Graduate Diploma in Finance and Economics
Queen Mary University of London
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Our Graduate Diploma in Finance and Economics is jointly run by the School of Economics and Finance and the Language Centre. It offers international and EU students a route to postgraduate study at Queen Mary and other leading UK institutions – whether youre changing disciplines, need to improve your level of English, or dont otherwise meet the academic requirements for direct entry to a masters degree.Running from either September to June or January to July, this highly intensive diploma ...Read more

Our Graduate Diploma in Finance and Economics is jointly run by the School of Economics and Finance and the Language Centre. It offers international and EU students a route to postgraduate study at Queen Mary and other leading UK institutions – whether you're changing disciplines, need to improve your level of English, or dont otherwise meet the academic requirements for direct entry to a master's degree.

Running from either September to June or January to July, this highly intensive diploma incorporates English language and study skills with economics and finance modules, all of which are taught by our expert academic staff.

This programme will help you adapt to academic life in the UK, and successful applicants are guaranteed progression onto postgraduate courses in the School of Economics and Finance at Queen Mary. You'll develop solid knowledge in your chosen academic specialties, and improve your ability to use academic English effectively at postgraduate level.

Careers

Our pre-masters graduate diplomas facilitate entry into postgraduate study in a number of disciplines at Queen Mary and other leading UK institutions.

Recent students have gone on to earn postgraduate degrees in:

  • MSc Accounting & Finance (joint programme with School of Business Management)
  • MSc International Business
  • MSc Business Analytics
  • MSc Banking & Finance
  • MSc Corporate Finance
  • MSc Investment & Finance
  • MSc Wealth Management
  • MSc Behavioural Finance
  • MSc Behavioural Finance (CFA pathway)
  • MSc Investment Banking
  • MSc Investment Banking (CFA pathway)
  • MSc Finance
  • MSc Finance (CFA pathway)
  • MSc Economics*
  • MSc Law & Finance*
  • LLM Law & Economics*
  • MSc Mathematical Finance*

* No progression agreement. Offers are made on a case by case basis.

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50th
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Entry requirements

Degree: At least a pass in a full first degree that is equivalent to a UK undergraduate degree, Any degree subject can be considered but students must have a satisfactory existing level of Mathematics, Statistics or Quantitative Methods. We welcome students from a variety of disciplines, including Accountancy, Mathematics, Statistics, Sciences, Computing, Engineering, Economics and Finance. Students from less quantitatively oriented degrees, such as Business, Management and Politics, are also welcome if they have focused on more quantitative elements of those degrees, We expect applicants to have passed all final year modules. Awards with failed modules in the final year of academic study will be considered on a case by case basis at the discretion of the academic department.

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£24,250 per year

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£24,250 per year

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