Program Overview

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Corporate Finance & Banking MSc

The Corporate Finance & Banking MSc programme at the University of Glasgow is designed to accelerate students' careers by blending corporate finance and banking. This dynamic programme opens doors to opportunities in international banking, financial intermediation, corporate and personal financial management, wealth management, responsible banking, and securities and investment management.

Why this programme

• Benefit from teaching grounded in the latest research and gain cutting-edge insights into complex financial issues in international financial markets and banking.
• Choose from a diverse range of elective options, including Climate Finance and ESG investment, and Data Science and Machine Learning in Finance.
• Learn from expert academics recognized nationally and internationally for their finance research.
• Access advanced tools, including Bloomberg terminals, WRDS: Compustat, CRSP, Thomson Reuters Insider Data, Datastream, and Thomson ONE & Deals.
• Build business-ready skills through industry connections and explore specialized Finance in Practice Workshops to gain practical insights and hands-on experience.
• Benefit from an individualized skills development program and a dedicated Career Development Coach, helping students balance academic learning with essential employability skills to achieve their professional goals.

Programme structure

Students will take five core courses and one optional course, and complete a substantial independent piece of work, normally in the form of a dissertation, which offers the flexibility to pursue studies in their chosen area of interest, on a theme related to financial analysis.

Core courses

• Corporate Finance and Securities
• Financial Econometrics
• Financial Management in Banking
• Capital Markets and Investment
• Dissertation and Research Methods

Optional courses

• Asset Pricing and Macro-Finance
• Climate Finance and ESG Investment
• Data Science and Machine Learning in Finance
• Financial Risk Management

Career prospects

Recent graduates have become finance managers, wealth managers, VAT managers, audit specialists, planning & business analysts, and personal financial advisers, and work for companies such as KPMG and Deloitte, as well as most major banks and financial institutions around the world. The university has a dedicated careers and employability team who provide 1-2-1 support and advice, group workshops, employer events on campus, and networking opportunities throughout the year to help students with their career prospects.

Fees & funding

Tuition fees for MSc

• Home & RUK: Ł15,156 (full-time fee)
• International & EU: Ł36,720 (full-time fee)

Fee status

• Fee status guidance is available.

Deposits

International and EU applicants are required to pay a deposit of Ł2,000 when an offer is made.

Deposits: terms & conditions

The following guidelines will apply in determining whether a deposit will be refunded. Where the deposit is refunded, a 25% administration fee will be deducted unless otherwise stated.

• Deposits WILL be refunded to applicants under the following circumstances:
  1. Where the University is unable to offer a place on the programme as specified on the offer. A full refund will be issued in this case.
  2. Death of a close family member (parent/guardian, grandparent, sibling, spouse, child/dependent). Official evidence (signed and stamped) must be provided.
  3. SERIOUS ill health of the applicant or a close family member (parent/guardian, grandparent, sibling, spouse, child/dependent). Official evidence (signed and stamped) must be provided.
  4. Applicant does not meet conditions of offer. This may be academic or language test requirements. Satisfactory evidence must be uploaded to the students applicant self-service to prove that they have not met the conditions of their offer (note that applicants who do not meet the language condition of their offer must show reasonable attempt to meet this, i.e., they must provide at least two language tests which were taken after the date the deposit was paid).
  5. Visa / ATAS refusal: we will only consider a refund if the visa / ATAS refusal was based on matters outside of the applicants control.
  6. If a refund request is received within 14 days of the deposit being received, a full refund will be issued under the Consumer Protection Regulations.
• Deposits WILL NOT be refunded to applicants under the following circumstances:
  1. An applicant decides not to attend the University for any reason not outlined above.
  2. Personal financial constraints / unsuccessful scholarship application.
  3. Applicant has decided to defer in this situation, the University will retain the deposit and hold it against the applicants account to secure their place for the following year of entry. You may defer twice. After the second deferral, standard conditions will apply.
  4. There is still time to meet the English language test requirement before the final upload date. Please see section a) 4.
  5. Visa / ATAS was applied for too late. Please see section a) 5.
  6. Any documents used for admission are proven to be fraudulent. We work in partnership with Qualification Check to check academic qualifications. English language qualifications are verified with the provider.
  7. The refund request is received more than 30 days after the official course start date as outlined in your offer email. As per section b)7 above, the request will be denied.

Timeframe for requesting a refund

Refund requests must be received no later than 30 days after the official course start date as outlined in your offer email. As per section b)7 above, the request will be denied.

Receiving a refund

1. To comply with Money Laundering Regulations, the University will pay all refunds to the original payer using the source payment details. This is known as a return to source payment.
2. All appropriate documentation and evidence relating to the original payment must be provided, when requested.
3. All payments and refunds are in GBP currency - the University is not responsible for any exchange rate fluctuations or beneficiary bank charges associated with the refund.
4. Where University-approved payment methods have not been used, this may cause significant delays or prevent payment altogether.
5. We will aim to issue the deposit refund within 8 weeks of receipt of information per point 2 above. At peak times, this may be longer.

How to request a deposit refund

Please go to our enquiry form and select 'Fees and Deposit' as the enquiry reason and then 'Can I have a deposit refund?'.

Please upload all supporting documentation to your applicant self-service portal before submitting the above request.

