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Two-year academic program
Year 1 serves as a foundation year, enhancing English proficiency while building essential economics and finance knowledge required for Year 2 (particularly beneficial for students with limited background in economics, finance, mathematics, or statistics)
Year 2 comprises our MSc Banking and Finance degree program
Students must meet progression criteria to advance from Year 1 to Year 2
The master's degree is awarded based exclusively on Year 2 performance
This program operates within Queen Mary's School of Economics and Finance (SEF) at the Mile End campus
School of Economics and Finance
Hosts approximately 1,000 international postgraduate students
Core curriculum delivered by research-focused faculty
Specialized modules taught by finance practitioners and professional economists with extensive industry experience
Ranked:
4th nationally for economics research output (2021 Research Excellence Framework)
50th globally in economics (2024 Shanghai Ranking)
Top 100 worldwide in finance (2024 Shanghai Ranking)
84th internationally for economics (2023 QS World University Rankings)
Competitive standing among UK Russell Group institutions (based on PTES survey results)
Extensive elective options including career-focused modules covering programming languages, Bloomberg trading platforms, and more (see program details)
QUMMIF student investment fund offers hands-on financial analysis training and networking opportunities with peers, faculty, and finance professionals
Option to obtain Bloomberg Market Concepts Certification (with access to Bloomberg terminals)