Finance & Economics Degrees
Your Question我是复旦大学物理系三年级的学生，将来希望在金融/经济行业工作，因此想通过留学获取一个相关的硕士学位。我的成绩在班里比较优秀，数学成绩（高数、线性代数）不错（唯有数学物理方法没学好）。我还没有考过Ielts或toefl，因为我还没有想清楚究竟该去美国还是英国。好像留英相对容易一些，但好像对一个不是经济/金融/数学/工程第一学位的本科生，获取经济/金融方面的MS offer比较难。 我导师推荐我去英国，他说英国的MS学位是一年的，总费用会便宜些，而且申请相对容易。是这样吗？ 能否给我的留学想法提供一些建议？
I am a year 3 student in Fudan, my major is Physics. I hope to work in the Finance/Economics industry so I want to study abroad for a related Masters. My performance is very good, especially in Maths but my Mathematical Physical Methodology is not very good. I haven't yet taken IELTS/TOEFL because I'm not sure whether I should go to the UK or the USA. The UK seems easier but for a non-Finance student is it difficult to get a Finance MSc offer? My teacher suggests the UK for its 1 year degree and easier visa application, is that right? Can you give me some advice
The Answer
Well first thing to say is that in Britain many of the best Finance (or Economics) courses are open to people not just from a Finance Bachelor degree backgrounds but also for people from mathematical subjects (such as Physics and Maths). So you can apply for Finance MSc's in Britain.
Your teacher is right, the UK Masters degree will be just one year and the visa is quite straightforward (you just need to prove you have the money to pay for your studies).
I'm a little unclear about your meaning for which subjects you have high grades in, but basically to go to a top UK university you will need most your grades to be around 80% or above (except in meaningless subjects such as PE and politics).
London is perhaps the Finance capital of the world and if you are studying in Britain this is one of the best majors to study. Studying in one of the London universities is a particular benefit to your career.
Use our Course Search to find suitable courses. Enter your Bachelor degree as either Physics or Maths. Great Finance courses include those at:
Bristol, KCL, Lancaster, Reading and Imperial, Birmingham