MSc Financial Technology

You will complete 3 compulsory units in term 1. These cover core material in asset pricing, corporate finance, and quantitative techniques for financial analysis with a range of applications. You will also learn about cryptocurrencies and the blockchain. You will develop vital industry skills in the handling and analysis of large and complex datasets, undertaking empirical applications of machine learning techniques using a programming language such as Python.

In term 2, you will further develop your knowledge of financial technology and how it is applied to develop, implement, and evaluate trading strategies. You will also receive further training in quantitative techniques and support for the skills required to successfully conduct empirical research in the area of financial technology. You will choose 1 module from a wide range of options that will enable you to focus on any of the distinct sub-areas of finance in which the impacts of financial technology have become prominent (investment management, corporate finance, and banking).

The dissertation, undertaken over the summer, will allow you to draw on all the material that you have covered in the taught components and will provide you with an opportunity to execute a piece of original research on a topic of your choosing related to finance or financial technology.

Visit our programme catalogue for full details of the structure and unit content for our MSc Financial Technology.

A strong upper second-class honours degree (65% or higher) or international equivalent in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics or Computing. 

OR

If your degree subject is not listed above, you must have evidence of an upper second class honours degree which includes three units of mathematics (see Maths qualification requirements) with 60% or above (or international equivalent) in each unit.

Applicants with a lower class of degree with relevant work experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. For applicants who are currently completing a degree, we understand that their final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades they achieve during their studies.

For applicants who are currently completing a degree, we understand that their final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades they achieve during their studies.

We will consider applicants whose interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements. We may make these applicants an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so the applicant would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of their degree. Specific module requirements may still apply.

We will consider applicants whose grades are slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements, if they have at least one of the following:

• evidence of significant (minimum of 2 years in a paid role) relevant work experience in sectors such as Finance, Accounting, Economics, Investment.
• a relevant postgraduate qualification.

If this is the case, applicants should include their CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when they apply, showing details of their relevant work experience and/or qualifications.

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.