MSc Finance and Investment
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Overview
One-year taught master's in the Business School covering investment, financial markets and company finance, combining current theory with applied work and quantitative methods for valuing assets and managing risk.
Highlights
- Compulsory foundation courses in semester one
- Option courses in the final semester, or a dissertation instead
- Quantitative methods for evaluating assets and managing risk
- Participates in the CFA Institute CFA Program Partner Initiative (per the programme page)
Entry requirements
- Academic
- UK first-class or 2:1 honours degree, or an equivalent overseas qualification, normally in finance, accounting, business or economics; other honours degrees considered. At least one quantitative module (for example linear algebra, calculus, probability or statistics), or relevant work experience with a significant quantitative element.
- English language
- IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with at least 6.0 in each component. TOEFL iBT: before 21 January 2026, 100 overall with at least 20 in each component; from 21 January 2026, 5.0 overall with at least 4.0 in each component. PTE and Duolingo are not listed. Tests must be no more than two years old at programme start.
- Experience or portfolio
- Work experience is not required but may improve chances.
- Applicants from Pakistan
- Edinburgh's Pakistan page for postgraduate study requires a bachelor's degree studied over at least 4 years from an HEC recognised university. A 2:1 corresponds to 70% or 3.5 on the 4-point scale; a first corresponds to 80% or 3.7. The programme page itself does not mention Pakistan. Source
Careers
Roles named on the programme page include junior trader and fund account analyst; the Business School runs alumni panels and an Employability and Careers Expo.
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
- Commonwealth Master's ScholarshipsFull tuition fees, return airfare, monthly stipend of GBP 1,712 (GBP 2,000 in the London area) and a study travel grant
- Graduate Scholarship Scheme (alumni tuition discount)10% off the self-funded part of postgraduate tuition fees for University of Edinburgh undergraduate alumni