Finance and Investment with a Foundation Year - BSc (Hons)
University of KentCanterbury, United Kingdom
Course overview
Ready to make markets move? Financial markets shape our world. From the value of your morning coffee to global stock exchanges, finance drives decisions and defines futures.
If you’re curious about how money works on a global scale and want to create the strategies that influence investment and growth, this course is for you. Our BSc Finance and Investment degree equips you with the analytical skills, ethical grounding, and real-world experience to thrive in this fast-paced industry. At Kent, you’ll explore the power of financial data, the art of decision-making under uncertainty, and the technologies reshaping global markets.
Taught by active researchers and informed by industry practice, this course helps you become not just a participant in financial systems, but a future leader within them. The foundation year is for students whose school-leaving qualifications are below the level required. It offers one year of full-time study prior to the start of your BSc course.
We are updating all of our modules on this course to ensure we provide you with the tools you need to make a real impact after you graduate. We are currently working with the CFA to make sure these modules meet industry standards and retain this course's accreditations. Why study at Kent Business School?
Key highlights
- Foundation year prepares students before starting the full BSc
- Modules being updated with the CFA to meet industry standards
- Taught by active researchers and informed by industry practice
- Explores financial data, decision-making under uncertainty and market technologies
- Builds analytical skills, ethical grounding and real-world experience
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 80 — Typical offer 80 UCAS points Contextual offer: N/A Contextual offers consider personal circumstances as well as academic grades.
- A-level: CDD — A level CDD Contextual offer: N/A Contextual offers consider personal circumstances as well as academic grades.
Scholarships
Kent Ambition to Succeed Scholarship
Scholarship holders can expect to receive between £500-£2,000 for each year of study (pro-rata for part-time students), subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Kent International Scholarship for Undergraduates
Scholarship value - £5,000
Up to £5,000KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Academic Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9, 790 for 26/27).
KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Support Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).
KMMS Kingsman Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).
KMMS Widening Participation Scholarship
£1,500 maintenance per annum for a maximum of 5 years.
Up to £1,500Music Performance Scholarship
£1,000 awarded each year to talented instrumentalists and singers studying for any degree at the University of Kent.
Up to £1,000Sanctuary Scholarships
Tuition fees waived for the duration of your programme of study, or until you are able to access other Student Finance funding.
Careers this course leads to
- Investment analyst
- Financial analyst
- Portfolio manager
- Risk analyst
- Investment banker
- Financial adviser
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £20,700 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Kent, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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