MSc International Finance and Accounting

Overview

A one-year full-time master's whose listed core modules cover management accounting, financial accounting, investment markets, economics and international finance, international strategy and an independent project.

Highlights

• Core: Management Accounting
• Core: Investment Markets and Investment Decision Making
• Core: Economics and International Finance
• Core: Independent Project

Entry requirements

Academic

Applicants should hold a minimum 2:2 (lower second class) honours degree, from either a UK or an overseas institution or an equivalent qualification.

English language

St Mary's English language page: postgraduate degrees require IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any section; PTE Academic 61 overall with no less than 59 in any component; TOEFL iBT 88 overall (reading 20, listening 19, speaking 21, writing 20). Tests must be no more than two years old. Duolingo is not mentioned on that page.

Applicants from Pakistan

Pakistan country page: a Bachelor degree plus a Master's degree from a recognised institution. UK 2:2 equals Pakistan grade point average 2.6 (4.0 scale) or 65%; UK 2:1 equals 2.8 or 70%. Source

Working after you graduate

Bachelor's and master's graduates on a Student visa may apply in the UK for the Graduate visa: two years if applying by 31 December 2026, or 18 months if applying on or after 1 January 2027.

Checked on 10 October 2026. Official source.

Scholarships for this course

• Chevening ScholarshipsTuition fees, monthly living stipend, economy return flight, arrival and departure allowances and visa application cost
• Country Scholarship (Postgraduate)GBP 1,500 tuition fee discount for most postgraduate courses (GBP 1,000 for listed subjects, the MRes in Sport, Health and Applied Science, and PGCE courses without a UK Government bursary)
• Excellence Scholarship (Postgraduate)GBP 4,000 tuition fee discount, first year only, on most courses (GBP 2,000 for listed health and sport subjects)