Finance, Investment and Banking

Finance, investment, and banking sits at the core of how modern economies allocate capital, manage risk, and sustain growth. Financial institutions, investment markets, and banking systems are the infrastructure through which savings are transformed into productive investment, and understanding how they function, what can go wrong in them, and how they are regulated is increasingly important for practitioners, policymakers, and the informed public alike. The discipline combines theoretical economic and financial analysis with the practical knowledge of accounting, investment instruments, and financial markets that professional roles in the sector require.

At Teesside this three-year full-time programme includes a sandwich year, a year abroad, and a work placement, giving you an unusually wide range of professional and international experience during your studies. You will build a grounding in financial accounting, developing knowledge of how financial transactions are recorded, how financial statements are prepared, and how accounting information is used in decision-making. Alongside this you will study investment analysis and portfolio management, banking practice, financial markets and instruments, and the regulatory frameworks governing financial institutions.

The sandwich year and placement are particularly valuable in finance, where professional experience and the networks built in industry settings are highly beneficial for career entry into a competitive sector.

Graduates in finance, investment, and banking find careers across the financial services sector. Investment management, corporate banking, retail banking, financial analysis, risk management, treasury, and compliance are among the most direct destinations. The combination of international experience from the year abroad and professional experience from the placement creates a distinctive graduate profile.

Many graduates also pursue professional qualifications such as the CFA, ACCA, or ACA, which are highly valued in the sector, while others continue to postgraduate study in finance, financial economics, or investment management.