MSc FinTech and Policy

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Why Choose This Course

The new FinTech sector is transforming the global financial services industry, which has an increasing demand for advanced data analytics skills and knowledge.

Our MSc FinTech and Policy course will provide you with the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills to work as a professional within the financial services industry and regulatory organizations. Through a carefully selected mix of modules, you’ll obtain a solid understanding of financial regulation, technology, and law, while you learn how to navigate an increasingly complex, dynamic, and global financial environment.

You'll be taught by expert research-active academics in business and law, as well as numerous industry professionals, who will guide you through a forward-thinking and refreshing combination of academic theory and industry experience.

We were ranked 67th for business and economics in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023. The School is renowned for its:

• World-class teaching and research
• Strong focus on entrepreneurship and enterprise
• Vibrant and diverse community
• Excellent career prospects.

What You Will Study

In an intensely competitive employment market, employers are increasingly looking for graduates with transferable knowledge and skills that cut across the evolving areas of finance, law, and technology.

Our FinTech and Policy MSc will enable you to understand the rapidly changing financial market conditions, investment technologies, and regulatory climates that drive business decisions around the world.

Our course will equip you with the skills and training to give you a competitive edge in today’s job market, especially for those seeking to combine business training with exploration of the law and ethics, in responding to and shaping technological innovation.

Taught by an incredible team of subject matter experts, including Professor Bonnie Buchanan who wrote the Turing Institute Report on AI in Financial Services and SWIFT report on FinTech in China versus the West. Professor Buchanan has presented seminars and workshops on FinTech and AI at SIBOS, the Bank of England, and the Bank of Finland. She has also testified before the US House of Financial Services on AI and algorithmic bias and appears regularly in the media. Professor Buchanan is the co-recipient of a £233,000 UK Innovate grant for AI

Academic Year Structure

Full-time students complete four modules per semester. Case and project topics are normally allocated towards the end of Semester 2, and work on these will be carried out during the summer period.

Modules

The University operates a credit framework for all taught programs based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45 60, 75 or 120 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.

The structure of our programs follows clear educational aims that are tailored to each program.

This course is subject to validation therefore no modules have been confirmed at this moment in time. These modules will appear once the course has been validated.

Year 1

Full-time

• Cyberlaw
• Ethics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
• Overview of Fintech
• Principles of Analytics
• Principles of Finance and Investment
• Cases in Fintech and Policy
• Ethics in Finance
• Financial Modelling
• Financial Regulation and Fintech Policy
• Fintech and Policy Project
• International Finance
• Overview of Fintech
• Python Programming in Fintech
• Risk Management

Timetable

Course timetables are normally available one month before the start of the semester.

New students will receive their personalized timetable in Welcome Week, and in subsequent semesters, two weeks prior to the start of the semester.

Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday). Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities. Part-time classes are normally scheduled on one or two days per week, details of which can be obtained from the Academic Hive.

Careers and graduate prospects

We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.

Our MSc in FinTech and Policy will give you the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to understand the ever-changing FinTech landscape.

With an MSc in FinTech and Policy it is likely you will pursue a career in roles like the following :

• App Developer
• Compliance Officer
• Data Specialist
• Financial Analyst,
• Blockchain Developer, and many more.