BSc Finance & Investment

Overview

A Deep Dive Into Finance and Investment

Combining academic knowledge with practical experience to prepare graduates for a wide range of finance and investment careers.

This course is designed to develop comprehensive knowledge and critical awareness of contemporary financial principles, theories and products, preparing you for diverse careers across the private and public sectors or for further study.

You will explore the complexities and challenges of today’s financial markets while developing an understanding of how financial theory connects with practice.

The programme also supports the development of ethical awareness and an understanding of the economic, social and commercial impact of financial decisions within an international context, alongside transferable skills including teamwork, numeracy, digital fluency, time management and communication.

  • CFA Aligned Professional careers in finance and investment.
  • Market Driven Gaining real-world market exposure through industry partnerships and professional engagement
  • Data Powered Using econometric modelling and Refinitiv Workspace
  • Future Focused Exploring FinTech and Sustainable Finance

Study Themes

What You'll Learn

You will master the following topics during your study at this programme journey.

Our successful graduates will be confident in applying financial knowledge and quantitative skills to complex and evolving business environments, demonstrating a critical understanding of financial principles, markets and regulatory considerations.

They will develop the ability to evaluate financial information, connect theory with practice and consider the wider economic, social and commercial implications of financial decisions.

Graduates will also demonstrate a range of individual, collaborative and professional skills, including communication, teamwork, digital fluency, numeracy, research and autonomous learning, supporting their progression into professional, entrepreneurial or further-study opportunities.

  • Understanding Financial Performance

    Develop your ability to understand, interpret and communicate financial information.

  • Understanding Economic Forces

    Explore how economic factors influence markets, organisations and financial decision-making.

  • Exploring Banking & Financial Services

    Understand the role of banking and financial services within the wider economy.

  • Research, Professional & Employability Skills

    Develop research, communication, teamwork and professional skills for the workplace.
Banking and Financial Services
Investment and Financial Markets
Corporate Finance
Financial Management
Public Sector Finance
Entrepreneurship and Business
Investment Banking
Private Equity

Career Paths

Where This Degree Takes You

Explore the opportunities and possibilities that can follow your degree.

The programme is designed to prepare graduates for a range of careers within the finance professions, while the broad relevance of finance across organisations also creates opportunities across business, the public sector and entrepreneurship.

Graduates can apply their financial knowledge, analytical capabilities and professional skills in environments where financial decision-making, market awareness and commercial understanding are valued.

Journey

Your Academic Journey

What do you want to learn to achieve the career paths mentioned

  1. 1 Introduction to Business Management
  2. 2 Fundamentals of Economics
  3. 3 Foundation Academic English 1 for Business
  4. 4 Foundation Academic English 2 for Business
  5. 5 Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance
  6. 6 Introduction to Marketing

Please Note: We regularly review our course content to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Text Link

Credits/National Hours

  • What is credit/national hour?

    A credit/notional hour is the formal name for the estimated hours that are expected that a student would need to complete a module

  • How many hours is 1 credit?

    1 credit is equal to 10 notional hours, so 20 credits are equal to 200 notional hours, The 200 hours includes time in lectures, tutorials, preparing for your lectures, assessments as well as your own personal revision and studying that you would do

  • Can study hours exceed the estimate?

    In reality, you might actually go above and beyond the expected notional hours, in particular if your degree requires a lot of independent learning you would most likely exceed the predicted hours

  • How many credits are in a UK semester?

    In the UK system each semester is 60 credits worth which is equivalent to at least 600 hours of study in one term. This is approximately equivalent to 8 hours of study a day

Academics

Meet Our Outstanding Academics

Head of Coventry School of Business

Associate Professor Rasha ElGendi

School of Business

MSc FinTech Course Director

Assistant Professor Hossam Omara

School of Business

Chair of Accounting & Finance Course Director

Assistant Professor Marian Hany

School of Business

Foundation Course Director

Assistant Professor Mayar Fahim

School of Business

Business & Marketing Course Director

Assistant Professor Mostafa SaadEldin

School of Business

Impact

Graduate Success Stories

Lina Hossam Kamaly

Talent Acquisition Specialist – HR Business Partner, Talaat Moustafa Group

Coventry University gave me early exposure to real business cases, presentations, and HR work-study experience. This helped me bridge theory with practice, strengthen my communication and strategic thinking skills, and discover my passion for Talent Acquisition.

Sana Hossam Al Gendy

OOH Department, Froneri, Egypt

Choosing Coventry University at TKH became one of the most defining decisions in my journey. The balance between academic and extracurricular activities helped me grow beyond the classroom, develop my leadership and public speaking skills, and launch TKH Scoop. Winning 1st place in my Business Marketing graduation project was one of my proudest achievements.

Malak Rashad

Brand Manager, DAMAK, Egypt

My journey at Coventry University / TKH went beyond traditional academics, helping me develop leadership, communication, and teamwork skills. I graduated with First Class Honors, won first place at the Business Expo, and today work as a Brand Manager at DAMAK, turning ideas into tangible impact.

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