Additional fees

• Fee for re-assessment of a dissertation (PGT programme): Ł370
• Submission of thesis after deadline lapsed: Ł350
• Registration/exam only fee: Ł170

Funding opportunities

The university offers various scholarships and funding opportunities, including:

• ASBS Entrepreneurial Leaders Award
• ASBS India Achievers Award
• ASBS Chinese Pathway to Purpose Award
• ASBS Scottish Excellence Award
• ASBS Global Impact Scholarship
• Banco de Mexico
• The Snowdon Trust Masters Scholarship
• CONACyT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia) / FUNED Agreement
• ANID (la Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo)
• University of Glasgow African Excellence Award
• University of Glasgow Caribbean Excellence Award
• World Changers Glasgow Scholarship
• Glasgow Excellence Award (UK)
• Postgraduate Access Scholarship
• World Changers Glasgow Scholarship PGT (EU)
• Global Leadership Scholarship
• GREAT Scholarships 2026
• The Humanitarian Scholarship
• Chevening Scholarship
• Erasmus+ Master Degree Loans
• Postgraduate Student Loan (Scotland and EU)
• Postgraduate Loans for Welsh Students
• Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loans England only (PTFL)
• Colfuturo Fundacion para el Futuro de Colombia
• Commonwealth Scholarship Schemes
• India Excellence Award
• Postgraduate Student Loan (NI)
• DAAD-University of Glasgow 1-year Masters grant
• Sanctuary Scholarships
• Alumni Discount
• The Clan Gregor Society Prize
• Travel Bursary for Forced Migrants
• The Dima Alhaj Scholarship
• Glasgow Highland Society Scholarship

Entry requirements

• 2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in any subject with at least 1 credit-bearing module in Introductory Finance and/or Economics and/or Introductory Accounting at an average grade of pass AND at least 1 credit-bearing module in SCQF Level 6 Numeracy (or equivalent) at an average grade of pass.

Accepted modules

We normally accept the following modules to meet the credit-bearing module requirement:

Economics

• Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics
• Business Administration and Business
• Econometrics
• Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth
• Economic History
• Economic Systems
• Economics
• Environmental and Ecological Economics
• Financial Economics
• Game Theory
• General Economics and Teaching
• Health, Education, and Welfare
• Industrial Organisations
• Industrial Organization
• International Economics
• Labour and Demographic Economics
• Law and Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
• Microeconomics
• Monetary Economics
• Monetary Theory
• Money and Banking
• Public Economics
• Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology
• Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
• Welfare Analysis

Introductory Accounting

• Introductory Accounting

Introductory Finance

• Introductory Finance

SCQF Level 6 Numeracy or equivalent

• Calculus
• Complex Analysis
• Discrete Mathematics
• Econometrics
• Group Theory (Or Groups)
• Linear Algebra
• Mathematical Analysis
• Mathematics
• Mechanics
• Multivariate Statistical Analysis
• Numerical Analysis Mathematics
• Ordinary Differential Equations
• Partial Differential Equations
• Probability
• Real Analysis
• Real Variable function
• Statistics
• Stochastic Methods
• Topology

English language requirements

For applicants from non-English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Government, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic and Academic Online (not General Training)

• 6.5 overall with no subtest less than 6.0
• IELTS One Skill Retake Accepted
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

Common equivalent English language qualifications accepted for entry to this programme:

• TOEFL (ibt, mybest or athome)
• Pearsons PTE Academic
• Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE) and Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)
• Oxford English Test
• LanguageCert Academic/ Academic Online
• Password Skills Plus
• Trinity College Integrated Skills in English II
• Kaplan Test of English

Alternatives to English Language qualification

• Degree from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
• Undergraduate 2+2 and 3+1 degrees from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)

Pre-sessional courses

The University of Glasgow accepts evidence of the required language level from the English for Academic Study Unit Pre-sessional courses.

How to apply

To apply for a postgraduate taught degree, you must apply online. We cannot accept applications any other way.

Documents

As part of your online application, you also need to submit the following supporting documents:

• A copy (or copies) of your official degree certificate(s) (if you have already completed your degree)
• A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing full details of subjects studied and grades/marks obtained
• Official English translations of the certificate(s) and transcript(s)
• One reference letter on headed paper
• Evidence of your English language ability (if your first language is not English)
• Any additional documents required for this programme (see Entry requirements for this programme)
• A copy of the photo page of your passport

You have 42 days to submit your application once you begin the process.

Application deadlines

International & EU applicants

Due to demand for degree places on this programme, the University has an application process with application rounds which recognizes that different geographical areas complete and submit their applications at different times of the year. This process aims to ensure fairness and equity to applicants from all geographic regions.

Round 1 application dates: 1 October 2025 to 5 November 2025

All International and EU applications submitted within these dates will be reviewed with no priority given to any geographic region. You will receive our decision on your application by 16 January 2026.

Round 2 application dates: 6 November 2025 to 17 December 2025

All International and EU applications submitted within these dates will be reviewed with no priority given to any geographic region. You will receive our decision on your application by 4 March 2026.

Round 3 application dates: 18 December 2025 to 4 February 2026

Priority will be given to under-represented geographic regions. You will receive our decision on your application by 15 April 2026.

Round 4 application dates: 5 February 2026 to 25 March 2026

Priority will be given to under-represented geographic regions. You will receive our decision on your application by 6 May 2026.

Round 5 application dates: 26 March 2026 to 13 May 2026

Priority will be given to under-represented geographic regions. You will receive our decision on your application by 17 June 2026.

Round 6 application dates: 14 May 2026 to 8 July 2026

Priority will be given to under-represented geographic regions. You will receive our decision on your application by 29 July 2026.

All international applications submitted by 17 December 2025 will be reviewed and processed normally with no priority given to any geographic region. From 18 December 2025, priority will be given to applications from geographic areas which have been unable to submit applications before that point.

As we receive a great number of applications, prospective students are only allowed to apply once per year to the same programme. However, students may submit multiple applications in a year as long as each application is for a different programme.

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• 21 August 2026