MSc Financial Technology (Fintech)
University of Stirling
Key Information
Campus location
Stirling, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
12 - 24 Months
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
Introduction
MSc Fintech provides the latest information in computing for the financial sector, financial theory, ethical and regulatory constraints, and business skills, throughout complementing theory with a hands-on approach.
Fintech is taking over the banking and finance industry, with applications in several other sectors. The way we handle money is changing, a new concept of digital identity is emerging and the role of data and its safety and privacy requirements are key. New applications and potential markets are being explored, including central bank digital currencies (CBDC), cryptocurrencies, peer-to-peer lending platforms and open-banking services.
Top reasons to study with us
#1 Companies such as HSBC, Sainsbury's Bank, JP Morgan and MBN helped us shape the course with employability firmly in mind, with links to industry, institutional stakeholders and The Data Lab innovation centre
#2 96% of our graduates were in employment or further study 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes 2020/21, HESA)
#3 We equip our graduates with the latest knowledge and skills required to work in the new and emerging fintech sector, with a multi-disciplinary approach open to students with both computing/engineering and finance/economics background
Curriculum
This Masters course is taught by the Division of Computing Science and Mathematics, in the Faculty of Natural Sciences. You will be carrying out a dissertation project (60 credits) as an independent, but supervised piece of work. The project may be of your own design, suggested by an academic supervisor, or (where possible) as part of a placement or consultancy project for a company. An articulation to our Professional Doctorate Data Science is in place and may allow qualifying students to a second year entry in the doctorate programme.
You can study the MSc Financial Technology (Fintech) full-time over one year or part-time over two years (starting in Autumn), or over five semesters (starting in January).
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to give you the cutting-edge knowledge and skills required to work in the new and emerging fintech sector. Many fintech companies are small start-ups so business and entrepreneurial skills are important. Fintech is a disruptive technology, bringing great changes to the ways that banks and insurance companies operate, but also enabling new applications, business models and markets in various fields. You’ll be taught innovation management techniques to immediately make a difference in any organisation or company you work for.
Teaching
You'll learn from lectures and practical labs during the first two semesters from September to April, or January to August, depending on your start date.
Assessment
You’ll be assessed by a variety of assessment strategies, including written assignments, exams, individual projects, collaborative and group work, lab work, presentations and reports and a dissertation project. Assessment will be tailored to students’ special needs, where appropriate.