What will I learn?

Develop the advanced financial knowledge, quantitative expertise and analytical skills needed to succeed in global finance and investment careers. This specialist master's programme combines finance theory with practical application, enabling you to understand how financial markets operate, how organisations make investment decisions and how financial professionals create value in an increasingly complex international environment. You'll explore key areas of finance including investments, derivatives, mergers and acquisitions, and global financial markets, while developing the quantitative capabilities that employers value across investment, banking, asset management and corporate finance roles. Through rigorous analysis and applied learning, you'll strengthen your ability to interpret financial information, evaluate risk, assess opportunities and make informed financial decisions. Studying at Alliance Manchester Business School, you'll learn within a research-led environment connected to one of Europe's leading accounting and finance research communities. The programme combines academic depth with professional development opportunities, helping you build the technical expertise, commercial awareness and critical thinking skills needed for careers across the global financial sector or future doctoral study.

Which department am I in?

Alliance Manchester Business School

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

£37,800.00 (41,18,544) per year

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Main Campus

Oxford Road,

Manchester,

Greater Manchester,

M13 9PL, Northern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

We require a First or Upper Second class honours degree (2:1, with 60% average) from a UK university or the overseas equivalent. You need a degree in finance or economics. You must have taken a significant number of finance and quantitative courses during your degree (accounting is not considered to be finance). You must be taking a major or specialisation in finance in your final year and need to achieve top-level results in final year finance subjects. You must also demonstrate a solid background in quantitative skills, econometrics or maths. Applicants studying degrees in business administration can be considered but must be able to demonstrate a very strong background in finance throughout their degree and a final year major or specialisation in finance (as outlined above). Due to competition for places, we give preference to applicants with a bachelor degree in finance or economics. Applicants studying degrees in mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, actuarial or decision sciences might wish to consider our MSc Quantitative Finance course. You will need to submit a new application for this programme online. A GMAT/GRE is not required to apply for this course but in some cases The Admissions Team may request this after the initial review of your application if your degree does not contain enough relevant quantitative modules.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.