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Duration
1 year
Attendance mode
Full-time or part-time
Location
On Campus
Fees

Home: £15,740
International: £26,770

Course code
PGTF0183
Entry requirements

We will consider all applications with 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application such as supporting statement. References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:2 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications.

 

See international entry requirements and English language requirements

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The MSc Finance provides you with the opportunity to study in the heart of London, close to one of the world’s premier financial centres with highly dynamic firms operating in Banking, Insurance, FinTech, and the financial services ecosystem.

You will be part of a highly international cohort of ambitious students seeking to make an impact in a global career in finance and financial management. You will be able to study cutting-edge skills such as Analytics and new areas such as Green Finance, and add a new dimension to your global effectiveness skill-set by studying a language.

Additional opportunities to improve employability skills, including a virtual industry project where you work in teams to solve a real-world problem as student consultants. The MSc Finance is a flexible option for those with or without prior background in finance.

The School of Finance and Management is excited to continue its collaboration with Practera, building on the success of the previous SFM Virtual Industry Projects. These bespoke work-based learning projects are designed to grow your professional skills and network through working with a team of SOAS students to tackle a real-world business challenge.

Why study MSc Finance at SOAS?

  • We are ranked 38th in the UK for Accounting and Finance (Complete University Guide 2023)
  • We are ranked 6th in UK for graduate employability (QS World University Rankings 2023)
  • We are ranked 2nd in the UK for research impact (REF 2021)

Finance and Business Network Seminar 2023/24

  • This Seminar Series offers you the opportunity to engage and network with experts from the worlds of business, finance, banking, and the public sector.
  • Most events will be held on campus, but some will be held at industry headquarters. For example, in 2022/23 an event was held at Citigroup’s Canary Wharf Offices.
  • The networking part of the seminars will also provide opportunities to engage with practitioners to help foster students’ career visions.

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Students must take 180 credits. These are composed of 120 taught credits comprising core, compulsory, and optional modules and a 60 credit dissertation.

Not all optional modules are offered every year. Also note that where 15 credit modules are selected, these should be balanced between term 1 and term 2.

Important notice

The information on the website reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session. The modules are indicative options of the content students can expect and are/have been previously taught as part of these programmes.

However, this information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change.

Core

Compulsory Dissertation or Projects

Choice between 1. Dissertation and 2. A combination of Research Project of 30 credits and Practical Industry Project worth 30 credits.

Compulsory

Four compulsory modules

Guided options - List A

A minimum of 30 credits to be selected from List A. A further 15 credits can be selected from either List A or Open Languages.

Open options

Students can take a maximum of 15 credits from the School-wide languages' open options list.

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Masters programmes (with the exception of two-year full-time MAs) consist of 180 credits, made up of taught modules of 30 or 15 credits, taught over 10 or 20 weeks, and a dissertation of 60 credits. The programme structure shows which modules are compulsory and which optional.

Contact hours

As a rough guide, 1 credit equals approximately 10 hours of work. Most of this will be independent study such as reading and research, preparing coursework, revising for examinations and so on. Also included is class time, for example lectures, seminars and other classes.

Learning resources

SOAS Library is one of the world's most important academic libraries for the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, attracting scholars from all over the world. The Library houses over 1.2 million volumes, together with significant archival holdings, special collections and a growing network of electronic resources.

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Eddid Financial 10th Anniversary International Bursaries

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Graduates from the School of Finance and Management leave SOAS with a coherent and solid knowledge of management and finance, with skills in statistics and computing, critical reasoning and analytical thinking.

Recent graduates have been hired by:

  • Amber Capital
  • Council of Europe
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deloitte
  • General Insurance Brokers
  • HM Treasury
  • KPMG LLP
  • Ligomarc Advocates
  • Policy Vault Africa
  • Statista
  • Teneo
  • UniCredit Bank
  • World Food Programme

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