SA Global Education

United KingdomPostgraduateAccounting & Finance

MSc Finance and Management

University of York, York

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Overview

A one-year master's combining corporate finance, strategy and quantitative methods, with an individual research project of up to 8,000 words carried out over three months of the summer.

Highlights

  • Core: Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Core: Quantitative Methods for Finance
  • Core: Advanced International Corporate Finance
  • Individual Research Project (up to 8,000 words)

Entry requirements

Academic
An undergraduate degree at 2.2 in a related subject such as Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting or Maths; other subjects may be accepted with some statistics content. Alternatively, three years of relevant senior managerial work experience or a professional qualification such as CFA Level 1 or ACCA.
English language
IELTS (Academic and Indicator) 6.5, minimum 6.0 in each component. PTE Academic 60 with 52 in Listening, 53 in Reading, 65 in Speaking and 59 in Writing. Duolingo 120, minimum 105 in all other components. TOEFL listed as 4.5, with 5 in Listening and 4.5 in each other component (as published).
Experience or portfolio
Work-experience route: a minimum of three years of relevant senior managerial-level experience, or a relevant professional qualification such as CFA Level 1 or ACCA, for applicants who do not meet the degree requirement.
Applicants from Pakistan
The Pakistan page states postgraduate taught entry normally needs a four-year Bachelor's degree, typically the equivalent of a UK 2:2. It gives 60% (GPA 2.5 out of 4) as comparable to a UK 2:2 and 70% (GPA 2.8 out of 4) as comparable to a 2:1. Source

Careers

The page lists financial consulting and general management roles, and mentions progression to doctoral study.

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.

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