Program Overview

MSc Finance, Investments and Economics

The MSc Finance, Investments and Economics program at the University of York is designed to provide students with a thorough training in areas including finance and investment, corporate finance, and financial policy. This multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary program brings together expertise from the School for Business and Society, the Department of Mathematics, and the Department of Economics and Related Studies.

Course Overview

• The program is ideal for students planning a career as an economist within a financial or corporate organization, in financial regulation, or in a finance-related policy role.
• Students will develop an understanding of the financial economy through training in a range of theories, concepts, research methods, and practices, as well as gaining valuable transferable skills.

Course Content

• The program consists of a combination of taught modules (some core and some optional) and an independent research project.
• Core modules include:
  • Finance and Investment Management
  • Quantitative Methods for Finance
  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Advanced Financial Markets
• Option modules may include:
  • Money, Banking and Corporate Finance
  • Public Economics
  • Topics in Development Economics
  • Stock Investment and Trading
  • Sustainable Corporate Finance
• The independent research project allows students to examine a topic in depth and develop their academic research skills.

Fees and Funding

• Annual tuition fees for 2026/27:
  • UK (home): £17,500
  • International and EU: £34,500
• Funding opportunities include:
  • UK government Masters loans
  • Funding for UK students
  • Funding for international students
  • Chevening Scholarships
• A 10% Masters fee discount is available for students who have successfully completed an undergraduate degree at York.

Teaching and Assessment

• The program combines lectures, seminars, problem-solving classes, and practical computer-based sessions.
• Students will have access to the University's shared resources and financial databases, including Reuters Refinitiv Workspace and Finance Lab Pro.
• Formal assessments include dissertation, exams, group project, seminar presentation, and essays.

Careers and Skills

• The program will help students acquire or develop the analytical skills in economics and finance needed for a successful career as an investment analyst, financial adviser, project manager, or consultant.
• Career opportunities include:
  • Audit associate
  • Business analyst
  • Banker
  • Economist
  • Financial adviser
  • Teacher in higher education
• Transferable skills include independent working, time management, communicating research, performing statistical analysis, and analytical and technical research skills.

Entry Requirements

• Qualification: 2:2 or equivalent degree in a degree with a significant proportion of Economics elements at the intermediate level.
• Other qualifications and experience: Relevant senior managerial-level working experience or a relevant professional qualification such as the CFA Level 1 or the ACCA.
• English language requirements:
  • IELTS (Academic and Indicator): 6.5, minimum 6.0 in each component
  • Cambridge CEFR: B2 First: 176, with 169 in each component
  • Oxford ELLT: 7, minimum of 6 in each component
  • Oxford Test of English Advanced: 136, minimum 126 in each component
  • Duolingo: 120, minimum 105 in all other components
  • LanguageCert SELT: B2 with 33/50 in each component
  • LanguageCert Academic: 70 with a minimum of 65 in each component
  • Kaplan Test of English Language: 478-509, with 444-477 in all other components
  • Skills for English: B2: Merit overall, with Pass with Merit in each component
  • PTE Academic: 61, minimum 55 in each component
  • TOEFL: 87, minimum of 21 in each component
  • Trinity ISE III: Merit in all requirements

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