Programme Overview - Degree: Bachelor in Finance and Economics (Awarded by British University Vietnam)
*Option for dual awarded: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Finance and Economics (Awarded by Staffordshire University and British University Vietnam)
- Duration: 3 years (Full-time)
- Intake: April and September
Globally work-ready
Teaching Excellence
Internship opportunities
Strong basis in finance and economics
The Finance and Economics degree is awarded by BUV, with option by the end of Year 1 for dual award by Staffordshire University and BUV. For dual degree, students will have met the learning outcomes from both awards and have achieved two sets of credit upon successful completion.
This programme aims to provide students with a strong basis for a future career in finance and economics related fields of work, where skills in both areas are required. At its core is the notion of Finance and Economics being about transformation, of individuals and their lives and of organizations and communities, and the role that our graduates will have in those communities as business transformers.
There will be engagement with employers, a focus on real-life scenarios and activities to foster understanding of the integrated nature of business functional areas. With the focus and development of employability skills being a cornerstone, the programme guides students to acquire and understand academic knowledge as well as and enable them to confidently apply this knowledge in practice through being adept communicators, good team workers, having good interpersonal skills, being critical (and able to accept and build on criticism), having the ability to solve problems, make decisions and being able to manage their own time.
Course structure 
Year 1
Year 1 In year 1, students complete the following level-3 modules delivered and assessed by BUV (only) and are not part of the Staffordshire University dual award structure. After completing these, students can choose to enroll in the dual award (for an extra tuition fee), in which case they will obtain a BUV Vietnamese degree as well as a UK SU degree, or they can opt out of the dual award and receive only a BUV Vietnamese degree.
– English – Listening
– English – Reading
– English – Writing
– English – Speaking
– Business Communication
– Business Skills
– Economics
– Quantitative Analysis
– Introduction to Business
– IT For Global Business
– Vietnamese modules
The following units are level-4 modules. These modules are required for and assessed by both BUV and SU once the student has enrolled in the dual degree programme.
– Introduction to Accounting
– Introduction to Management
– Microeconomics
– Quantitative Methods for Business
– Introduction to Finance
– Employability, IT and Reasoning Techniques
Year 2
Year 2 These following modules are required for and examined by both BUV and SU if the student has enrolled in the dual degree program:
– Organisational Behaviour
– Macroeconomics
– Management Information Systems
– Corporate Finance
– Financial Markets
– Professional Development (Enterprise, Entrepreneurship & Citizenship)
– International Trade and Multinational Business
– Modelling and Estimation
– Credit Management
– Investments Management
– Advanced Corporate Finance
– Research Methods
– Vietnamese modules* (3 weeks)
*Modules required by the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training:
1. Philosophy of Marxism and Leninism
2. Political Economics of Marxism and Leninism
3. Scientific Socialism
4. History of Vietnamese Communist Party
5. Ho Chi Minh Ideology
6. Physical Education
These Vietnamese modules: (1) are applicable to Vietnamese students only, (2) are taught and studied in Vietnamese by an outsourced provider, (3) are non-credit bearing modules in the final transcript, (4) of which successful completion is a condition of graduation.
Please note the list above is for reference and subject to change. Any change will be updated on time.
Year 3
Year 3 These following modules are required for and examined by both BUV and SU if the student has enrolled in the dual degree program:
– International Finance
– Project
– Applied Econometrics
– Risk Management (Elective)
– Futures and Options
– International Economic Policy and Theory
– Strategic Human Resource Management
– International Marketing
– Work Experience
In year 1, students complete the following level-3 modules delivered and assessed by BUV (only) and are not part of the Staffordshire University dual award structure. After completing these, students can choose to enroll in the dual award (for an extra tuition fee), in which case they will obtain a BUV Vietnamese degree as well as a UK SU degree, or they can opt out of the dual award and receive only a BUV Vietnamese degree.
– English – Listening
– English – Reading
– English – Writing
– English – Speaking
– Business Communication
– Business Skills
– Economics
– Quantitative Analysis
– Introduction to Business
– IT For Global Business
– Vietnamese modules
The following units are level-4 modules. These modules are required for and assessed by both BUV and SU once the student has enrolled in the dual degree programme.
– Introduction to Accounting
– Introduction to Management
– Microeconomics
– Quantitative Methods for Business
– Introduction to Finance
– Employability, IT and Reasoning Techniques
These following modules are required for and examined by both BUV and SU if the student has enrolled in the dual degree program:
– Organisational Behaviour
– Macroeconomics
– Management Information Systems
– Corporate Finance
– Financial Markets
– Professional Development (Enterprise, Entrepreneurship & Citizenship)
– International Trade and Multinational Business
– Modelling and Estimation
– Credit Management
– Investments Management
– Advanced Corporate Finance
– Research Methods
– Vietnamese modules* (3 weeks)
*Modules required by the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training:
1. Philosophy of Marxism and Leninism
2. Political Economics of Marxism and Leninism
3. Scientific Socialism
4. History of Vietnamese Communist Party
5. Ho Chi Minh Ideology
6. Physical Education
These Vietnamese modules: (1) are applicable to Vietnamese students only, (2) are taught and studied in Vietnamese by an outsourced provider, (3) are non-credit bearing modules in the final transcript, (4) of which successful completion is a condition of graduation.
Please note the list above is for reference and subject to change. Any change will be updated on time.
