Course contact details
Postgraduate Admissions
Email:pgadmissions@abdn.ac.uk
Phone:01224 272090
University of Aberdeen
Directorate of Global Engagement, Marketing and Recruitment
King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 3FX
Finance (Online) (Taught)
- MSc (PG)
- 24 Months
- Online study
- January 2026
- Postgraduate
- Distance learning
Course summary
Earn your Masters in Finance online with an EQUIS accredited business school. Study flexibly around full-time work, with optional courses to help you prepare for CFA® Program exams. Earn your Masters in Finance flexibly, online. Join an MSc Finance degree designed to help you develop the most in-demand skills in the finance sector. With optional courses available to help you prepare for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) qualification.
You’ll deepen your knowledge of core financial theory, processes and techniques – before going on to explore fast-developing specialisms including:
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fintech
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big data applications,
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financial and banking regulations, and
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international finance markets.
Who can join online MSc Finance?
You do not need to have a degree or background in finance to join this MSc. It’s open to graduates from any discipline. You can learn online with us anywhere, with no need for a student visa.
Optional CFA exam preparation
One of the highest distinctions in the investment management profession is to become a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®).
This MSc features two optional courses to help you prepare for the CFA Institute’s CFA® Program exams, including mock exam opportunities.
What is the CFA Institute?
The CFA Institute is a global, professional organisation promoting the highest standards in ethics, education, and professional excellence in the global investment services industry.
Modules
Teaching is delivered through MyAberdeen, our online Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It holds all the materials, tools and support you’ll need in your studies. Take a look around MyAberdeen. You can access your learning materials on computer, smartphone and laptop, 24 hours a day.
Assessment method
All your assessments for this degree will be delivered and completed online.
How to apply
International applicants
You do not need a student visa to study online with us.
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Entry requirements
The minimum entry requirements for this degree are: an undergraduate degree at UK honours level, or a degree from a non-UK institution which we judge to be of equivalent worth.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | Overall - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5 or above; Reading - 6.0 or above; Speaking - 5.5 or above; Writing - 6.0 or above. IELTS Indicator or IELTS General Training are not accepted. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 90 | TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Home Edition: Overall - 90 with: Listening - 17 or above; Reading - 21 or above; Speaking - 20 or above; Writing - 21 or above. DI code is 0818 |
| PTE Academic | 62 | Overall - 62 with: Listening - 59 or above; Reading - 59 or above; Speaking - 59 or above; Writing - 59 or above. Online test is not accepted. |
| Institution's Own Test | Academic English Pre-sessional Programme (PSE) - Pass (valid for 1 year). Academic English Preparation Programme undertaken at other UK HEI - accredited by BALEAP and within 1 year of start of course. | |
| Cambridge English Advanced | C | Overall - 176 with: Listening - 162 or above; Reading - 162 or above; Speaking - 162 or above; Writing - 169 or above. |
To study for a postgraduate degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write academic English fluently. These skills will allow you to understand lectures, produce high standards of written work, and perform well in examinations.
We can assess your English language proficiency through a variety of means: through your nationality, through the qualifications you gained in high school, through the degree you undertook or are undertaking at university, or through a recognised English language test.
Postgraduate Higher requirements are used by the Schools of Business; Divinity, History and Philosophy; Education; Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture; Law; and Social Sciences. The MSc in Oil and Gas Enterprise Management and the MSc in Integrated Petroleum Geoscience also make use of the Postgraduate Higher requirements.
Please note certification must be within the two years prior to commencement of your degree programme, unless otherwise stated.
Please use the checklist at the following webpage to determine how you can meet our English language requirements:https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/international/requirements-pg-266.php
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year 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
This indicative cost is based on 180 credits of study over two years, starting in January 2026. The fee quoted above is based on you starting your studies with us in the 2025/26 academic year.
Our tuition fees will rise by 3% for the 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29 academic years. Our indicative cost includes a 3% fee rise each year.
Sponsorship information
The University of Aberdeen provides an Alumni Discount Scheme: The University of Aberdeen is very pleased to offer a 20% discount on postgraduate tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with a degree from the University of Aberdeen.
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