University of Kent

Finance and Investment with a Year Abroad - 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. Taking a year abroad and choosing to study in one of our partner universities will allow you to experience another country and culture as you study and build valuable experience that bolsters your CV. 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

  • Year abroad at a partner university, experiencing another country and culture
  • 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 and ethical grounding for the finance industry

Entry requirements

  • UCAS tariff points: 112-128 — Typical offer 112-128 UCAS points A level ABB Contextual offer: BBC Contextual offers consider personal circumstances as well as academic grades.
  • A-level: ABB — Typical offer 112-128 UCAS points A level ABB Contextual offer: BBC Contextual offers consider personal circumstances as well as academic grades.
  • A-level: BBC — contextual offer
  • BTEC: DDM — BTEC DDM Contextual offer: DMM Contextual offers consider personal circumstances as well as academic grades.
  • BTEC: DMM — contextual offer
  • UCAS tariff points: 128 — IB 128 tariff points - typically H5, H6, H6 or equivalent View all requirements

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 £5,000

  • KMMS 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 £1,500

  • Music Performance Scholarship

    £1,000 awarded each year to talented instrumentalists and singers studying for any degree at the University of Kent.

    Up to £1,000

  • Sanctuary 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
  • Investment banker
  • Risk analyst
  • Trader

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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