This full-time Masters in Climate Change Finance and Investment covers interdisciplinary approaches to low carbon finance, examining opportunities and challenges across sectors, markets and nations.
These entry requirements are for the 2026/27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027/28 academic year will be published on 01 July 2026.
Entrance to our MSc programmes is strongly competitive. You can increase your chances of a successful application by exceeding the minimum programme requirements.
Important points to note when applying for this programme
Academic requirements
You will need a UK first-class or 2:1 honours degree in one of the subjects below, or its international equivalent.
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Semester 1
September–December
Compulsory courses
Applied Energy Finance
Carbon Accounting
Climate Policy and Investment
Climate Risk and Investment Alignment
Carbon Pricing
Fundamentals of Infrastructure Finance
Semester 2
January–May
Compulsory courses
Climate Change Consulting Project
Research Methods for Climate Change Finance
Option courses*
Choose 2 or 3
Climate Change and Capital Markets
International Climate Finance
Econometrics in Climate Change Finance
Investment Management
Mitigation Outcome Assessment
Responsible Investing
Accounting for Sustainability
Please Note: Some courses have pre-requisites and some also have co-requisites.
Summer
May–August
Dissertation
Details of the Dissertation
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