Finance & Business Analytics | Course Deep Dive

Get Stuck In to Finance & Business Analytics. Hit play for a deep dive into course content, career paths, learning and teaching methods, additional opportunities, and why Bradford should be your number one choice. For more information, visit https://www.bradford.ac.uk/courses/ug/finance-and-business-analytics-bsc/ 00:00 Introduction 00:08 What is Finance & Business Analytics? 01:07 Career opportunities 02:22 Why Bradford? 04:26 How do we teach? 05:46 Additional opportunities? 07:16 How do we support you? 07:37 Next steps The application of appropriate financial technology and analytical skills is a growing priority, particular for finance professionals. In increasingly competitive environments, professionals within the financial sector require a more detailed view of their organisations financial data. This programme is designed with inputs from leading industry professionals and strikes a balance between the mechanics of analytical methods and the dynamic finance-related decision-making process. We aim to develop our students as finance professionals of the future who, equipped with analytics skills, have the appropriate attributes to reduce risks through making smarter, timely and more accurate financial decisions. Students will gain technical data science skills and non-technical management skills along with a deep understanding of the application of analytics within the context of financial management. You will have the opportunity to familiarise yourself with specialist business analytics software, SAS, who are considered one of the world’s leading industry standard data analytics software providers, widely used in the business world. You'll also learn about additional tools and techniques necessary for managing your self-development as a manager in alignment with your career aspirations in an inspiring and innovation led environment. You will develop your understanding of topics such as: • Financial Analytics and Accounting • Multinational Finance and Investment • Fundamentals of Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence • Big Data Analytics for Business • Risk Management and Derivatives In addition, our research-focused academics will facilitate your learning throughout the duration of this degree programme, ensuring you remain up to date with the latest trends in the area of Finance and Business Analytics. Through innovative teaching and practical application, this programme aims at incorporating finance and business analytics, therefore placing you at the forefront of graduate competition for roles such as Financial Analyst, Audit Analyst, Finance Manager, Business Development Manager and many others. The School of Management has joined the prestigious worldwide AWS Academy program from Amazon Web Services (AWS). All students will be given an opportunity to enhance their employability skills, helping to make them ready for the world of work. As a member of the AWS Academy, the University of Bradford will help students become proficient and certified in the use of AWS technologies and ready to join the dynamic cloud IT workforce. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Making a difference and changing lives through equality of opportunity. Discover more about the University of Bradford: CONNECT WITH UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD Website: https://www.bradford.ac.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/university.bradford Twitter: https://twitter.com/UniofBradford LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-bradford/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/universityofbradford/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uniofbradford Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/uniofbradford Unibuddy: https://www.bradford.ac.uk/student-life/chat/ Current students: https://portal.bradford.ac.uk/ ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion and our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last two years. Our students belong to a supportive University community and achieve the best outcomes as graduates. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We will harness our strengths in research, innovation, teaching and partnerships to extend our reputation, influence, and impact. All of this will create a values-led culture that is inclusive and effective in enriching lives and benefitting society.