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Finance - MSc Entry requirements

Advance your financial career with our MSc in Finance. Gain expertise in risk, regulation, analytics, decision-making ability, and contemporary issues

Key information

EU fees per year €10,600
Non-EU fees per year €18,900
NFQ Level NFQ Level 9 Major
Duration One year
Attendance Full-time
Programme type Taught
Start date September
Award Masters (MSc)

Requirements

  • Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree (NFQ Level 8) with at least a second-class honour, grade 2 (2:2) in a relevant discipline.
  • You may also be considered if you have relevant professional qualifications and experience and/or with an honours degree in a relevant discipline. 

Other entry considerations

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme. 

At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.  

International students

International student visas

Please note that international study visas are only available to students studying full-time in Ireland.  

Checklist of documents

  • Copy of your birth certificate or passport
  • *Academic transcripts and certificates
  • UL graduates only need to provide their student ID.
  • Copy of your CV
  • Personal statement
  • English translation of your qualifications and transcripts   

English language requirements

Guidelines on completing your application  

  • To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
    • Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist. 
    • Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Personal Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate", etc. 
  • *If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date, you don’t need to have finished final exams before applying. 
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