About this program
MSc Finance
This full-time programme is delivered by UCL School of Management and UCL’s Department of Economics, providing a study of finance underpinned by a blend of quantitative and qualitative components. It is based in UCL School of Management’s new home in Canary Wharf, the heart of London’s dynamic financial centre. It aims to provide individuals with the knowledge, understanding and skills to enable them to engage with specialist roles in the modern global financial industry. Such roles are likely to be within a range of organisations, including but not limited to; commercial banks, investment banks, asset management companies, hedge funds and private equity firms, insurance companies, credit rating agencies, fintech firms, broker/dealers, and boutique financial advisory companies.
Admission requirements
We look for students with drive, intelligence, passion, and the right aptitude. To ensure we enrol students who meet those four criteria, we use the following methods to assess applications.
Applicants whose first language is not English must be able to provide evidence that their spoken and written command of the English language is adequate. UCL’s preferred English language qualification is the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). A ‘good level’ is required for MSc Finance, which means an overall grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each of the subtests.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the programme website.
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Term One
- Asset Pricing
- Introduction to Quantitative Finance
- Financial Econometrics
- Corporate Finance
Term Two
- Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
- Advanced Quantitative Finance
- Hedge Fund Strategies (optional)
- Corporate Finance Practices (optional)
- Fintech (optional)
- Further Topics in Mathematical and Computational Finance (optional)
Term Three and Summer 2023
- Finance research project
- Big Data Analytics (optional)
- Behavioural Finance (optional)
- Private Equity and Venture Capital (optional)
- Wealth Management and Private Banking (optional)
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the School website for more information.
Tuition
UK/EU/Overseas: £38,000
Career paths
Our students go on to careers in a range of sectors; the most common destinations for our students are financial institutions of various types, banks, and consulting firms. Graduates from the MSc Finance programme have secured jobs in a variety of high-profile companies.
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Why study at UCL School of Management
Join a top 10 global university and equip yourself with the skills and knowledge required to help you progress in the complex, interconnected business world.
At UCL School of Management, you will study in Canary Wharf, the heart of the global business and finance scene, in the highest classroom in Europe on Level 50 of One Canada Square.
As part of London’s global university, you will develop an excellent network of like-minded individuals paving the way for the business world of the future.
