Finance with Placement Year

Entry requirements

Months of entry

September

Course content

The MSc Finance with Work Placement Year provides you with the opportunity to study in the heart of London, close to one of the world’s premier financial centres with highly dynamic firms operating in Banking, Insurance, FinTech, and the financial services ecosystem.

You will be part of a highly international cohort of ambitious students seeking to make an impact in a global career in finance and financial management. You will be able to study cutting-edge skills such as Analytics and new areas such as Green Finance, and add a new dimension to your global effectiveness skill-set by studying a language.

Additional opportunities to improve employability skills, including a virtual industry project where you work in teams to solve a real-world problem as student consultants. The MSc Finance is a flexible option for those with or without prior background in finance.

For your placement year, you will have the opportunity to take part in a full-time, 10–12 month work placement at an organisation of your choice. Please note: you will be expected to secure the work placement yourself, to be approved by the academic department. The SOAS Careers team are on hand to help you with your CV, interview skills and finding the right organisation for you.

The School of Finance and Management is excited to continue its collaboration with Practera, building on the success of the previous SFM Virtual Industry Projects. These bespoke work-based learning projects are designed to grow your professional skills and network through working with a team of SOAS students to tackle a real-world business challenge.

Why study MSc Finance with Work Placement Year at SOAS?

• We are ranked 42nd in the UK for Accounting and Finance (Complete University Guide 2025)
• We are ranked 2nd in the UK for research impact (REF 2021)

Finance and Business Network Seminar 2023/24

• This Seminar Series is open to all our UG and PG students. It offers you the opportunity to engage with experts from the worlds of business, finance, banking, and the public sector.
• Listen to leaders within their fields and network with them, fellow students and Faculty over refreshments.
• Most events will be held on campus, but some will be held at industry headquarters. For example, in 2022/23 an event was held at Citigroup’s Canary Wharf Offices.
• The networking part of the seminars will also provide opportunities to engage with practitioners to help foster students’ career visions.

Information for international students

For details, including English language requirements

Fees and funding

For details of postgraduate fees