Route into banking and finance if you do not hold a degree in a quantitative subject
Comprehensive training in finance
Special focus on commercial and investment banking, especially regulation and risk management for banking
Entry into careers in risk management and regulation in commercial banks, investment banks, and supervisory financial institutions (e.g., central banks)
School of Economics and Finance
Around 1,000 master’s students from all over the world
Teaching by research-active academics as well as visiting city professionals
Ranked
4th in the UK for research output in economics and econometrics in the Research Excellence Framework in 2021
84th in the QS World University Rankings for Economics & Econometrics in 2023
in top 100 in the Shanghai Global Ranking for Economics in 2022
competitively relative to Russell Group (group of top research universities in UK) based on PTES (leading survey of postgraduate programmes in UK)
Career paths
Wide range of careers in the financial sector, especially in risk management and regulation in commercial banks, investment banks, and supervisory financial institutions (e.g. central banks)
We offer extensive careers support services (one-on-one appointments, practice interviews, careers workshops, etc.) to MSc students during their studies and for 3 years after graduation.
