Overview
The second semester of Finance programme offered by The University of Edinburgh 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
Industry connections
The School's location in the UK's second largest financial centre allows us to attract visiting speakers including a range of analysts from the key financial institutions and fund management houses.
You are able to interact with leading figures from many major companies; this is particularly evident in the dissertation, which offers an invaluable opportunity to collaborate on a topic that has real, of-the-minute industry relevance.
The School is a recognised partner institution by the Chartered Financial Analysis (CFA) Institute.
Career opportunities
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
Programme Structure
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.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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- There are five application rounds.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Economics Finance Accounting View 573 other Masters in Economics in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
Entrance to our MSc programmes is strongly competitive. You can increase your chances of a successful application by exceeding the minimum programme requirements.
Academic requirementsA UK first-class or 2:1 honours degree in one of the subjects below, or an equivalent overseas qualification.
- An undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, business or economics is normally required.
- Applicants with an Honours degree in a non-related subject will also be considered, but will need to demonstrate a high standard of ability and motivation for the programme.
You may increase your chances of success by considering ways in which you can support your application:
- Relevant work experience is not required but may increase your chances of acceptance.
- Preference will be given to those with grades above the minimum requirements due to strong competition for places on this programme.
Tuition Fee
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International
33000 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 33000 GBP for the full programme during 12 months. -
National
25100 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 25100 GBP for the full programme during 12 months.
Living costs for Edinburgh
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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