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Finance (Taught)

  • MSc
  • 1 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Postgraduate
Stirling Campus
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Course summary

Finance now goes beyond numbers and compliance. Modern finance needs the agility to respond to disruptive technology. This disruption includes generative AI, increased fraud and cyber risk. In response, our MSc Finance covers the latest in financial theory. We’ll give you hands-on experience of financial decision-making. You’ll also gain practical knowledge of financial markets. You'll understand how markets react to geopolitical events such as financial crises.
Your career is our priority
Our Masters degree in Finance will enhance your employability with practical experience.

  • The award-winning global financial trading boot camp run with our partner, AmplifyMe, lets you trade in real-time.

  • Develop practical skills in investment portfolio management through the Student Managed Investment Fund.

  • Develop practical investment skills and understand portfolio management.

  • Access professional financial databases including Bloomberg and Capital IQ. The databases hold real-time data about international financial markets.

  • Gain career skills through group projects, problem-based learning and simulations.

Join our network of Finance experts

  • Strong corporate ties with companies such as HSBC and Stanley Morgan. This helps with networking, placements and internships.

  • Networking and guest lectures from the finance industry. Previous guest lectures have included Aberdeen Asset Management, UBS and Lego.

  • A thriving Alumni network of professionals and practitioners of finance.

Gain Chartered Financial Analyst status
This Master in Finance covers much of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme. This will help you gain CFA Charterholder status which makes a key difference when applying for jobs.

Assessment method

Assessment is through a combination of multiple choice and written class tests, written assignments, presentations including group assignments and written exams.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • AACSB International
  • The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Stirling Campus

Study options

  • MSc • Full-Time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • September 2027

Entry requirements

A minimum of a 2nd Class Honours degree (2.1 preferred) or equivalent. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate/relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply. If English is not the applicant's 1st language, evidence of proficiency must be provided, such as a minimum overall IELTS score of 6.0 (5.5 in all bands). If the applicant does not meet the required score it may be possible to register for one of our pre-sessional English courses. To register applicants must hold a conditional offer for a course and have an IELTS score 0.5 or 1.0 below the required standard.

English language requirements

For further information on English Language requirements, please see the university website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/international/international-students/english-language-requirements/

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Fee information can be found on the course webpage:
https://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/

Sponsorship information

Scholarships and bursaries 1

For information on funding and scholarships, please see here:
https://www.stir.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/postgraduate-loans-and-funding/

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