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Finance at Royal Holloway, University of London - UCAS

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Course summary

Studying Finance Master's Degree at Royal Holloway means that you will learn from internationally renowned experts at one of the UK’s top ten teaching and research centres. This programme will provide you with intensive training in the analysis of issues in finance and corporate policy while improving your analytical and technical expertise. On graduation you will be in a strong position to start a career in the financial services, business and banking sectors; we have an impressive employment record, 90% of economics students have jobs in six months. This is a challenging degree and to ensure all students are ready we hold a two week pre-sessional course. Through your studies you will gain a strong grounding in core areas of finance and have the flexibility to specialise, in areas such as: fixed income securities and derivatives, investment and portfolio management and decision theory and behaviour. On graduation you will be skilled in financial analysis techniques; understand mathematical statistics and theories that are applied in financial econometrics and have the tools to analyse how the financial markets function. Our balanced approach to research and teaching guarantees high quality teaching from subject leaders, cutting edge materials and intellectually challenging debates. You will be taught by people who have worked and are still working in the finance industry in the broad areas of asset allocation and risk, as well as algorithmic trading.

  • Excellent career prospects with economics graduates having an impressive employment record and starting salaries amongst the highest in the country.
  • Being part of a small group of around 30 students means you’ll have close contact with the academic staff and you'll receive individual support from the course director.
  • Use our in-house economics experiments laboratory to carry out research.

Modules

Pre-sessional Quantitative Methods Course, Mathematical Methods, Corporate Finance, Quantitative Methods in Finance, Foundations of Finance, Financial Econometrics and Dissertation. A range of optional modules are also available.

Assessment method

Assessment is carried out by a variety of methods including coursework, examinations and a dissertation.


Entry requirements

2:1 Economics, Management, Mathematics, or other maths-based disciplines. Applicants with a degree in Management will need to have studied sufficient maths modules as part of their degree. Normally we require a UK 2:1 (Honours) or equivalent in relevant subjects but we will consider high 2:2 or relevant work experience. Candidates with professional qualifications in an associated area may be considered. Where a ‘good 2:2’ is considered, we would normally define this as reflecting a profile of 57% or above.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Republic of Ireland £13200 Year 1
EU £21700 Year 1
England £13200 Year 1
Northern Ireland £13200 Year 1
Scotland £13200 Year 1
Wales £13200 Year 1
Channel Islands £13200 Year 1
International £21700 Year 1

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

These tuition fees apply to students enrolled on a full-time basis. Students studying on the standard part-time course structure over two years are charged 50% of the full-time applicable fee for each study year. All postgraduate fees are subject to inflationary increases. Please be aware that tuition fees can rise during your degree (if longer than one year’s duration). This means that the overall cost of studying the course part-time will be slightly higher than studying it full-time in one year. This figure is the fee for EU and international students starting a degree in the academic year 2024/25. Find out more (https://royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/fees-and-funding/postgraduate/tuition-fees/) These estimated costs relate to studying this particular degree at Royal Holloway during the 2024/25 academic year, and are included as a guide. Costs, such as accommodation, food, books and other learning materials and printing, have not been included.
Finance at Royal Holloway, University of London - UCAS