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Study Details: 12 months, full-time
This MSc in Financial Technology (FinTech) teaches the big data techniques, computer programming, and analytics that banks and insurance companies are looking for. Graduates in this field will have a good understanding of the changing nature of finance and how accounting, business information systems, and analytic methods are adapting to the internet as a delivery channel.
The course is provided jointly by the top-ranked Departments of Accounting & Finance and Management Science with input from Computer & Information Science.
Minimum second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent (view the entry requirements for your country) in:
accounting
economics
business studies
a subject area with a strong quantitative component
No prior knowledge of finance is required.
The course is tailored to make the graduates eminently employable in this exciting new field that cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Research indicates that students with programming, data analytics and finance skills get premium starting salaries compared to graduates from any one of these disciplines.
Core modules:
Data Analytics for Accounting & Finance
Programming for Fintech
Principles of Finance
Quantitative Business Analysis
Sustainable Finance and Technology
Business Information Systems
Becoming an Effective Technology Analyst
FinTech Innovations, Applications & Considerations
Risk Management for Banks
Finance Project
Management Science Project
Optional modules:
Textual Analytics for Accounting & Finance
Portfolio Theory & Management
Derivatives
Fixed Income Analysis
Stochastic Modelling for Analytics
Business Simulation Modelling
Risk Analysis & Management
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