Universities United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Courses Finance (MSc)

Finance (MSc)

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 34,700
Country Rank#5
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 7

Program Overview

Combining up-to-the-minute theory with practical application, our MSc in Finance will prepare you for a great number of career options.

This masters programme has been devised in order to give you the opportunity to tailor your learnings to your career aspirations.

The second semester of our masters programme is flexible allowing you to select courses which either combine different areas of finance or which allow you to tailor your studies to suit your career ambitions in one of the three following areas:

Corporate Finance
Energy Finance and Markets
Finance & Investment

Course Content
Learning will primarily be through:
- lectures
- set reading
- class discussions
- exercises
- group-work assignments
- problem-solving in tutorials
- case studies
Assessment methods include examinations, assignments, presentations or continuous assessment.
Entry Requirement
These entry requirements are for the 2022/23 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2023/24 academic year are published below.

Entrance to our MSc programmes is strongly competitive. You can increase your chances of a successful application by exceeding the minimum programme requirements.

English language tests
We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified*:
- IELTS Academic: total 7.0 with at least 6.0 in each component.
- TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 100 with at least 20 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements.
- C1 Advanced (CAE) / C2 Proficiency (CPE): total 185 with at least 169 in each component.
- Trinity ISE: ISE III with passes in all four components.
- PTE Academic: total 70 with at least 59 in each component.
Fees & Scholarships
You will need to pay this deposit within 28 days of receiving your offer of admission (either unconditional or conditional).
- £1,500 (this contributes towards your tuition fees)
Career Prospect
The practical, theoretical and numerical skills learnt through the programme, as well as the global perspective that will be gained through classroom learning and discussions, will leave you well qualified for a range of finance related professions.

We expect graduates to take up positions with companies like the Big 4, with investment and commercial banks; market and consumer research centres; fund management firms; energy utilities and consultancies, as well as with public sector departments responsible for the finance sector, energy and climate-change policy.

Potential roles are varied and include for example:
- equity analyst
- portfolio manager
- financial statement analyst
- product manager
- commodity/specialist fund manager
- business analyst
- strategy consultant

Cost Of Studying At University of Edinburgh

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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