Finance and Economics

Key Details

Progression Degrees

See the drop down menu below for a full list of the programmes you can progress onto following successful completion of the Finance and Economics pathway.

To find out more details on the Masters programme you will progress to, please visit our Postgraduate coursefinder.

You will need to meet specific requirements to progress onto your Master’s degree programme. For further details, please refer to the Progression Requirements: PMP Progression Finance and Economics [DOC 24KB]

Entry Requirements and Applying

English Language

IELTS 5.5 overall including 5.5 in Writing, Reading, Listening and Speaking.

Find out more about our English language entry requirements, including the types of test we accept and the scores needed for entry to the programme.

Degree

• At least a pass in a full first degree that is equivalent to a UK undergraduate degree
• Any degree subject can be considered but students must have a satisfactory existing level of Mathematics, Statistics or Quantitative Methods. We welcome students from a variety of disciplines, including Accountancy, Mathematics, Statistics, Sciences, Computing, Engineering, Economics and Finance. Students from less quantitatively oriented degrees, such as Business, Management and Politics, are also welcome if they have focused on more quantitative elements of those degrees
• We expect applicants to have passed all final year modules. Awards with failed modules in the final year of academic study will be considered on a case by case basis at the discretion of the academic department

Diploma of Higher Education

• A UK Diploma of Higher Education (Level 5) with at least 55% overall, or the overseas equivalent
• Any subject can be considered but students must have a satisfactory existing level of Mathematics, Statistics or Quantitative Methods. We welcome students from a variety of disciplines, including Accountancy, Mathematics, Statistics, Sciences, Computing, Engineering, Economics and Finance. Students from less quantitatively oriented subjects, such as Business, Management and Politics, are also welcome if they have focused on more quantitative elements of those disciplines
• We expect applicants to have passed all final year modules. Awards with failed modules in the final year of academic study will be considered on a case by case basis at the discretion of the academic department

For country specific entry requirements, please click here.

Course Structure

Term dates (2022-2023)

September start: 19/09/2022 - 02/06/2023

January start: 23/01/2023 - 28/07/2023

Alongside the three Academic Subject modules, you will also study three Academic English and Research Skills modules.