Prepare to excel as a business and finance professional.
Our BA Business programmes are designed with your career aspirations in mind, offering flexibility and a broad range of opportunities to tailor your studies.
Build a strong foundation in your first two years (Levels 7 & 8) with our newly introduced common modules where you'll focus on the essentials in business and finance studies. For your third year (Level 9) onwards, you'll have the freedom to choose your area of specialism.
Discover your passion and focus on the areas that excite you the most. Whether you stick with your initial plan or explore new pathways within the Business School, the choice is yours.
The BA (Hons) Business with Finance has been refreshed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving global economy. Alongside core business and principles, you will specialise in finance while mastering AI-driven decision-making, developing entrepreneurial strategies, and gaining practical insights that are directly relevant to real-world business challenges.
With the BA Business & Finance at UWS you can tailor your degree to focus on areas that are related to your future career aspirations, such as enterprise and entrepreneurship, marketing or human resources. UWS graduates are well prepared for a successful career in business, management and finance.
You can advance your education with a MBA or an MSc Accounting and Finance with CIMA at UWS.
Candidates must be able to satisfy the general admission requirements of the University of the West of Scotland as specified in Chapter 2 of the University Regulatory Framework together with the following programme requirements:
AN APPROPRIATE HNC/D AWARD IN A SUITABLE SUBJECT AREA, COMMENSURATE WITH THE PROGRAMME BEING FOLLOWED, WITH THE LEVEL OF ENTRY AND/OR CREDIT BEING AWARDED BEING SUBJECT TO THE CONTENT OF THE HN PROGRAMME
The BA (Hons) Business with Finance programme allows you to tailor your studies to suit your career goals.
In Levels 7 and 8, you'll build a strong foundation in core business subjects, shared across four pathways: Business, Finance, Human Resources, and Marketing. As you progress to Levels 9 and 10, you'll focus on specialised finance modules, alongside a common Research Design & Methods module at level 9 and a Dissertation/Project module at level 10.
A Digital/AI theme is embedded throughout the programme, ensuring you stay up to date with advancements in transformational technologies that are revolutionising how we work, learn and live.
Core modules include Risk in Financial Services, Global Financial Compliance, Investment Analysis, Strategic Financial Management, Statistics for Business with Finance, and more.
In the first year, students will build a foundation in business and finance principles.
Core modules include:
Students can also choose from a selection of options, including:
*These modules are the recommended optional modules for BA (Hons) Business with Finance students.
The second year focuses on developing practical business skills. Core modules include:
Together with other options from a suite of subjects such as:
(Those modules marked as * are the recommended optional modules for BA (Hons) Business with Finance students).
In the third year, students engage in specialised marketing study with a focus on contemporary topics and practical application.
Core modules include:
The Honours year focuses on advanced marketing strategies and research. Students will complete an Honours Dissertation/project module worth 40 credit points, alongside the following core modules:
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, and workshops, providing both theoretical knowledge and practical insights.
There will also be group work and independent study, allowing you to develop essential transferable skills such as research, presentation, communication, and teamwork.
The BA (Hons) Business with Finance programme employs a diverse range of assessment methods to reflect real-world business and marketing practices. These include:
This variety ensures you build a comprehensive skill set, preparing you for the dynamic demands of the marketing profession.
We will always try to make sure that we publish accurate course information but we do not accept responsibility for any mistakes or omissions. We will also try to make sure that we deliver our courses in line with our published information. However, we may not always be able to do so and you can find further information about this in our enrolment terms and conditions.