Named University of the Year 2022 in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Awards, the win marks Northumbria's remarkable transformation to become the UK's first research-intensive modern university. Northumbria is a business focused, professional university with academic excellence sitting firmly at its core. Results from the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) show Northumbria with the biggest rise in research power of any UK university. Northumbria University has been recognized as one of the top universities in the UK, receiving the title of Modern University of the Year 2025 from The Times and The Sunday Times. Additionally, it is ranked 34th in the UK according to the Complete University Guide 2025 and is listed among the Top 100 Young Universities in the Times Higher Education 2024 rankings.

Truly an international University, Northumbria has over 25 years of experience working with education partners outside of the UK and a population made up of more than 37,000 students from 137 countries. Northumbria is part of an elite group of business schools worldwide, following accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in business and accounting – the first in Europe to gain the double accreditation.

Pursuing new thinking, new partnerships, and new knowledge, Northumbria University is ready to take on tomorrow.
This new course allows you to top up your existing qualifications to an honour's degree in one year, whilst benefiting from all that Northumbria University has to offer.

This course has been designed to give you the ideal balance between a broad understanding of business, whilst developing your specialist knowledge in international banking and finance as well as transferable professional and managerial techniques.

The course includes specialist modules in financial markets, and risk management. You'll gain first-hand experience of financial markets through utilizing financial information and taking advantage of opportunities to build a track record and portfolio.
The programme is delivered over 1 year of study in full-time mode, with the year divided into 2 semesters. The programme structure is as follows : - Career Development and Research Informed Learning
- Responsible Strategy
- Contemporary Business Enquiry
- International Finance and Responsible Financial Management
- Risk in Financial Institutions I
- Risk in Financial Institutions II
Assessment takes the form of assignment(s), poster presentation(s), group presentation(s), literature review, etc.