How long is the MSc in Banking and Finance?

One year full-time or two years part-time via online and distance routes. The MSc in Banking and Finance schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the MSc in Banking and Finance be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in Banking and Finance is delivered on-campus in London, fully online and by distance learning, all against the same practitioner-supervised dissertation.

Is the MSc in Banking and Finance recognised by City recruiters?

The MSc in Banking and Finance is designed around CFA UK, Chartered Banker Institute and CISI competencies, giving City recruiters a familiar reference point.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Banking and Finance?

A UK 2:2 honours degree or three years of banking experience, GCSE English at 5/C and IELTS 6.5 for non-native English speakers cover the MSc in Banking and Finance.

What does the MSc in Banking and Finance cost?

Tuition varies by mode and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current fee schedule and instalment plan available for the MSc in Banking and Finance.

MSc in Banking and Finance | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Banking and Finance at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a research-informed Master's designed for the senior banking track — credit, treasury, capital, risk, regulation and the City-facing career that sits behind them. Sitting in the Accounting, Finance & Economics faculty, this MSc pairs research-informed coursework with a dissertation supervised by working senior practitioners drawn from UK banks, boutique advisers and Big Four financial-services teams.

Over one year full-time (or two years part-time via online/distance routes) you will study advanced banking, quantitative finance, financial regulation and produce a substantial dissertation defended in front of a working City practitioner. The MSc in Banking and Finance is delivered on-campus in central London, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, or by distance learning.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against CFA UK, Chartered Banker Institute and CISI competencies.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Dissertation supervised by working City practitioners.
Applied banking capstone — a sponsor consulting project or applied City dissertation.
Assessment by dissertation, applied case tasks and a closing viva.
Executive-application coaching in the final term.

What You Will Learn

The MSc trains you to argue at senior-banking depth and defend a research position in front of a working City practitioner. You will finish able to write to City-standard on any of credit, treasury, capital or regulation.

Advanced financial theory and quantitative methods.
Bank management — credit, treasury, ALM, capital and liquidity.
Financial markets — equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX.
Financial regulation — Basel III/IV, PRA rulebook, Consumer Duty.
Risk management — market, credit, operational, model risk.
Sustainable finance — TCFD, transition finance, climate stress-testing.
Fintech, digital banking and challenger economics.
Research methods and dissertation writing for banking questions.
Executive communication and board-facing analysis.

Who This Course Is For

Bachelor's graduates in finance, economics or quantitative disciplines.
Working bankers with three years of experience on a portfolio route.
Career changers with strong numeracy targeting a City finance track.
International finance graduates preparing for UK banking careers.
Public-sector finance professionals broadening market depth.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically progress into senior-track UK banking, consulting and market-facing roles. Typical destinations include:

Credit Analyst (Corporate / Structured Finance)
Treasury Analyst (Senior)
Capital Planning Analyst
Risk Analyst (Second Line)
Investment Banking Analyst
Financial Services Consultant

The MSc in Banking and Finance is a natural step toward Chartered Banker Institute Professional Banker credentials and CFA UK progression.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline (finance, economics, accounting, mathematics), or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive banking or financial-services experience may apply on a portfolio route.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C (or equivalent) is required for domestic applicants; international applicants meet the language rule below.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent (600 words) explaining research or applied interests, plus two references (one academic, one workplace or professional-body).

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Postgraduate cohorts run in small tutor-visible groups, are shaped by working senior practitioners (partner-level at a Big Four firm, Fellow-level at CIM or CIPD, CFA charter-holders in investment routes) and close with a substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England, the West End and the major consulting, banking and multinational headquarters within a short tube ride of every classroom. LSIBM postgraduates attend a fortnightly senior-practitioner clinic and a structured executive-application coaching programme in the final term.

Apply for the MSc in Banking and Finance

Step into the senior track with the MSc in Banking and Finance. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with intake dates, dissertation supervisor allocation guidance and the current fee schedule. LSIBM postgraduates are supported by dedicated executive-application coaching in the final term.