MSc Finance and Investment at University of Bristol

Programme overview

What is the Finance and Investment MSc? The Finance and Investment MSc is a one-year master's that develops advanced analytical, technical and professional capabilities for careers across the financial sector. Build expertise in asset pricing, corporate finance, quantitative methods, investment management and financial modelling.

What you will study

Core and specialist options: You will start by studying three core units designed to develop your understanding of financial markets, securities pricing under uncertainty, and financial and investment decision-making. Build strong quantitative skills for empirical financial analysis. Asset Pricing Fundamentals of Corporate Finance Quantitative Methods for Finance.

Career pathways

The Finance and Investment MSc prepares you for careers across investment and the wider financial sector, with the strong analytical, quantitative and digital capabilities employers are demanding. Develop expertise in valuation, portfolio construction, risk management and financial decision-making through units in Asset Pricing, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, and Quantitative Methods for Finance and Investment Management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in a quantitative subject (whether as a single, joint, or combined honours degree) such as: Accounting and Finance Actuarial Sciences Computer Science Data Science Economics Engineering Finance International Economics and Trade Maths Physics Commerce (with specialism in Accounting/Finance/A&F/Economics). If your degree subject is not listed above, you must have evidence of an upper second-class honours degree or international equivalent which includes three different units of mathematics from the Maths qualification requirements list below, with 60% (UK equivalent) or above in each unit OR A-level Mathematics with grade A if no mathematics or quantitative units in your degree. English language: profile level B.

Domestic applicants: GBP 20,000 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

International applicants: GBP 39,000 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: One year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/start-application/

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