Finance (FinTech) with a Foundation Year

Swansea University
Undergraduate BSc Full-time including foundation year 4 Years Accounting and financeEconomicsFinance

Avg. Graduate Salary

£25,500

About this course

As a student of our Accounting and Finance department within the School of Management at Swansea University, you can expect to receive excellent teaching, driven by our world-class academic team of staff and state-of-the-art Bay Campus facilities.

The Foundation Year is an excellent pathway to gaining the required knowledge and skills in finance before joining Year 1 students of the BSc Finance (FinTech) degree within the School of Management.

This degree is perfect if you have a dedicated interested in financial fields such as finance technology or programming for finance. What distinguishes this programme is its integration of real-world data sourced from widely recognised databases such as Refinitiv, FactSet, Obis M&A, and S&P Capital IQ – the very databases industry analysts and researchers rely on.

The foundation year is taught at The College, on Bay Campus. Located next to the School of Management, The College is the University’s pathway provider and offers a unique learning environment; designed to fully prepare you for the final three years of your degree. Small lecture and seminar classes, state-of-the-art facilities and world-class teaching help you to realise your full academic potential.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians
3534 Financial accounts managers
2421 Chartered and certified accountants
1131 Financial managers and directors
4124 Finance officers
3533 Financial and accounting technicians

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Science - BSc
Study Mode
Full-time including foundation year
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Swansea
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Accounting and finance, Economics, Finance
Avg. Graduate Salary
£25,500