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Regent's College

BA (Hons) Global Financial Management

UCAS code N342, with Foundation Course N340

Why should I choose this pathway?

An understanding of finance and accounting is an essential skill for anyone who wishes to embark on a highly successful career in business. It has long been acknowledged that finance plays a vital role within the organisation with accounting systems designed to help decision-making and control and financial techniques such as discounted cash flow providing tools for valuing projects and investments.

The objective of the Global Financial Management pathway is to provide an exciting and balanced framework of modules to enable you to acquire the requisite knowledge and skills to critically appraise current finance and accounting practice from a sound theoretical base.

On this course you will be introduced to the very latest techniques in performance measurement. For example, analysts are valuing companies using cash flows and financiers are aware of the impact of earnings announcements on share prices. Globalisation of capital markets means the harmonization of international accounting standards is essential to ensure the comparability of financial reporting world-wide. The use of international financial performance measures is more widely spread than before and internationalism has widened the financial strategy debate in terms of financial objectives. All these current topics and their future implications will be explored on the Global Financial Management pathway.

Key Skills

This degree pathway will allow you to develop the following key skills:

  • Confidence in the use of mathematical techniques
  • Skill in writing financial reports
  • Innovative financial management
  • Strategic financial planning
  • Understanding of the financial capital markets
  • Knowledge of annual company accounts
  • Ability to assess and evaluate company cash flows

 

Future Opportunities

This degree pathway is an excellent choice for students who wish to work in the following industries or to continue with postgraduate education:

  • Banking sector - especially in international capital markets
  • Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Taxation
  • Leasing
  • The role of financial analyst
  • Field of financial journalism
  • Corporate governance

An example of the BA (Hons) Global Financial Management course structure:

 BA (Hons) Global Financial Management
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Business Communication Human Resource Management Dissertarion: Proposal & Lit Review
ICT Skills Issues in Contemporary Management Corporate Strategy
Economics for Business Marketing Communications Dissertation: Design & Submission
Introduction to Global Business Management Accounting Multinational Financial Management
Principles of Business Law Managing Design for Business  
Foundations of Global Political Economy Business Planning  
Research Skills Principles of Financial Management  
Quantitative Business Analysis Choice of TWO Pathway Electives (see below - Level 2) Choice of TWO Pathway Electives (see below - Level 3)
Introduction to Management Choice of ONE Free Choice Elective (see below - Level 2) Choice of TWO Free Choice Electives (see below - Level 3)
Principles of Marketing    
Financial Accounting    
Introduction to Creative Thinking in Business    

*  Not all electives will be available in each year. Some Electives have pre-requisites which may limit choice.

Page last updated 10/8/2009

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