University of Bristol - Business, Economics and Innovation
MSc Economics and Finance
Bristol, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 31,400 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
* home applicants | overseas applicants: 24 july 2025
** overseas full-time | home full-time: GBP 17,000 per year | home part-time two years: GBP 8,500 per year
Key Summary
About: The MSc Economics and Finance suits graduates in economics, finance or quantitative fields. It blends advanced economics, econometrics and finance with optional modules. You’ll apply econometric modelling and quantitative methods to financial markets and corporate finance. The programme has core taught units, a dissertation and draws on Bristol’s Economics Network and Economics Observatory.
Career Outcomes: The course prepares you for investment management, financial research, trading, consulting and corporate finance and academic study. Recent destinations include Bank of England, Deloitte, HSBC, WHO, AIIB, PwC, UK National Audit Office and ICBC. Graduates move into risk analysis, policy analysis and financial regulation.
Suitable for graduates in economics, finance or a highly quantitative discipline, this programme combines advanced training in economics and econometrics with opportunities to build expertise in finance.
You will apply knowledge and techniques from both fields to areas such as financial markets and corporate finance, preparing you for a career in the banking industry or financial sector.
With the ability to choose optional units alongside core content during the programme, you’ll be able to tailor your study to your specific academic interests and future career plans. Undertaking a dissertation will also allow you to further develop analytical and research skills as you showcase your economics knowledge – skills that are highly sought after by employers across many fields.
Bristol is in the top 5 UK universities for research (REF 2021) and our MSc in Economics and Finance incorporates the latest economics research that has a direct impact on policy and practice.
You will be joining an academic community that is international, forward-thinking, collaborative, and committed to helping all our students reach their full potential. We are home to the Economics Network, which improves the teaching and learning of economics in universities throughout the UK and Europe. We are also home to the Economics Observatory, which helps the public understand the most pressing economic issues we face today.
Year 1
- Economic Modelling
- Asset Pricing
- Econometrics
- Applied Financial Econometrics
- Dissertation (MSc E&F)
University of Bristol is 8th in the UK and 51st in the world (QS World University rankings 2026)
The program provides excellent preparation for careers in investment management, financial research, trading, consulting and corporate finance, and for further academic study in finance.
Recent graduate destinations include Bank of England, Deloitte, HSBC, World Health Organisation, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, PwC, UK National Audit Office and ICBC Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
As a world top 55 and UK top 10 universities (QS World Rankings 2024), Bristol graduates are in high demand – being the 7th in the UK for employability (QS Graduate Employability Rankings, 2022).
We offer a broad range of support and links to partner organisations, helping you prepare for an exciting future career – whether in the UK or overseas.
from 25th November 2024- 4th of December 2025