These following modules are required for and examined by both BUV and SU if the student has enrolled in the dual degree program:
– International Finance
– Project
– Applied Econometrics
– Risk Management (Elective)
– Futures and Options
– International Economic Policy and Theory
– Strategic Human Resource Management
– International Marketing
– Work Experience
Programme outcomes At the end of your studies you should be able to:
| SU Award Outcomes | Generic | BUV Award Outcomes | Generic |
| 1. Knowledge and Understanding | Demonstrate a systematic understanding of key aspects, including acquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge, at least some of which is at or informed by the forefront of defined aspects of a discipline. | 1. Knowledge | Knowledge of global economic environment and financial environment and practice; independent learning skills and a critical approach and application of microeconomic theories in real world economic activities; understand the function of different micro-economic theories. An in-depth knowledge of corporate finance, risk management and related areas |
| 2. Learning | Demonstrate an understanding of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge. | 2. Values, attitudes and professionalism | Professional outlook / approach to work; awareness of the work environment and its organization; respectful of personal and cultural differences in the work environment. |
| 3. Enquiry | Deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and enquiry and initiate and carry out projects within (the field of study). Evaluate use of Information Literacy, including the ethical use of information in (the field of study). | 3. Practical Skills | Ability to organise, synthesize and present information effectively. |
| 4. Analysis | Describe and comment upon current research, or equivalent advanced scholarship and critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data | 4. Problem solving and scientific skills | Students must demonstrate the ability to solve problems via logical thinking and critical analysis. Effective use of ICT and related technologies for learning and also to present knowledge. |
| 5. Problem Solving | Develop appropriate questions to achieve a solution – or identify a range of solutions – to a problem and use decision-making in complex and unpredictable contexts. | 5. Managerial and entrepreneurial skills | Students will develop sense of independence when they participate in activities which require them to generate and provide information. |
| 6. Communication | Communicate and analyse information, ideas, problems, and solutions to both specialist and non- specialist audiences. | 6. Communication, leadership and team skills | Students will be able to demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills via their class discussions. |
| 7. Application | Apply the methods and techniques that they have learned to review, consolidate, extend and apply their knowledge and understanding and devise and sustain arguments, using ideas and techniques, some of which are at the forefront of a discipline. | 7. Information management and lifelong learning skills | Students will develop sense of independence when they participate in activities which require them to generate and provide information. |
| 8. Reflection | Manage their own learning, exercise initiative, personal responsibility and demonstrate the learning ability, qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment or further training of a professional or equivalent nature | 8. Social Skills and Responsibilities | Ability to manage self and time effectively in achieving deadline. |
Employability The Finance and Economics programme aims to produce graduates who are reflective and critical learners, with a global perspective, and who are prepared for the world of work. As essential learning outcomes, our graduates will be provided discipline expertise, professionalism, entrepreneurship, effective communication and teamwork, independence of thought, creative ability and problem-solving skills.
Upon completion of the courses, our students are well-equipped to be effective decision makers in business, commerce and public policy as well as competent in professional knowledge and skills in the finance and economics disciplines in preparation for entry into careers that involve the extensive study of these two areas.
Admission requirements I. Requirements to the BUV Award:
- Academic Requirements: Completed year 12 or equivalent
- English Language Requirements:
One of the following:
– IELTS: 4.5 overall with a minimum of 4.0 in each component*
– Complete IELTS Foundation Course at BUV
– BUV Placement Test result at Intermediate Level
*In order to be exempted from the first 12 weeks of English, a student needs to have a 6.0 IELTS certificate, no components less than 5.5.
II. Requirements to the Staffordshire University Award:
- 17 years old and above
- Completed Year 12 (Higher School Certificate) and obtained satisfactory
- English language or equivalent IELTS 6 with a minimum score of 5.5 in any element
- Successful completion of level 3 of the BUV BA (Hons) Finance and Economics award with passes in all modules OR a level 3 equivalent programme and qualification, including but not limited to A-Level, or Pathway to Staffordshire University
- Mature students with eligible degree and qualification and/or professional experience
What do our students say? 
1511 Finance and Economics Cohort
Not many schools teach students to change. In the world right now, if we don’t change, we lose. And at BUV, we learn how to feedback critically, to improve and to change. We learn finance, economics to become a leader and a change maker in our own field, to generate the wealth and success of not only ourselves, but also for our community.
BUV in our mind is a home. It’s a place where the world’s latest news in finance, business, tax and policies is discussed between professors and students, where great student service and student experience is offered.
Programme pass rate The pass rate for Finance and Economic (Dual) programme is 96.43%.
Fees & financial aid Fee
For the course starting on 1st January 2023 the tuition fees are:
For BUV own degree:
| Tuition Fee | Other Fees* | Total Fee |
| VND 520,290,000 | VND 130,080,000 | VND 650,370,000 |
For Dual degree by Staffordshire University and BUV:
| Tuition Fee | Other Fees* | Total Fee |
| VND 582,270,000 | VND 130,080,000 | VND 712,350,000 |
*Other Fees include Educational Resource Fee and Student Affairs Fee.
Tuition Fee & Fee Policy
Financial aid
The British University Vietnam (BUV) scholarship fund was established in 2018 with the goal of giving students the opportunity to study UK undergraduate and graduate programmes in an international learning environment. With an aim to improve and increase accessibility to high-quality education, BUV has officially launched the fund valued at 46 billion VND in 2022 with hundreds of scholarships and financial aid made available.
You can visit our Scholarship page to find out more and check your eligibility.