Finance and Economics (MSc)

The MSc Finance and Economics course has been designed to equip you with the knowledge and technical skills required to meet your goals and make a meaningful contribution to the organisations your work for. 

The various pathways provide you with further opportunities to pursue rewarding careers by exploring areas relevant to your chosen subject specialism.

An MSc Finance and Economics degree will equip you with the economics and financial knowledge and skills required to build a strong career in the business and finance sectors. Through specialist modules such as Quantitative Approaches to Economic Analysis, and Economic Theory and practice, you will be able to address strategic challenges faced by business organisations operating in competitive national and global markets. 

If you are a Business or Economics graduate and interested in pursuing a career in economics, this course would give you the opportunity to gain more specialist knowledge. When you study economics at the University of West London, you will have direct contact with our course tutors who have extensive theoretical knowledge and industry experience. Their combined expertise will support your professional development throughout the course.

Course detail & modules

• We are a leading provider of national and international business and finance education. Thanks to our West London location – close to the Thames Valley’s M4 corridor, Heathrow Airport and the City of London – and our longstanding reputation, we have formed strong connections with a number of potential employers.

Extended Masters and Enhanced Extended Masters

• Our Extended Masters and Enhanced Extended Masters courses are intended for students who already have an undergraduate degree but don't meet the entry requirements to study for a Masters degree.

Over a full-time semester, you will study four modules specially designed to improve your academic and English language skills:

• Advanced Study Skills
• Critical Thinking, Analysis and Evaluation
• Statistics
• English (Business English on the Enhanced course)

Once completed, you will progress directly onto the core Masters course.

What's the difference between an Extended Masters and an Enhanced Extended Masters? The Enhanced Extended Masters is similar to the Extended Masters but with a greater focus on improving your English skills. It also includes a Business English module which will allow you to gain a full understanding of this critical subject area.

Compulsory modules

• Management Skills for Finance Professionals
• Corporate Financial Reporting
• Corporate Financial Management
• Business Statistics and Forecasting
• Economic Theory and Practice
• Quantitative Approaches to Economic Analysis
• Dissertation

With an MSc Finance and Economics degree, you could pursue a career in: 

• National and international institutions, including governmental authorities 
• Policy-making institutions 
• Financial institutions 
• Research institutes and think-tanks 
• Civil society organisations and NGOs