- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 20 month master degree
- Open intakes
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Off-shoreFeb 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Finance and Accounting
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
- Next deadline
- 2027-02-01
Program overview
A twenty month master degree in financial risk with extended academic support, covering risk measurement, regulatory frameworks, derivatives, quantitative technique and a dissertation.
Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management completes a set of three, and UWL runs this pattern of standard, extended and enhanced extended across most of its finance subjects.
Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management is taught at the University of West London, a UK university with degree awarding powers. Because Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management ends, or three years for a doctorate. To claim it after Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. One limit applies to Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management as to every taught course in Britain: the rules introduced in January 2024 stop taught students bringing a spouse or children as dependants, so Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management cannot support a family move.
Entry to Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management is a bachelor degree at 50 percent or above. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management is recorded at GBP 21,000 a year. UWL charges no application fee, so applying for Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management costs you nothing. No scholarship is recorded against Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management. Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management lists five entry windows a cycle, spread across the year. Apply Study Visa manages the Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management 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 78 with reading 18, writing 17, speaking 20 and listening 17; PTE Academic 56 with no component below 51; or the Duolingo English Test at 105.
- Application and deposit: UWL 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: Enhanced Extended Master of Science in Finance and Risk Management 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:
- Risk Analyst: banks and insurers
- Credit Officer: lending institutions
- Compliance Assistant: regulated financial firms
- Reporting Analyst: risk functions
- Operational Risk Officer: corporate settings
- Risk Manager: after substantial experience
Reality check: three routes to one qualification differ by roughly GBP 3,750 and eight months, so map the total cost and the visa length together before choosing.
About University of West London
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.6
- World rank
- #1290
- Established
- 1860
- Reference No.
- 10006566
