Finance MSc (with Accredited Prior Learning) by distance learning
Course overview
Our MSc Finance (with Accredited Prior Learning) distance learning course is designed to build on your existing postgraduate qualifications giving you a strong foundation in finance, and equipping you with advanced knowledge and analytical skills to excel in the dynamic and rapidly evolving finance sector. As organisations worldwide face increasingly complex financial decisions and shifting market conditions, the demand for professionals with deep financial expertise and strategic insight continues to grow. Our course covers critical areas of finance, including corporate policy and advanced research techniques, bridging the gap between theory and practice with a focus on tackling real-world financial challenges.
You’ll gain a detailed understanding of how financial strategies shape organisational success, ensuring you can make informed decisions that drive growth. In addition, you’ll develop rigorous analytical skills, enabling you to address pressing financial issues through independent research. Your dissertation will allow you to apply your learning to a substantial empirical project.
This provides an opportunity to explore a topic of personal or professional interest in depth, showcasing your expertise and critical thinking. In addition, you have the choice of your completing the MSc Finance (with Accredited Prior Learning) in one or one and a half years. In the standard one and a half year model you will study all of the modules sequentially before moving onto your dissertation.
In our accelerated one-year model you will study modules one and two simultaneously before going on to study your dissertation. Studying this course at Leicester will mean you can make a meaningful impact in the finance industry and gain a competitive career advantage. It is more than a study of finance—it is a pathway to mastering the art and science of financial decision-making in today’s complex economic environment.
We work closely with our approved pathway partner, CEG, to supp
Key highlights
- Builds on existing postgraduate credits or professional finance experience
- Covers corporate policy and advanced research techniques in finance
- Focus on tackling real-world financial challenges through theory and practice
- Substantial empirical dissertation on a topic of your choice
- Accelerated one-year option studying two modules simultaneously
- Studied entirely by distance learning
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6.5 — 6.5 IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Scholarships
Alumni Discount
You are entitled to a discount of 20% of the new course fee.
Up to 20% of feesChancellor's International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
This scholarship, worth £3,000 per year, reflects the University’s commitment to attracting talented students from around the world.
Up to £3,000Chevening Scholarship
Chevening-Leicester Partner Scholarship
Distance Learning (DL) Sanctuary Awards
Distance Learning Merit Scholarship
The awards available are: MA: £800, PGDip: £500, PGCert: £300
International Postgraduate Taught Merit Scholarship
International Merit Scholarship worth a tuition fee discount of £5,000.
Leicester Postgraduate Partnership Scholarship
Enjoy a 20% fee discount on a selection of postgraduate taught courses at either University of Leicester or De Montfort University.
Up to 20% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Financial analyst
- Investment analyst
- Corporate finance manager
- Risk analyst
- Finance consultant
- Financial researcher
Cost of study
UK/Home: MSc (with Accredited Prior Learning): £5,500 | International: MSc (with Accredited Prior Learning): £5,500
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Leicester, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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