Overview
One-year, 180-credit master's with CFA-aligned content, an optional Sustainable Finance pathway and a choice of dissertation or applied project. Streatham Campus.
Highlights
- Financial instruments and financial modelling
- Portfolio management and asset allocation
- Equity valuation models and issues
- Optional modules such as climate finance and credit instruments and derivatives
Entry requirements
- Academic
- 2:1 or above honours degree in accounting, finance, investment, economics, computer science, data science, statistics, physics, maths or a related discipline, with evidence of mathematical or quantitative ability. Strong relevant modules, significant finance work experience or professional qualifications (CFA, ACCA, ICAEW, ICAS, CIMA) may also be considered.
- English language
- Profile B1: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each section; PTE Academic 67 with at least 59 in each skill; TOEFL iBT 90 overall (tests before 21 January 2026) or 4.5 overall with at least 3.5 in each section (tests from 21 January 2026); Duolingo English Test 120 overall with at least 95 in each integrated subscore.
- Experience or portfolio
- Not required; significant relevant work experience may be considered for applicants who narrowly miss the degree requirement.
- Applicants from Pakistan
- Exeter's Pakistan page for postgraduate taught study accepts 16 years of study: a 4-year bachelor's from a recognised Pakistani institution (minimum 124 credits), or a 2 or 3-year bachelor's plus a 2-year master's. Stated equivalents: first CGPA 3.5 or above or 80% or above; 2:1 CGPA 3.01 to 3.49 or 70% to 79%; 2:2 CGPA 2.5 to 3.0 or 60% to 69%. Source
Careers
Employers of past graduates named on the page include J.P. Morgan, HSBC, Deloitte, UBS, PwC, KPMG and Fidelity; career support includes a careers module, mock interviews and a mentor scheme.
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
- Exeter Excellence Scholarship 2027/28 (Postgraduate Taught, Round 1)GBP 15,000 off first-year international tuition fees, one year only
- University of Exeter Alumni Scholarship 2027/2820% reduction in first-year tuition fees, one year only
- University of Exeter Postgraduate Taught Scholarship 2027/28 for PakistanGBP 10,000 tuition fee discount applied to the first year only