PostgraduateFull-time

Finance, Technology and Policy MSc

The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, United Kingdom
Level
Postgraduate
Duration
Full Time - 5 Years
Mode
Full-time
Subject
Accounting
Location
United Kingdom

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Entry requirements

Entrance to our MSc programmes is strongly competitive. You can increase your chances of a successful application by exceeding the minimum programme requirements.

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Academic requirements

A UK first-class or 2:1 honours degree in one of the subjects below, or an equivalent overseas qualification.

An undergraduate honours degree in finance, economics, engineering or informatics is normally required.

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You will need to have taken and passed at least one course with significant statistical analysis and/or programming as part of your undergraduate degree or be able to demonstrate that you have relevant work experience in the use of statistical and/or programming software packages.

Candidates with a first class or 2:1 honours degree in other disciplines will be considered on an individual basis if some level of finance/economics/informatics content formed part of the degree and you can demonstrate a high level of quantitative ability through your degree results.

Candidates with a first class or 2:1 honours degree in an unrelated subject area but have relevant work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

Candidates with a first class or 2:1 honours degree in an unrelated subject area but who have relevant professional qualifications will be given due consideration on an individual basis.

If you are a mature candidate with significant finance and tech industry experience or with relevant professional qualifications, you will be given due consideration on an individual basis.

Start dates

September 2026

Application deadline

September 2026

Campus

  • Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Scholarships at The University of Edinburgh

36 for this level
  • Ailie Donald Scholarship
  • Drever Trust MSc Scholarships
  • East Asian Studies MSc Scholarship
  • Edinburgh Doctoral College Scholarships
All scholarships at The University of Edinburgh

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TuitionGBP 41,800
Visa application, from outside the UKGBP 558
Health surcharge, first year how it is chargedGBP 776
First year in totalGBP 57,186

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