Business and Finance

Description

The core theme throughout this degree is to provide you with sound financial knowledge, placed in a business context while also allowing you to specialise in areas such as finance.

If you choose this course you will benefit from:

• opportunities to undertake relevant work experience involving business and finance functions in private and public organisations, both in the UK and overseas. In the past these have included Tesco, the NHS, IBM, Toys R Us and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC);
• well-developed links with employers such as IBM, HSBC and the National Health Service (NHS) and professional accounting and finance bodies such
• as the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) who deliver sessions with students in commercial awareness, employability and working in the business sector;
• access to teaching staff who have relevant professional qualifications and commercial backgrounds, who bring this experience into their teaching;
• Coventry Business School is currently a member of European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and the Association of Business Schools (ABS).

Detailed Course Facts

• GBP 8331 Module (EEA)
• GBP 10766 Module (International)

• English

Course Content

During your first year you will study the foundation subjects of business and finance including the fundamentals of business, an introduction to finance, business economics and marketing as well as developing your numeracy and IT skills.

This theme continues in the second year with a greater emphasis on finance, business management, accounting and applied marketing. Research skills are also developed in this year in preparation for a final year research project on a topic of your own choosing.

In the final year of study, a wide range of optional subjects in finance and business are available enabling you to choose a specialist path you may wish to follow in your career.

Your course will be based on a series of weekly lectures and smaller seminars and workshops. Some classes may be held in IT suites where students have individual PCs and work using appropriate software packages. In addition, your personal tutor will review and discuss your progress with you and will be available for advice.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

Essential entry requirements

• 5 GCSEs at grade A*–C including English Language and Mathematics, or specified equivalents.

Typical offers

• A-Levels: BBB.
• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM

Access: The Access Diploma to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit. Access applicants can meet the GCSE requirements through their current studies and do not need to have these qualifications separately.

• International Baccalaureate Diploma: 30 points.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Coventry University.

Funding

Merit Scholarship Scheme

Merit Scholarship scheme: £1,000, in year one only and based on academic performance.

• Available to all international students applying for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Coventry University.
• Scholarships are allocated on the basis of academic merit. (Postgraduate applicants must hold 2.1 or equivalent, undergraduate applicants must hold A-levels or equivalent at grades BBC)
• There is no separate scholarship application process: all undergraduate applications from self-funded international students from any non-EU country and postgraduate applications from international, will automatically be considered for a merit award. You will not have to do anything, if you are successful you will be notified in due course by the International Office.

University Research Studentship Scheme

Occasionally, funding becomes available to enable the University, either centrally, through one of the faculties or from other sources, to offer research studentships in specified topics or fields of study.

Science Without Borders

Brazilian students are able to apply for full scholarship - including tuition fees and accommodation - to study undergraduate sandwich programmes at Coventry University.

Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) offers opportunities to Commonwealth citizens to study in the UK, as part of the UK's contribution to the international Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

If you are a citizen of a developed Commonwealth country, you can apply for:

Scholarships for PhD and split-site (PhD) study

If you are a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, you can apply for

• Scholarships for Masters, PhD, or split-site (PhD) study at UK universities
• Shared Scholarships for Masters study at selected UK universities

If you are a citizen of the Maldives, St Helena or the Seychelles, you can apply for:

• Scholarships for undergraduate study at UK universities

Ferguson Trust Scholarships

Ferguson Trust Scholarships are made available through the generosity of The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust. The Trust was set up in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development. The Trust supports people from low-income and conflict-affected regions who want to improve their knowledge of peace and reconciliation. Scholarship amounts vary and are dependent on individual circumstances and assessment.