Finance (International Business) with Placement Year

About this course

Finance with an international business focus, combined with a placement year, prepares you for careers at the intersection of global commerce and financial management. Finance as a discipline examines how money is raised, allocated, and managed within organisations and markets, covering corporate finance, investment, financial markets, risk management, and financial analysis. The international business dimension adds a sustained engagement with how these financial functions operate across national borders, where currency risk, different regulatory regimes, political instability, and cultural variation all affect how financial decisions are made and implemented. At the University of Reading, this four-year programme includes a placement year, which is a central and valuable feature. Spending an extended period working within a financial organisation gives you first-hand experience of how

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 45% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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