International Financial Analysis MSc
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-09-01 | - |
| 2027-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
International Financial Analysis MSc
The Masters in International Financial Analysis will help shape your career with our industry-tailored degree programme. Guided by leading experts, you will gain essential skills and strategic insight in international finance and financial analysis, positioning you for success in some of the most competitive financial analysis and investment positions in the global marketplace.
Programme Structure
You will take five core courses and one optional course, and complete a substantial independent piece of work, normally in the form of a dissertation.
Core Courses
- Capital Markets and Investment
- Corporate Finance and Securities
- Financial Analysis and Equity Valuation
- Financial Econometrics
- Financial Reporting and Interpretation
Optional Courses
- Climate Finance and ESG Investment
- Data Science and Machine Learning in Finance
- Derivative Securities
- Financial Risk Management
- International Fixed Income Markets
Research Project
- Dissertation and Research Methods
Career Prospects
Graduates have gone on to be senior investment managers, business analysts, and budgeting and reporting HR managers. Employers include Volkswagen Finance, Standard Chartered Bank, Deloitte, and Johnson & Johnson. We have 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 you with your career prospects.
Fees & Funding
MSc
Home & RUK
- Full-time fee: Ł15,156
International & EU
- Full-time fee: Ł36,720
Fee Status
- Fee status guidance
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:
- Where the University is unable to offer you a place on the programme as specified on the offer. A full refund will be issued in this case.
- Death of a close family member (parent/guardian, grandparent, sibling, spouse, child/dependent). Official evidence (signed and stamped) must be provided.
- 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.
- 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).
- Visa / ATAS refusal: we will only consider a refund if the visa / ATAS refusal was based on matters outside of the applicants control.
- 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:
- An applicant decides not to attend the University for any reason not outlined above.
- Personal financial constraints / unsuccessful scholarship application.
- 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.
- There is still time to meet the English language test requirement before the final upload date. Please see section a) 4.
- Visa / ATAS was applied for too late. Please see section a) 5.
- 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.
- The refund request is received more than 30 days after the official course start date as outlined in your offer email.
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
- ASBS Entrepreneurial Leaders Award
- ASBS India Achievers Award
- ASBS Chinese Pathway to Purpose Award
- ASBS Scottish Excellence Award
- ASBS Global Impact Scholarship
- Beit-Glasgow 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
- 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)
- 90 overall with no subtest less than Reading 20; Listening 19; Speaking 19; Writing 21
- Only tests taken before January 2026 can be accepted for entry
- 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, this includes TOEFL mybest.
- Pearsons PTE Academic
- 65 overall with no subtest less than Reading 60; Listening 60; Speaking 65; Writing 60
- Online PTE not accepted for entry
- 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.
- Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE) and Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)
- 176 overall with no subtest less than 169
- 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.
- Oxford English Test
- 7 overall with no subtest less than 6
- 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.
- LanguageCert Academic/ Academic Online
- 70 overall with no subtest less than 65
- 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.
- Password Skills Plus
- 6.5 overall with no subtest less than 6.0
- 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.
- Trinity College Integrated Skills in English II
- Two subtests at 96 or higher, and two subtests at 80 or higher
- 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.
- Kaplan Test of English
- Any two subtests at 480 or higher, and any two subtests at 450 or higher
- 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.
Alternatives to English Language Qualification
- Degree from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
- students must have studied for a minimum of their final year at Undergraduate level, or 9 months at Master's level, and must have completed their degree in that majority-English speaking country within the last 6 years.
- Undergraduate 2+2 and 3+1 degrees from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
- students must have completed their final year of study in that majority-English speaking country within the last 6 years.
How to Apply
To apply for a postgraduate taught degree you must apply online.
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
Application Deadlines
International & EU Applicants
Due to demand for degree places on this programme, the University has an application process with application rounds which recognises 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.
Home Applicants
- 21 August 2026