Now more than ever, the finance sector requires multi-disciplined practitioners who can navigate financial markets, make informed investment decisions and act rationally and ethically under pressure.
MSc Finance is the flagship Master’s degree of our finance disciplines at Essex Business School. It delivers a solid base in finance for those with a strong quantitative and financial background who wish to move into a career in the finance sector.
This master’s in finance has been developed to meet the needs of a global finance sector that is still partially in recovery and in need of decisive leadership and new thinking. You will learn using case studies, real-life data from our Bloomberg data feed and established financial models. You will learn when and what to question and how you and your unique skillset can make an impact.
You will master core areas of finance, such as:

asset pricing
portfolio analysis
derivative securities
advanced mathematics
banking operations
hedging financial risk
econometric tools

MSc Finance is taught at Essex Business School, at our Colchester Campus. Our students and staff join us from all over the world and our teaching is grounded in contemporary issues and professional practice.
Your future
MSc Finance provides you with the foundation for a rewarding career in banking and finance, equipping you with the skills to lead at a global level. 90% of University of Essex’s postgraduate graduates are in employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes 2021).
Our graduates enjoy careers in financial analysis, management, public administration and accountancy at some of the world’s most well-known organisations and exciting SMEs, including:

KPMG
Grant Thornton LLP
Inter-American Development Bank
European Central Bank
HP, hardware company
Groupon, a global e-commerce marketplace
Capital Markets Intelligence, a financial publisher
Credit Data Research, a business funder

Our Student Support team work closely with the University’s Employability and Careers service to help you with careers information and advice and CV support. They will help you find work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities and provide access to employer talks on campus. We also work closely with the Essex Start-ups team to support our budding entrepreneurs get their business ideas off the ground.