Build a solid foundation of the knowledge and skills you will need to enter the fast-paced world of finance through this broad-based, CFA-affiliated master’s degree. This programme combines academic theory with the opportunity to undertake a practical consultancy project and build critical assets for your CV.
Businesses rely on skilled, confident finance professionals who can apply their expertise to help solve organisational challenges, both present and future. On this academically rigorous programme, you will gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of finance, before choosing from optional modules to tailor your degree to your career aspirations.
Our MSc in Finance is ideal if you have an unrelated undergraduate degree and are looking to transition into a finance career. If you do have a finance background, this programme is an excellent way to deepen your finance skills and gain a well-recognised postgraduate qualification.
A 2:2 honours degree with a minimum of 55% or equivalent international qualification. It is helpful, but not essential, to have studied a subject with a quantitative element such as business, accounting, economics, mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry, geography, computer science or data analytics. We will consider applicants who have taken subjects that do not have a quantitative element but ask them to do some pre-course reading before the start of the programme. No prior finance study is required. Applicants with relevant professional experience or professional qualifications would be welcomed.
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There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.
Loughborough alumni are highly sought-after and are forging successful careers with major global banks, large businesses and leading accountancy firms.
Graduates of this programme have taken their skills into wide-ranging roles including:
Some of the employers they are now working with include:
Semester 1
Compulsory modules
Optional modules (choose one)
Semester 2
Compulsory modules
Optional modules (choose four)
Summer
Compulsory modules
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