Finance

About this programme

Graduate outcomes: Strathclyde ranked joint 1st in Scotland HESA Graduate Outcomes results 2026 Ranked: 3rd in the UK for Accounting & Finance (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024) By pursuing our BA (Hons) Finance degree, you'll acquire comprehensive knowledge in the principles of investment and value, business finance and decision-making, and the analysis of bonds, shares and derivatives. This programme equips you with valuable skills for a range of career paths, including banking, investment management, pension fund management and insurance. Our finance degree is unique in Scotland in terms of the range and depth of issues covered. Subjects include the principles of investment and value, business finance and decision-making and the analysis of securities such as bonds and shares. Employers tell us that they particularly value the range of subject combinations available at Strathclyde, ensuring that our students have an in-depth understanding of a second subject to complement their finance studies. An undergraduate degree in finance will give you the skills for a career in financial services such as banking, investment management, pension fund management and insurance. Modern business is too complex to be covered by a single subject: modern managers need to have a broad outlook. You'll follow a broad-based Year 1 curriculum which will introduce you to a wide range of business disciplines, alongside the Business School’s core modules for business knowledge and skills (the Management Development Programme ), and academic skills support.