BachelorEconomics and finance

Risk and Security Management (Distance Learning) BSc (Hons)

University of Portsmouth · Portsmouth · United Kingdom

A 4-year bachelor's programme, taught in English, in Portsmouth.

Price£3,770/ year · 2027/28 · EU/EEA ≈ €4,517
Next dateUnknownUnknown
LanguageEnglish⁠Requires IELTS 6.0
Duration4 years⁠

✓ 3 official sources · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

23 modules published

Across 5 years of study.

How does the focus shift?

From specialist subjects to thesis

Share of modules by theme in each semester. Our classification by module titles.

Specialist subjectsData and computingBusiness and managementSociety, ethics and lawResearch methodsThesisFree electives
Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
  • Specialist subjects
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Research methods
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
What are all the subjects?

All 23 modules

Year 1 · 2 modules · all core · 80 UK CATS
ModuleUK CATS
· Term 140
· Term 240

Source: course-module-catalog.port.ac.uk, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 2 · 2 modules · all core · 80 UK CATS
ModuleUK CATS
· Term 140
· Term 240

Source: course-module-catalog.port.ac.uk, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 3 · 9 modules
ModuleTypeUK CATS
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 1Core40
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20

Source: course-module-catalog.port.ac.uk, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 4 · 9 modules
ModuleTypeUK CATS
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 1Core40
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20
· Term 2Optional20

Source: course-module-catalog.port.ac.uk, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 5 · 1 module · all core · 40 UK CATS
ModuleUK CATS
· Year40

Source: course-module-catalog.port.ac.uk, checked 31 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelBachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6Inferred
QualificationBachelor of Science · Abbr: BSc⁠
Credits80 UK CATS⁠
Study modeMode: Part time · Part time distance learning⁠
DeliveryOnline⁠
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More society, ethics and law than 4 of 6 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmeRisk and Security Management (Distance Learning) BSc (Hons) Portsmouth23
Accountancy and Financial Management (Top-up) BA (Hons) Portsmouth16
Accounting with Finance BSc (Hons) Portsmouth20
Mathematics for Finance and Management BSc (Hons) Portsmouth31
Economics BSc (Econ) (Hons) Portsmouth25
Economics, Finance and Banking BSc (Econ) (Hons) Portsmouth25
Accounting and Finance, BA Hons Greenwich21
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More society, ethics and law, less business and management

Share here against the average of 6 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

More here than typical

Society, ethics and law
13% here
9% typical

Less here than typical

Business and management
13% here
43% typical
Maths and foundations
0% here
8% typical
Projects and labs
0% here
5% typical
Internship
0% here
4% typical

About the same as typical: specialist subjects, thesis, data and computing, research methods.

What it costs

£5,837 for the first year · EU/EEA

What does the first year cost?

£5,837 first year · 2027/28 · EU/EEA · our sum

Tuition 2027/28£3,770
Application fee£27
Living, the institution's estimate × 12£2,040
Every fee as the institution publishes it (3)
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
TuitionEU citizens2027/28£3,770 / year
≈ €4,517
TuitionInternational students2027/28£3,770 / year
≈ €4,517
TuitionUK home students2027/28£3,770 / year
≈ €4,517
What changes the price?

3 things that move it

−£1,700

Care Leaver Bursary

−£1,000

Stand Alone Bursary

−£5,000

SQA Advanced Diploma Scholarship

Is that expensive?

Cheaper than most

Among 14 similar programmes, in euros / year

This programme €4,517

Costs more than 2 of 13 similar programmes. Half of them cost between €5,452 and €21,531.

Same level, field and language. Years differ; euros are approximate (ECB).

All 14, cheapest first
International Finance & Control (Hanze University of Applied Sciences)2026/27≈ €2,694
Orientation Year Economic Programmes (Hanze University of Applied Sciences)2026/27≈ €2,694
This programme2027/28≈ €4,517
Business Management and Finance (Masarykova univerzita)2026/27≈ €4,936
Economics and Finance (Univerzita Karlova)2027/28≈ €7,000
BA (Hons) Accounting and Management (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BA (Hons) International Business with Finance (Top Up) (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BSc (Hons) Business and Finance (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BSc (Hons) Business and FinTech (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BSc (Hons) Economics (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BSc (Hons) Economics and Finance (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
Bachelor in Economics (IE University)2027/28≈ €27,300
Dual Bachelor Degree in Economics & Applied Mathematics (IE University)2027/28≈ €31,800
And the whole degree?

≈ £15,080

Tuition only.

