Head of Accounting & Finance
Faculty of Business and Law
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Financial and Investment Analysis MSc
Key Facts
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Level
Master'sPG MSc
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Duration
Full Time: 1 Year
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Starting
September
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Full Time: £8,500
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Full Time: £17,495
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Waterside
Updated 12/12/2024
Updated 12/12/2024
Overview
The University of Northampton’s MSc Financial and Investment Analysis will develop you into a specialist investment professional that can take up challenging roles in investment banking, risk management and fund management. This programme will prepare you to write the CFA® professional exams.
This finance and investment course has an Industry Placement Option.
Apply for Non-Placement route
Apply for Placement route
One of our current MSc Financial and Investment Analysis students, Natasha, is available on Unibuddy to answer any questions you may have about the Master’s or studying at UON.
Highlights
- Industry Placement Option available for the Financial and Investment Analysis MSc degree.
- Hands-on application of skills learnt through simulated trading via the Bloomberg terminals.
- Exemptions are available from main professional bodies ACCA and CIMA.
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Entry Requirements
If you hold a recognised first or second class honours degree from a UK university or international equivalent in finance, banking, accounting or a related discipline then you will be eligible to apply for this course.
If you hold professional qualifications, you will also be considered for entry onto this course.
Course Content
Fees and Funding
2025/26 Tuition Fees
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 25/26 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
- UK Full Time: £8,500
- International Full Time: £17,495
- Year 2 Placement Fee: £1,100 * (for placements starting in September 2025 or January 2026)
*The placement fee amount will only be charged to you after you secure a placement and are enrolled on the work based project in year 2 of your course. You will not be charged this fee if you do not secure a work placement.
Staff
Careers and Employability
Graduates of the MSc finance and investment analysis programme who complete the professional exams can expect to take up roles within Asset Management, Accounting and Finance, Investment Banking (Mergers & Acquisition), Wealth Management, Equities, Private Equity, Risk Management, Research, Corporate Banking, Consulting, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Hedge Funds and Information Technology.
