MSc Finance and Economics at University of Kent

Programme overview

A one-year MSc at Kent Business School designed with industry experts for finance professionals, focusing on sustainability and responsible finance with economic theory, quantitative techniques and policy applications.

Department: Kent Business School | Duration: 1 year full-time | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time (Canterbury) | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules: Financial Markets and Instruments, Quantitative Methods for Finance, Microeconomics, International Finance and Contemporary Issues in Finance. Optional modules (two to be chosen) include Corporate Finance, Financial Economics, Investment Management, Programming for Finance and Trading, Sustainable Finance, Corporate Governance and Ethics, Financial Technology, Money and Credit and Risk Management.

Career pathways

Students can undertake an Industrial Placement or an In-Company Scheme working on a real business case study for the capstone research project; careers support continues for up to three years after graduation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 2.2 or above. A minimum of a second-class UK degree, or an equivalent internationally recognised qualification, in a finance, accounting, economics, business, mathematics, natural sciences or engineering related discipline. International applicants: English language level Good (CEFR B2), for example IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component, or PTE Academic 63 with at least 59 in each sub-test; a degree from a UK university or a majority English-speaking country is also accepted.

Domestic applicants: GBP 15,400 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee from the 2027/28 fee table Source

International applicants: GBP 23,950 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee from the 2027/28 fee table Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/apply

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