Overview

The Finance and Economics , Graduate degree at Queen Mary University of London 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 don’t 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.

Career opportunities:

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*

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Economics
Finance
Topics in Econometrics

English language and study skills
Independent Research Project

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Economics Finance View 660 other Bachelors in Finance in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK Diploma of Higher Education (Level 5) with at least 55% overall, or the overseas equivalent
Any 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 subjects, such as Business, Management and Politics, are also welcome if they have focused on more quantitative elements of those disciplines
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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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

24950 GBP / year

≈ 24950 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

24950 GBP / year

≈ 24950 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Key information

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

London

Funding

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