Program Overview

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MSc Economics, Finance and Management

Overview

Suitable for graduates of all degree subjects who have some quantitative experience, this interdisciplinary programme provides comprehensive training across business-relevant disciplines.

With a strong focus on real-world applications, you will gain the insight and skills to address the strategic challenges facing modern businesses and organisations operating in competitive national and global markets.

In your second term, choose from two specialised pathways – Business and Strategy or International Economics and Finance – or take a flexible approach and choose your own units from both. This enables you to tailor your study to your specific academic interests and future career plans.

Bristol is in the top 5 UK universities for research (REF 2021) and our MSc Economics, Finance and Management incorporates the latest economics research – 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.

Key Information

• Programme duration: One year full-time.
• Start date: September 2025
• Application deadline:
  • Overseas applicants: 24 July 2025
  • Home applicants: 9 August 2025
• Delivery method: On-Campus
• Location: Clifton
• Awards available: MSc

Programme Structure

Our programmes are current and exciting, and you'll be taught by leading academics who are tackling real problems and influencing economic policy worldwide.

After completing core units in economics, finance and management in the first term, you can choose your own mix of optional units or specialise in either Business and Strategy or International Economics and Finance.

You will be equipped with the data analysis skills necessary to allow you to complete a project-based dissertation. Dissertation topics build on what you learn in your optional units.

World-leading Research

• 5th: The University of Bristol is ranked fifth for research in the UK (Times Higher Education).
• 94%: 94% of our research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

Entry Requirements

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in Mathematics, Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Physics or another quantitative subject.

If your degree subject is not listed above, you will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent which includes three different units of mathematics or quantitative units with 2:1 or equivalent in each unit. A-level Maths at Grade A may be acceptable for a non-quantitative degree.

If you are currently completing a degree, we understand that your final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades you have achieved during your studies to date.

We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree. Specific module requirements would still apply.

We will also consider your application if your grades are slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements, if you have at least one of the following:

• Evidence of significant (minimum of two years in a paid role) relevant work experience such as data analysis, economics modelling, data informed policy making.
• A postgraduate qualification.

If this is the case, please include your CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when you apply, showing details of your relevant qualifications. Specific module requirements would still apply.

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Admissions Statement

Read the programme admissions statement for important information on entry requirements, the application process and supporting documents required.

English Language Requirements

If English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level B.

Further information about English language requirements and profile levels.

Maths Qualification Requirements

If your degree subject is not listed in the main entry requirements, you must have evidence of an upper second class honours degree which includes three units of mathematics with 60% or above (or international equivalent) in each unit. Examples of acceptable units include:

• Advanced Maths (introductory maths does not count towards maths unit requirements)
• Analysis
• Auditing
• Bayesian Modelling
• Calculus
• Complex Functions
• Computer Science (including programming/algorithms)
• Data Mining/Data Science/Data Analytics
• Decision Analysis and Simulation
• Decision Maths
• Derivatives
• Differential Equations/Ordinary Differential Equations
• Discrete Mathematics
• Econometrics (including 'introductory' 'foundations of'; and 'advanced')
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Maths
• Financial Modelling
• Financial Reporting
• Game Theory
• Geometry
• Information Theory
• Investment Analysis
• Kinematics
• Linear Algebra
• Linear Programming
• Macroeconomics (including intermediate/advanced)
• Management Science
• Mathematical Programming
• Maths for Business/Business Maths
• Maths for Economics
• Mechanics (any type of mechanics)
• Mechatronics
• Micreoconomics (including intermediate/advanced)
• Multi Variate Analysis
• Network Science
• Number Theory
• Optimisation
• Probability
• Proof/Intro to Proof
• Pure Maths
• Quantitative techniques
• Quantitative Methods
• Research Methods
• Statement Analysis
• Statistics/Statistical Methods/Statistical Analysis
• Supply Chain management/Logistics Management
• Time Series Analysis

Fees and Funding

• Home: full-time: £18,600 per year
• Overseas: full-time: £33,400 per year

Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.

Alumni Discount

University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study. Check your eligibility for an alumni discount.

Funding and Scholarships

Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.

Career Prospects

The programme will prepare you for a wide range of future careers. Recent graduate destinations include Deloitte, PwC, KPMG China, Central Bank of Egypt, Huawei, Rothschild & Co, China Construction Bank and Ernst & Young.

The Business and Strategy pathway is designed for students aiming for consultancy and management roles, while the International Economics and Finance pathway is relevant to careers in banking and financial institutions.

As a world top 55 and UK top 10 university (QS World Rankings 2024), Bristol graduates are in high demand – being the seventh 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. You will have access to our Careers Service and Professional Liaison Network, which provide professional mentoring, networking events and business advice.