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Finance MSc

Award
MSc
Duration
1 year
Course Type
Full Time

About this course

Develop skills sought by employers in rapidly changing and complex financial environments, and advance your career in industry, government or research. Gain a comprehensive understanding of how markets work and how firms can create value.

Our one year postgraduate Master’s programmes are taught in English, and content is equivalent to programmes delivered to other University of Southampton students. The globally respected nature of UK awarded degrees means that the one year UK Master’s is equivalent to a two year Master’s degree awarded from a non-UK source.

Eligibility criteria

Upper second-class degree or international equivalent in a subject that includes quantitative study approved by the University.

English language requirement

We accept several ways of meeting our English language requirement. These include:

  • IELTS Test, with scores of 6.5 overall (6.0 in reading, writing, speaking, and listening)
  • other tests listed on our website
  • an approved academic qualification having the required grade

If you’ve successfully completed a degree, taught and assessed in English, up to 2 years before the date of first enrolment at the University of Southampton, we may be able to accept this as evidence of your English language ability.

Refer to our English language proficiency guide for more information about English language requirements.

Fee structure

You can pay your tuition fee in up to 4 instalments.

The fees for a year’s study, starting in August 2025, are:

  • 19,80,000 INR for India students
  • 22,00,000 INR for Overseas students

Your first payment will be a deposit of 10% of the programme fee. To confirm your offer, you must pay your deposit within 56 days of receiving a conditional offer, and no later than 14 days before the start of term.

For students starting in August 2025, the deposit is:

  • 198,000 INR for India students
  • 220,000 INR for Overseas students

You’ll then pay the balance of your yearly tuition fee as you study, in up to 3 instalments.

If you’re an India student, you’ll have to make 3 separate payments of:

  • 475,200 INR by Monday 8 September 2025
  • 653,400 INR by Monday 26 January 2026
  • 653,400 INR by Monday 20 April 2026

If you’re an Overseas student, you’ll have to make 3 separate payments of:

  • 528,000 INR by Monday 8 September 2025
  • 726,000 INR by Monday 26 January 2026
  • 726,000 INR by Monday 20 April 2026

We may adjust the fees in the future to account for inflation and changes in other costs. Exact payment dates for future years will vary according to the academic calendar.

What you’ll do on this programme

This master’s in finance delves into advanced stock market analysis, corporate finance, and portfolio management.

You’ll also look at behavioural finance, studying the biases that can affect decision-making in uncertain financial situations.

Other topics you’ll cover include:

  • complex financial products
  • assessing and managing financial risk
  • management decisions and value creation
  • econometric modelling
  • forecasting
  • leading econometric and statistical software

You’ll also use your skills and have actual industry experience through:

  • trade simulation workshops
  • access to industry software
  • using live company data
  • weekly research update seminars

Expert researchers will support you as you build your expertise for a career in industry, government, or research.

Course modules

These course modules provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree programme, based on recent academic teaching. As a research-led university, we review our programmes continuously to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources.

The precise course modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new study topics, timetabling, and student demand. Find out why, when and how we might make changes.

You must study the following modules. Course module leads and locations will differ from any shown.

You can also choose optional modules. The optional modules offered will depend on the research expertise of our world-leading staff.

Careers

We are a top 20 UK university for employability (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022).

When you finish this MSc Finance degree, you’ll have extensive knowledge and skills for today’s competitive and rapidly changing financial landscape.

Career opportunities

You could develop a specialist role or carry out research in:

  • the business sector
  • banks and other financial institutions
  • the public sector
  • universities or research-related institutions

Careers services at University of Southampton Delhi

As well as support from our team in Delhi, you’ll have access to our market-leading employability development offering. This includes:

  • online resources
  • regular workshops
  • one-to-one guidance and support with qualified careers professionals through our MyCareer platform

Through our e-mentoring scheme, you’ll also have access to:

  • tailored career planning
  • advice on employability skills
  • industry insight

We have incorporated our employability skills model, Successful Futures, into our curriculum. Our links with multi-national and industrial organisations mean that you can expect to engage with employers and explore potential career paths.

You will receive a personalised employability programme that will provide excellent prospects for securing a premium placement and financial security on graduating.

We also host regular alumni events hosted in person across major cities in India, allowing you to grow your own networks.

Our support is ongoing, and once you graduate, you’ll be part of a global community of over 220,000 alumni that spans over 180 countries.

Key information about study

To help plan your year we have published University of Southampton Delhi term and holiday dates in advance, but these may be subject to change.

Our application process

  1. Use the ‘Apply Now’ button on this page to take you to our online application form.
  2. Complete the application form and upload any supporting documents.
  3. Submit your application.

Application deadlines

There are three early application rounds. Submit your application by these dates for early consideration:

  • Early Round 1: Friday 29 November 2024
  • Early Round 2: Monday 20 January 2025
  • Early Round 3: Monday 28 April 2025

As a number of Boards and Examining Bodies release results after these Early Rounds, we intend to accept late applications after Early Rounds have closed. We do reserve the right to no longer accept late applications if a specific programme reaches capacity. We will review applications and contact those have applied with a decision by:

  • Friday 10 January 2025, for Early Round 1
  • Monday 31 March 2025, for Early Round 2
  • Friday 13 June 2025, for Early Round 3
  • Up to the start of term, for late applications after Early rounds

Application assessment fee

When you apply, you’ll have to pay an application assessment fee of 5,500 INR

Download the Course Description Document

This downloadable document contains an overview of the programme, its aims, the programme structure, information on course modules and shows how we assess student progress as they learn with us.

See degree on website

How to apply

Our programmes are taught in English, and content is equivalent to that delivered to other University of Southampton students. To match the programme lengths of internationally respected UK awarded degrees, undergraduates study for three years, and postgraduates study for one year.

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Apply for this program

Applications are open now for the first students to walk through the doors in August 2025. Follow this link to start your application today!

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