MSc in International Finance and Political Relations

at University of Aberdeen

Modules
 

• International Political Economy: Theories and Themes
• Issues in Corporate Finance
• Economic Analysis 
• Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen

Qualifications

Applicants for admission will normally be expected to hold a relevant Honours degree with a 2:1 standard from a recognised university or body. We welcome applications from students from across a wide range of academic backgrounds. You do not need a degree in business or politics to be considered for this programme.
 

Applicants without this qualification may be admitted subject to having an alternative qualification, or an approved level of work experience appropriate to the field of study. Also taken into careful consideration is the trajectory of results, an applicant without an overall 2.1 but with 2.1 results in their final two years of study may be admitted.
 

English Language Requirements
 

To study for a Postgraduate Taught degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write English fluently. The minimum requirements for this degree are as follows:
 

IELTS Academic:
 

OVERALL - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5; Reading - 5.5; Speaking - 5.5; Writing - 6.0
 

TOEFL iBT:
 

OVERALL - 90 with: Listening - 17; Reading - 18; Speaking - 20; Writing - 21
 

PTE Academic:
 

OVERALL - 62 with: Listening - 59; Reading - 59; Speaking - 59; Writing - 59
 

Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency:
 

OVERALL - 176 with: Listening - 162; Reading - 162; Speaking - 162; Writing - 169

The fees for MSc in International Finance and Political Relations may vary from £19,000 to £29,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

This programme is aimed at training highly qualified specialists for careers in the international business and finance sector or in government or the non-government (NGO) organisations, where an understanding of global flows of labour, trade and finance, and the global distribution of wealth and poverty they engender, is required.