- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 1 year master degree
- Open intake
-
Off-shoreJan 2027
- Field
- Finance and Accounting
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2027-01-01
Program overview
A one year master degree in banking aligned to professional certification, covering bank management, credit and risk, financial regulation, ethics and a research dissertation.
At GBP 22,500 this carries a route toward the Chartered Banker professional designation, which is a genuine differentiator from a standard banking master.
Master of Science in Banking, Chartered Banker is taught at the Bangor University, a UK university with degree awarding powers. Because the Chartered Banker master is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after the Chartered Banker master ends, or three years for a doctorate. To claim it after the Chartered Banker master you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. One limit applies to the Chartered Banker master as to every taught course in Britain: the rules introduced in January 2024 stop taught students bringing a spouse or children as dependants, so the Chartered Banker master cannot support a family move.
Applicants to Master of Science in Banking, Chartered Banker need a completed bachelor degree with a minimum of 60 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the Chartered Banker master is recorded at GBP 22,500 a year. Bangor charges no application fee, so applying for the Chartered Banker master costs you nothing, and no scholarship is recorded against it. the Chartered Banker master lists four entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages the the Chartered Banker master application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed bachelor degree from a recognised university, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 75 with reading 18, writing 18, speaking 20 and listening 17; PTE Academic 56 with no component below 51; or the Duolingo English Test at 105.
- Application and deposit: Bangor charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this course. Budget the full tuition.
- Graduate Route: the Chartered Banker master is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. You must apply from inside the UK on a valid student visa. Students on taught courses cannot bring a spouse or children as dependants under the January 2024 rules.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Bank Manager: after experience
- Credit Manager: lending institutions
- Relationship Manager: commercial banking
- Risk Manager: financial institutions
- Compliance Manager: regulated firms
- Chartered Banker: the professional designation route
Reality check: confirm exactly which Chartered Banker examinations this master exempts you from, because the exemptions are the commercial value of the higher fee.
About Bangor University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.8
- World rank
- #567
- Established
- 1884
- Reference No.
- 10007857