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MSc Finance (January start)

  • DeadlineStudy Details: MSc 1 year full-time

Masters Degree Description

Develop in-depth knowledge of finance theory and learn to apply it in practice. Graduate prepared for a career in finance.

Receive a theoretical foundation in finance. You’ll learn to analyse financial decisions and the motivations behind them, and how to apply this knowledge in the real world. Our emphasis on technical and practical skills means you will graduate prepared for a finance career.

You'll work with and learn from industry experts. This makes sure you'll explore the most topical issues in finance practice. You'll also develop technical skills employers look for like:

  • programming
  • financial modelling
  • applications of FinTech

You’ll have the flexibility to choose one of two options for Semester 3:

  • do a dissertation (either an academic research project or an applied research project)
  • do an internship

Internships are not guaranteed. Places are competitive and we advertise opportunities to students.

Highly-ranked

We are one of the UK’s leading business schools. Our undergraduate courses ranked 1st in the UK for Marketing, 2nd for Accounting and Finance, and 3rd for Business and Management Studies (The Complete University Guide 2026). Our master’s courses ranked in the top 10 in the UK for Business Analytics and Marketing (QS Business Master’s Rankings 2026).

Entry Requirements

2:1 or above (or its international equivalent) undergraduate degree. Your degree can be in any discipline but you must have studied a subject with quantitative content.

If you are a UK student and completed your undergraduate degree abroad, your qualification must be equivalent to a 2:1 or above.

We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

We combine the latest research with many opportunities to apply it. This will help you stand out from the crowd. You'll develop key professional skills and work with our partner organisations on optional projects from day one. Find out more about optional activities.

Studying a Finance-related course gives you access to a range of financial databases and terminals like Bloomberg, Refinitiv Workspace (for Datastream/Eikon and Thomson One), Morningstar Direct, Wharton Research Data Services, Mergent and FAME.

Module Details

Compulsory course units

These compulsory units are currently being studied by our students, or are proposed new units.

Semester 1

  • Econometrics and data analysis for accounting and finance (also runs in semester 2)
  • Fundamentals of finance
  • Introduction to quantitative finance
  • Programming for finance
  • Technology and financial services

Semester 2

  • Econometrics and data analysis for accounting and finance (also runs in semester 1)

Semester 3

You’ll have the flexibility to choose one of two options:

  • Dissertation
  • Internship

Optional course units

You’ll choose five optional units (25 credits) in Semester 2

  • Contemporary issues in finance practice
  • Financial engineering
  • Financial statement analysis and equity valuation
  • Investment and portfolio management
  • Investment banking
  • Risk modelling and analysis

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