• Flexibility: You have the option to complete the course on fast-track in one academic year, or to complete in two years with a pathway choice of a work-placement or advanced research.
• Industry connections: We have strong connections with employers such as Canada Life and Santander with many companies attending our careers fairs.
• Employment prospects: Graduates work as financial analysts, senior investment managers, bond analysts, and portfolio managers for organisations including HSBC, Standard Chartered, Nomura, and Gallagher & Mohan.

The normal entry requirements for the programme are:

• An honours degree (at least 2:2 or equivalent) in the field of economics, finance, banking, accounting, business studies, science, engineering, mathematics, or
• A suitable professional qualification (including ACCA, CIMA CIPFA, CFA, ICAEW, ICS), or
• Other appropriate qualifications/experience to be assessed by the Programme Leader and Admissions Tutor.

English Language entry requirements

In addition all students for whom English is not their first language must produce evidence of their English Language proficiency. The standard required is an IELTS score of 6.5 (with no less than 5.5 in each band), or an equivalent score on a test recognised by the University of Hertfordshire.

[Pre-sessional English language courses are available at the University of Hertfordshire for students who have an IELTS score of 6.0]

This requirement will be waived if the student has successfully completed an undergraduate degree at a university in the United Kingdom, or another country acceptable to the University of Hertfordshire, where study was in English and the student was based in that university’s home country during study.

The programme is subject to the University's Principles, Policies and Regulations for the Admission of Students to Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes (in UPR SA03), along with associated procedures. These will take account of University policy and guidelines for assessing accredited prior certificated learning (APCL) and accredited prior experiential learning (APEL).