BSc (Hons) in Financial Services and Associateship

Qualifications

Overview

Please note that this qualification is being phased out and is only available to students currently registered.

If you would like information on our current degree programme click on this link: BSc (Hons) in Financial Markets and Management or return to the Higher Education overview page.

Whether you are in, or aspiring to, a middle or senior management position, a BSc/Associateship will provide you with the expert knowledge and skills required to enhance your career prospects. The programme is relevant and practical and allows students to follow either a specialist or more generalist route, depending on their learning requirements.

The degree is assessed at UK undergraduate level.

Time limit

You have a time limit of 6 years from your first BSc/Associateship registration to complete the qualification. You will not be allowed to re-register for the qualification if you do not complete within this time limit.

Please note that the BSc/Associateship is currently being phased out. This table shows the phase out for each module:

Degree phase out plan

Phase-out information for degree programme

Study time

You are advised that each module requires approximately 300 hours study time. Each course of study allows for 20 weeks of tuition support.

Cost

BSc core £695.00
BSc option£655.00

Modules

The degree comprises 8 modules. To gain a degree, students must complete 4 core modules and 4 option modules. View syllabuses by clicking on the links below.

Core modules

The Monetary and Financial System
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Management and Organisation in Financial Services (module now withdrawn)
Risk Analysis and Evaluation (module now withdrawn)

Option modules

Bank Treasury Management
Business Lending
Customer Infomation Management
Housing
International Corporate and Investment Banking - Practice and Law
International Trade Finance
Management of Insurance Operations
Marketing
Multinational Corporate Strategy and Finance
Personal Lending and Mortgages
Reinsurance
Risk Financing and Management

Studying

On registration all students will receive the following:

module textbook
study plan
assignments

Assessment

Core modules comprise 2 assessment components:

a 3-hour written examination (70% of overall mark)
1 coursework assignment (30% of overall mark)

Option modules comprise 1 assessment component: a 3-hour written examination.

How do I study?

Distance learning, approved provider or flexible learning.

Specialist degrees

To obtain the generic BSc (Hons) in financial Services and Associateship, students must complete the 4 compulsory modules and any 4 option modules.

Alternatively, students may obtained the degree in a named specialism by completing the 4 compulsory modules and 4 option modules from the relevant stream: specialist streams table (PDF)

BSc (Hons) in Financial Services and Associateship - Corporate Banking (BSc/CB)
BSc (Hons) in Financial Services and Associateship - Retailing Financial Services (BSc/RFS)
BSc (Hons) in Financial Services and Associateship - Risk and Insurance Management (BSc/RIM)