Finance and Management (Top-up Degree) BSc - BSc (Hons)

Upgrade your achievements and earn a Finance and Management 'top-up' BSc. This one-year top-up undergraduate degree provides the ideal opportunity to enhance your knowledge of both subject areas, preparing you for postgraduate study and maximising your career potential. Why choose this course Transform your current qualifications into a 'top-up' undergraduate degree Benefit from employability opportunities to apply your skills in a 'real-world' setting Study alongside innovative companies in Keele Business School Top 5 in England for Business Management (NSS 2026, full-time students in broad-based English universities) Focusing on key areas such as strategic management and finance, our programme will enable you to apply your learning in real-world contexts, improve your understanding of financial and strategic management theory and practice, explore the ethical and social responsibilities of management and finance, and strengthen your professional skills. You’ll develop your understanding about how businesses deal with complex challenges, remain competitive, make key management decisions and ultimately build long-term success.  The programme examines corporate finance, exploring green finance and financial technology, modern asset valuation techniques, capital structure and the limitations of finance. You will also complete an independent study project enabling you to concentrate on a specific business theme or you could choose to undertake a consultancy project, which will see you working on a ‘real’ project set by a local organisation.      Optional modules provide the opportunity study the impact of technology on modern banking, cybersecurity and how technologies such as blockchain are shaking up the banking industry. Alternatively you could focus on your professional development, improving your communication, digital and workplace skills to boost your career prospects.  If you’ve previously studied business at an international institution or further education college and meet our entry requirements, our Finance and Management Top-up degree allows you to ‘top-up’ that knowledge. By completing the required 120 credits you’ll gain the equivalent of an undergraduate degree when combined with your previous qualifications.  About Keele Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university. We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level. Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre. We have compared the positivity ratings of all participating UK institutions using the NSS 2026 sector data to determine Keele's position relative to other broad-based universities (i.e. excluding specialist institutions and further education colleges).