Master's in Finance, Technology and Policy

at University of Edinburgh Business School

An overview of the MSc in Finance, Technology and Policy programme structure, including details of the course information for semester 1 and semester 2.

This programme runs for one academic year, starting in mid-September and ending in August. At the start of the programme, you study compulsory courses, which are undertaken in semester one. These are the foundation upon which the whole MSc is built and ensure a common basis of knowledge across the different areas.

A comprehensive Welcome Week provides an introduction to the programme, the School, and the University. Designed to be both informative and fun, it enables you to get acquainted with your classmates.

Through the selection of various option courses, you can tailor your studies towards your career interests.

Finally, your MSc dissertation brings all of the year’s learning together in a piece of work unique to each student.

Compulsory courses

• Financial Markets and Investment
• Financial Valuation
• FinTech Infrastructures and Innovation
• Principles of Data Analytics
• Python Programming
• Modern Financial Market Microstructure
• Applied Machine Learning

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

You will need a UK first-class or 2:1 honours degree in one of the subjects below, or an equivalent overseas qualification.

• An undergraduate honours degree in finance, economics, engineering or informatics is normally required.

• You will need to have taken and passed at least one course with significant statistical analysis and/ or programming as part of your undergraduate degree or be able to demonstrate that you have relevant work experience in the use of statistical and/ or programming software packages.

• Candidates with a first class or 2:1 honours degree in other disciplines will be considered on an individual basis if some level of finance/ economics/ informatics content formed part of the degree and you can demonstrate a high level of quantitative ability through your degree results.

• Candidates with a first class or 2:1 honours degree in an unrelated subject area but have relevant work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

• Candidates with a first class or 2:1 honours degree in an unrelated subject area but who have relevant professional qualifications will be given due consideration on an individual basis.

• If you are a mature candidate with significant finance and tech industry experience or with relevant professional qualifications, you will be given due consideration on an individual basis.

• India: 1st Class degree (60%+)

Supporting your application

• Relevant work experience is not required but may increase your chances of acceptance.

• Relevant professional qualifications will be considered.

• Preference will be given to those with grades above the minimum requirements due to strong competition for places on this programme.

English language tests

We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified:

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 7.0 (at least 6.0 in each section)

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT (including Special Home Edition): total 100 (at least 20 in each section)

Home    
£26,300

International (including EU)    
£34,700 

Graduates from the University of Edinburgh are highly sought after globally. Our dedicated Student Development Team within the Business School will be an integral part of your student experience from day one. We are here to help you become equipped to maximise your potential in the global market.

Potential roles available to graduates of this programme are varied across the finance sector, particularly in organisations exploiting big data. Examples of roles include:

• Data scientists
• Financial product developers/managers
• Financial/investment analysts
• Portfolio managers
• Quantitative regulatory analysts