Entry requirements

These are the minimum academic and English language requirements for the MSc in Finance at WBS. We cannot review individual eligibility before you apply. Our course selectors only consider applications when submitted, complete with all supporting documents.

Academic qualifications

For the MSc Finance, we expect one of:

  • An excellent first degree from a United Kingdom university
  • The equivalent from an overseas university.

Your degree should be in a relevant subject such as finance, economics, business administration, engineering or other science. The course selectors will look for evidence that you have studied mathematics and statistics, micro- and macroeconomics and ideally some econometrics. You will need to have studied all of these to an intermediate level to enable you to cope with the course.

GMAT & GRE

We do not require a GMAT or GRE score for this course. Neither will substitute for an academic qualification.

However, a good, well balanced GMAT score (700+) may strengthen your application.

English

You must have excellent written and spoken English.

This is because, at WBS, working effectively with other students is an essential part of your learning. We want to make sure you can participate fully, gain the maximum understanding from our lecturers and tutors, and submit good coursework to your examiners.

If English is not your first language, we expect you to meet one of the following minimum overall standards:

Test Minimum overall score
IELTS 7.0 with maximum of two components at 6.0+
TOEFL iBT 100 with minimum component scores of L21, R22, W21, S23
PTE Academic 70 with 51+ in every section
CPE Grade C (CEFR level C2) or above
CAE Grade C scoring 60+, no worse than 3 component results at borderline and 1 at weak

As well as an overall minimum score, we will also be looking for a good balance across all sections of the English language test. Those failing to achieve this may be asked to supply additional evidence of strength in these areas (for example, a telephone interview or a new test score).

We will require your language certificates as evidence. Your test should have been taken within two years of the start of the course.

We do not offer a pre-sessional English class as an alternative to achieving these scores. Any pre-sessional course should be viewed as a way of settling into living and studying in the UK and not as a way of boosting your IELTS or TOEFL score.

If you have been studying in the UK for two or more years, you are not formally required to do an English Language test. However the course selectors may review your application and decide that they need further evidence of your language abilities.