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University of Bradford
Bradford, UK
Finance and Economics
Admission Requirements
**Academic Requirement at Undergraduate level for students with British Qualifications stay the same regardless of the Student's country of residence.
A personal statement, 1 academic reference letter from school or college.
About The Program
About The University
Application Deadline
Start Date
Sep
IELTS for UKVI 6.0 (No less than 5.0 in any section)
Minimimum Academic Requirement
English Proficiency Requirement
Other Requirements
Program Level
30 Days
Average Decision Time
None
Application Fees
Yearly Tuition Fees
15,320 GBP
Bachelor
Program Duration
4 Years
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The University of Bradford offers a wide range of financial help to assist you on your university journey, and invests over £4m annually in the Access Agreement and other scholarships to support students from all backgrounds. Students from Bangladesh are eligible for a 2000 GBP scholarship per year for undergraduate programs. Students from Pakistan, Nepal and India are eligible to apply for Vice Chancellors Scholarship and also other scholarship where the amount varies from 2,500 GBP to 4000 GBP per year.
With a range of optional modules available alongside the core curriculum, you’ll be able to tailor the programme to your areas of academic interest and your career aspirations.
It includes a year-long paid internship; an invaluable opportunity to develop your skills and insight and boost your graduate employability. You can take an internship as part of the Government Economic Service placement scheme, within organisations such as:
HM Treasury
Department for Work and Pensions
Department of Health
Office for National Statistics
You can also take an internship at a range of private sector companies involved in finance, accountancy or even marketing.Alternatively, you can choose to study a year abroad at one of our partner institutions across Europe, North America and East Asia.
Depending on modules taken, you may qualify for partial exemption from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) examinations.
Core modules-
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1st year- Introduction to Accounting, Principles of Management, Introduction to Finance, Introduction to Microeconomics, Introduction to Macroeconomics 2, Quantitative Methods for Economists.
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2nd year- Employability and Enterprise Skills, Financial Management, Multinational Finance and Investment, Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics 2, Research Methods for Economists.
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3rd year- Dissertation in Financial Economics, Risk Management and Derivatives, Advanced Economics.
In your third year you will undertake either a year’s paid internship or a year studying abroad at a partner institution.
Students from this University are highly successful in securing internships with the Government Economic Service placement scheme (e.g. at the Treasury, Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health, Office for National Statistics), and with a range of private sector companies.
Support to secure an internship comes from both the University’s Career and Employability Services and our Economics teaching and support staff (particularly in relation to the Government Economic Service placement scheme)
The sandwich year BSc (Hons) Finance and Economics degree gives you a strong working knowledge of:
accountancy
financial markets
investment appraisal
risk management.
The University of Bradford has always been pioneers in developing new course subjects and modes of teaching, reflecting and anticipating the needs of employers, students, and of society as a whole, the course provision and research strategy is designed in response to the changing business, social, scientific and environmental landscape.
With over 50 years of academic excellence behind the University continue to grow our international reputation, course provision, and research impact.
Today the University's associations and networks span the globe; from strong links to leading local and national employers, to academic partner institutions, to the World Technology Universities Network, this University is an outward facing institution committed to the creation, dissemination, and application of knowledge for the benefit of global society.
There is an alumni community of more than 140,000 graduates in over 175 countries worldwide.
Rankings
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Distance Learning MBA ranked the best value for money in the world, 4th in the world for career progress, and 10th in the world overall (Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2019)
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Top 10 in UK for Chemical Engineering (Guardian University League Tables 2019)
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Top 10 in UK for Forensic Science, Medical Technology, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, and Physiotherapy (Complete University Guide 2020)
Key facts and statistics
8,564 students in the 2018/2019 academic year
- 7,197 undergraduate
- 1,042 postgraduate taught
- 325 postgraduate research
- 7,693 full-time, 871 part-time
- 7,177 UK residence, 368 EU, 1,019 non-EU
1499 staff in the 2018/2019 academic year
Over 140,000 alumni across 175 countries
A successor to the Bradford Mechanics Institute, Bradford Technical College, and the Bradford Institute of Technology, the University of Bradford became the UK’s fortieth University in 1966 and has continued to grow ever since.
Student population is now almost 10,000, bringing students from 150 nations together in one place of learning excellence.
After Bradford Institute of Technology was granted a Royal Charter and the University of Bradford was established, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson was installed as the first Chancellor. Today, that role belongs to Kate Swann, a respected leader in the UK business world.
The University's Business School is one of the oldest in the UK, continues to be a world leader in business and management education, research and knowledge transfer. It is one of only a small number of business schools across the world with the coveted triple-crown of Accreditations.
In 2018 It became the first British University of Sanctuary. This builds on our history and culture of welcome and inclusion, which was established through the creation of the first British University Peace Studies department in 1973.
BANGLADESH
HSC with minimum GPA 4.8/5.0 or 78% marks with science or commerce background.
INDIA
70% marks in Indian School Certificate / Higher Secondary Certificate / Standard 12 from science or commerce background.
NEPAL
Minimum 70% at Higher Secondary Education Certificate from science or commerce background.
PAKISTAN
Minimum 60% at Intermediate/ Higher Secondary Certificate from science or commerce background.
UK IGCSE or A-LEVELS
Minimum 112 UCAS Tariff Points. 3 Subjects with 80 points in 2 full A-levels with minimum BBC. In IGCSE or O-Level you must have English and Mathematics with grade C or above.