Finance & Business Law

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 in-depth understanding of a second subject to complement their finance studies. a degree in finance will give you the skills for a career in financial services such as banking, investment management, pension fund management and insurance. in business law, you’ll study commercial law and business legal regulations. these include company law, competition law and human rights law. business law can only be studied as a second subject as a joint honours option.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

Our finance graduates go on to be financial analysts or investment managers with a range of financial institutions like merchant banks, pension funds, insurance companies and stockbrokers. well known organisations who look for our finance graduates include blackrock, bank of america merrill lynch and pricewaterhousecoopers, the national australia group and morgan stanley. the course is also useful if you're considering a more general business career, while a number of our graduates also pursue careers with accountancy firms and further study for professional accounting qualifications. graduates who specialise in business law develop excellent research and analytical skills. you’ll be able to interpret and explain complex information both verbally and in writing and have good commercial awareness. you also have the potential to work in government services, commerce and industry, banking and insurance, management and administration.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Scotland have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Strathclyde has partnerships with the following companies: