessments that count towards your degree, your progress will be evaluated by ongoing assessments for feedback and consolidating your learning. Assessment methods include written coursework, projects, presentations, and exams.

Entry requirements

Fees and finance support

UK£9,535
International£17,500

Undergraduate fees are set according to rules from Government in line with forecast inflation. The fee for your first year of study for 2026/27 will be £9,535. You'll pay tuition fees for every year of study. Fees may increase every year based on the Retail Price Index.

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Apply now

If you are applying for this course from within the UK, please apply through UCAS(opens in new tab). Read more about how to apply through UCAS.

If you are applying from outside of the UK, please call us on +44 (0)191 515 3000. Find more information on how to apply as an international student.

Contact the Student Helpline for further information about studying at the University of Sunderland: 0191 515 3000 / student.helpline@sunderland.ac.uk.

Disclaimer

We want to make sure you have clear and accurate information about our courses. Our website always shows the latest updates. If you’ve applied and been offered a place, we’ll contact you in writing if anything important changes.

View our programme specifications(opens in new tab) for further information about what the course covers, learning outcomes and the skills you'll gain when you graduate.