At today's rate. Later years may cost more. Every Program estimate

How to start

Dates and admission

When does it happen?
DeadlinesUnknownNotify me
Is my language good enough?
English requirement6.0 IELTS overall
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What are the steps?
  1. 1
    Check you qualifyText: Applicants without relevant Level 3 qualifications will be required to produce a short written artefact to better assist the course leader as to the suitability of the applicant. · Intake: September 2027⁠
    +2 more
    • Text: There are no specific qualification requirements, we will assess your application on its own merits. · Intake: September 2027⁠
    • Text: There are no specific qualification requirements⁠
  2. 2
    Prove your languageIELTS 6.0 · Language: English · Min component: 5.5 · Conditions text: English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.⁠
  3. 3
    Admission testsUnknown
  4. 4
    How they chooseUnknown
  5. 5
    Where you applyRoute: Direct · System: University of Portsmouth application form⁠
  6. 6
    DocumentsUnknown
  7. 7
    DeadlineUnknown
  8. 8
    StartIntake: September · 2027⁠
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

6 of 6 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, United Kingdom

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.

This programmeRisk and Security Management (Distance Learning) BSc (Hons) PortsmouthSimilarAccountancy and Financial Management (Top-up) BA (Hons) PortsmouthSimilarAccounting with Finance BSc (Hons) Portsmouth
Price£3,770 / year · 2027/28£17,750 / year · 2027/28£18,800 / year · 2027/28
Duration4 years2 years5 years
LanguageEnglishEnglishEnglish
Next dateNot publishedNot publishedNot published

0 of 6 publish a next date.

PortsmouthUnited Kingdom

Mathematics for Finance and Management BSc (Hons)

£10,050–£18,800 / year · 2027/28 · by citizenship ≈ €12,042–€22,526

45% maths and foundations · 19% free electives

BachelorInternshipScholarshipsEnglish

PortsmouthUnited Kingdom

Economics BSc (Econ) (Hons)

£10,050–£18,800 / year · 2027/28 · by citizenship ≈ €12,042–€22,526

48% business and management · 12% research methods

BachelorInternshipScholarshipsEnglish

PortsmouthUnited Kingdom

Economics, Finance and Banking BSc (Econ) (Hons)

£10,050–£18,800 / year · 2027/28 · by citizenship ≈ €12,042–€22,526

48% business and management · 12% research methods

BachelorInternshipScholarshipsEnglish

Greenwich · LondonUnited Kingdom

Accounting and Finance, BA Hons

£9,790–£17,975 / year · 2026/27 · by citizenship ≈ €11,730–€21,537

57% business and management · 10% data and computing

BachelorPart-timeScholarshipsEnglish
Where this comes from

Every fact has a source

Why trust this page?

39 facts from 3 official sources

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39facts with a quote
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1fields marked unknown
The short version

The programme, from the facts

Risk and Security Management (Distance Learning) BSc (Hons) is a bachelor's programme in economics and finance at University of Portsmouth in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. It takes 4 years. Teaching is in English.

The institution publishes 23 modules, of which 16 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are free electives (52%), business and management (13%) and society, ethics and law (13%).

How much does Risk and Security Management (Distance Learning) BSc (Hons) cost?

£3,770 / year · 2027/28 · EU/EEA; prices differ by citizenship (EU citizens: £3,770; International students: £3,770; UK home students: £3,770). In euros that is ≈ €4,517.

When is the next deadline or start?

Unknown.

What language is it taught in?

English (Requires IELTS 6.0).

How long does it take?

4 years.

Where is it?

University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

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Everything we hold

All 14 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Dates · 1 with values
StartIntake: September · 2027⁠
Admission · 3 with values
How to applyRoute: Direct · System: University of Portsmouth application form⁠
Language requirementIELTS 6.0 · Language: English · Min component: 5.5 · Conditions text: English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.⁠
Prior educationText: Applicants without relevant Level 3 qualifications will be required to produce a short written artefact to better assist the course leader as to the suitability of the applicant. · Intake: September 2027⁠Text: There are no specific qualification requirements, we will assess your application on its own merits. · Intake: September 2027⁠Text: There are no specific qualification requirements⁠
Programme · 7 with values · 1 without
QualificationBachelor of Science · Abbr: BSc⁠
Credits80 UK CATS⁠
DeliveryOnline⁠
Duration4 years · Part time distance learning⁠
Language of instructionEnglishInferred
LevelBachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6Inferred
LocationNot applicable
Study modeMode: Part time · Part time distance learning⁠

Institution record: University of Portsmouth

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