International Year One in Accounting, Economics and Finance, leading to Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Business Finance Navitas Group - Birmingham City University International College (BCUIC), UK

International Year One entry

International Year One is an entry point for international students equivalent to the first year of university. Upon successful completion, you will progress to second year of university.

Undergraduate Pathway in Accounting, Economics and Finance

Degrees are accredited by a range of professional bodies, including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA).

Work placements, internships and voluntary work are available. Previous students have benefited from Birmingham City University’s partnerships with the NHS, Volkswagen and Bentley.

Join the BCU Student Tax Clinic. Supervised by a qualified tax practitioner, you can provide your fellow students with advice on UK tax issues.

Business Finance - BSc (Hons)

The world of finance is rapidly changing, with new innovative financial products being developed on a constant basis. Recent times have seen an unprecedented number of companies failing because of poor financial management. All these challenges call for dynamic and brilliant people who can design financial solutions and make the world a better place.

The degree is designed to equip you with wider business and Finance environment knowledge. Offering you the opportunity to acquire key business and financial skills, explore innovative practices and entrepreneurial skills. The course is accredited by Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI). The course also aligns with various other professional bodies courses such as Association of Corporate Treasures (ACT), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and many others.

Delivery of the course is flexible and includes a blend of lectures, workshops, field trips and online learning. The modules, which feed into the course, are widespread, broad, covers key current topics such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and help you to appreciate finance from a range of perspectives. Ultimately, decision making in finance, calls for one to exercise their judgement and intuition and this course helps you to strengthen that judgement.

The course team has, between it, years of industrial experience in the finance field as well in academia. Therefore, students with little or no background in finance are assured of getting all the help they need in order to excel in the course. You will learn a lot from course team’s knowledge and experience, as you will be regularly engaging in inquiry based and experiential learning, which has been designed to assimilate work-based scenarios.

In order to enhance your employability, extra-curricular activities such as trading trainings, conferences and field trips will be arranged throughout the academic years. Outside speakers from industry will also be invited to give presentations on how best to improve your employability. Moreover, you’ll also have the opportunity to gain industry experience by going on a professional placement, or to travel overseas to study abroad at one of our partner universities. In a nutshell, the knowledge attained from the course will help you to seek a variety of employment in the sector nationally and internationally.