Financial Services - Pathway

The Pathway to the MSc in Financial Services is a flexible way for you to master skills critical skills that are aligned to your career plans and that prepare you for tackling complex financial services management challenges.

Entry Requirements Those interested in embarking on the Pathway to MSc in Financial Services apply in the first instance for one of the constituent Professional Diploma or Graduate Diploma programmes within the Pathways framework. The entry requirements to these constituent Graduate Diplomas and Professional Diplomas are in most cases:

• An Honours degree (min 2.2 L8 NFQ) or
• Admission may also be considered for experienced professionals who do not meet the admission requirements as set out above, where they can demonstrate knowledge through their work i.e. they have more than 5 years’ experience in a management role (to be considered on a case by case basis). Please note that some of the constituent programmes also have additional admission options (for example, entry to the Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning is open to those who hold an equivalent relevant professional qualification (e.g.) Qualified Financial Adviser (QFA), with three years’ relevant work experience obtained in the banking or financial services industry, Chartered Tax Advisers (CTAs), accountants, solicitors and barristers). ________________________________________ Professional body membership You must be a current member of IOB, or become a member, to undertake this programme.