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Finance MSc
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Find out more about our Finance taught Masters degree at Warwick
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MSc
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1 year full-time
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23 September 2025
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Warwick Business School
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University of Warwick
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The Financial Times ranks Finance MSc 4th in the UK and 16th in the world (Financial Times Masters in Finance Pre-experience 2023). Gain a deep theoretical and conceptual understanding of finance and quantitative skills, as Warwick Business School prepares you for a range of careers in the financial sector.
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The MSc Finance is ranked 4th in the UK and 19th in the World by QS Business Masters Rankings; Financial Times 6th in the UK and 21st in World by the Financial Times.
The course will help you to develop a deep theoretical and conceptual knowledge of finance and quantitative skills, preparing you for a range of careers in the financial industry.
Go beyond the application of skills and develop your ability to challenge, evaluate, and rethink established paradigms. As the anticipation of jobs being challenged by Artificial Intelligence becomes a reality, we aim to share the skills and depth of understanding needed to design, develop, and supervise these new forms of financial intelligence.
WBS benefits from excellent links to key financial institutions and employers, and this course has benefited from industry recommendations.
Skills from this degree
- Gain hands-on experience of using lab software to perform calculations and conduct simulations
- Develop your industry acumen by accessing our CareersPlus service with specialist careers coaches
- Become a specialist via your elective modules.
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Core modules cover key areas in modern finance while optional modules allow you to focus on your preferences. Please note that availability and delivery modes of modules may vary. Modules are taught through a combination of lectures, classes, and computer lab sessions.
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The typical class size for this course is around 70 students.
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Students on this MSc will typically receive between 26 and 30 contact hours per module.
Your dissertation
A 6,000 word dissertation gives you the opportunity to test and apply techniques and theories you have been learning and to complete an original piece of research. You will be supervised and supported by one of our academic staff or Teaching Associates and will usually submit your dissertation in early September.
Internship
You can organise a self-sourced internship over 6 to 12 weeks, after all other modules are completed. You'll conduct a critical evaluation of your experience during your placement, reflecting on challenges, development and skill acquisition.
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Assessment is a mix of exams and coursework, bringing all of your learning together at the end with a dissertation or internship.
Your timetable
Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, core and optional, and you have been allocated to your lectures, seminars and other small group classes. Your core modules will be registered for you, and you’ll be able to choose your optional modules when you join us.
There may be events taking place in the evenings. Classes may run up to 7pm and other events, such as careers presentations may take place later or on Saturdays. Occasionally, classes and exams may be held on Saturdays. We will notify you in advance if this is the case.
This is a full-time course, so there are no holidays as such. However, the two weeks covering Christmas and New Year are guaranteed to be free from lectures. There may also be weeks free over the Easter period (check with your programme team). Resit exams may take place outside of standard teaching periods.
Reading lists
If you would like to view reading lists for current or previous cohorts of students, most departments have reading lists available through Warwick Library on the Talis Aspire platform.
You can search for reading lists by module title, code or convenor. Please see the modules tab of this page or the module catalogue.
Please note that some reading lists may have restricted access or be unavailable at certain times of year due to not yet being published. If you cannot access the reading list for a particular module, please check again later or contact the module’s host department.
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A 2.1 or first (or equivalent) degree in a relevant undergraduate subject from a UK university or an equivalent qualification from a globally recognised institution.
Candidates who have aspirations in finance and have studied quantitative undergraduate degrees, such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Data Science, and Engineering are also encouraged to apply, especially those who have opted for finance electives in those programmes.
For those applicants with a quantitative degree at undergraduate level, but who have not yet studied Finance, we offer a supplementary course that you can take at your own pace in Summer 2025. These will provide you with additional skills and knowledge in Finance for you to succeed on the course. We may require engagement with this supplementary course depending on your academic background.
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- IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above.
We accept a range of language tests. Please refer to our website for more details.
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There are no additional entry requirements for this course.
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You will choose one of the following modules:
You will be to undertake an introductory course in a foreign language as part of your degree.