How long is the MSc in Financial Analysis?

One year full-time, or two years part-time via online / distance routes. The MSc in Financial Analysis allocates a dissertation supervisor from term one and runs a sponsor commission in term two.

Can the MSc in Financial Analysis be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in Financial Analysis runs on-campus in London, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls and by distance learning, all assessed against the same dissertation or sponsor capstone.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Financial Analysis?

A UK 2:2 in a relevant discipline (or international equivalent), or three years' analytical experience on portfolio, IELTS 6.5 for international applicants, plus a 600-word statement and two references.

What does the MSc in Financial Analysis cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule, instalments and bursary eligibility for the MSc in Financial Analysis.

MSc in Financial Analysis | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Financial Analysis at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a one-year UK Master's for analysts moving into senior applied-economics, industry-analysis and consulting-lead roles across UK consultancies, regulators, corporates and public bodies. Sitting inside the Accounting, Finance & Economics faculty, the degree combines the SBE senior-practitioner framework, GES analytical standards and CFA UK intermediate-to-advanced content with an academic research route, and closes with a dissertation or a sponsor consulting project.

You will work with a dissertation supervisor from term one, undertake a live analytical commission with a UK regulator or consultancy in term two, and defend the dissertation or capstone in front of a working senior analytical panel — typically a UK chief economist or Big Four partner. The MSc in Financial Analysis is available on-campus in central London, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or by distance learning from 2026 (two years part-time).

Key Features

Curriculum designed around the SBE senior-practitioner framework, GES analytical standards and CFA UK intermediate content.
Three delivery modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Dissertation supervisor allocated from term one, with weekly one-to-ones from term two.
Live sponsor consulting project with a UK regulator, consultancy or corporate strategy team.
Senior-practitioner panel defence — dissertation or capstone reviewed by a working chief economist or Big Four partner.
Executive-application coaching in the final term.

What You Will Learn

The MSc treats financial analysis at senior-Master's level — the working discipline of the senior analyst whose evidence pack informs a UK Cabinet decision or an FCA supervisory review. You will graduate operating as a credible senior UK analytical voice.

Advanced analytical structuring and issue-driven work.
Advanced modelling — sensitivity, scenario, Monte Carlo.
Cost-benefit analysis and the Green Book Five Case Model.
Regulatory economics and competition analysis at senior level.
Advanced industry analysis and market sizing.
Causal inference and quasi-experimental design.
Evidence quality control and reproducibility at senior level.
Board or ministerial-quality analytical writing.
Research methods for dissertation or capstone.

Who This Course Is For

BSc-in-analysis graduates moving into senior analytical tracks.
Working consulting analysts targeting research-lead responsibility.
Government economists moving into GES senior progression.
Industry analysts moving into head-of-research roles.
Career changers from academia entering senior applied analytical roles.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically progress into senior analytical and research-lead roles across UK consultancies, regulators, corporates and public bodies. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee job offers or visa outcomes. Typical destinations include:

Senior Applied Economist
Senior Policy Economist
Impact Assessment Manager
Financial Analyst (senior)
Consulting Economist (senior)
Head of Research (junior)

The MSc in Financial Analysis is the natural end-point of the SBE senior-practitioner route and supports CFA UK progression.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline (economics, finance, statistics, business), or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive professional analytical 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 Financial Analysis

Step into the senior track with the MSc in Financial Analysis. 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.