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MSc - Master of Science
University of Stirling
Full Time
JAN
12 months
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MSc - Master of Science
University of Stirling
Full Time
SEP-25
12 months
MSc - Master of Science
University of Stirling
Full Time
JAN
12 months
MSc - Master of Science
University of Stirling
Full Time
JAN
21 months
MSc - Master of Science
University of Stirling
Full Time
JAN-26
12 months
MSc - Master of Science
University of Stirling
Full Time
SEP-25
21 months
MSc - Master of Science
University of Stirling
Full Time
JAN-26
21 months
MSc - Master of Science
University of Stirling
Part Time
JAN
24 months
MSc - Master of Science
University of Stirling
Part Time
SEP-25
24 months
MSc - Master of Science
University of Stirling
Part Time
JAN-26
24 months
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Overview
The MSc MSc Financial Technology (Fintech) provides the latest information in computing for the financial sector, financial theory, ethical and regulatory constraints, and business skills. It combines theory with hands-on activity. Fintech powers the banking and finance industry, and has applications in several other sectors. The way we handle money is changing - a new concept of digital identity is emerging with the key concerns being digitisation/data, automation and safety. New, exciting and potentially lucrative applications and markets are being explored, including crypto currencies, social tokens, automated market makers, smart contracts, and open banking services.
The whole industry is taking note - from international banks to backroom start-ups, and a new kind of multidisciplinary expertise is in high-demand. To do well in fintech, you need to understand technology, finance and business creation.
Our MSc Fintech is one of the first offered in the UK and provides you with the latest developments in blockchain technology, digital currencies, internet computing platforms, data analytics and machine learning, financial theory, ethical and regulatory constraints, and business skills. It’s an innovative course designed for those looking to enter a career in the fintech industry.
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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.
Of course, fintech is also about technology. Being rooted in a computing department, the course enables our graduates to understand the role of software applications in fintech and contribute to their design and implementation, such as services exploiting the new open banking regulations, or disruptive applications supported by blockchain technology. You’ll also have the data analytics and machine learning skills required by new data driven models of financial services provision.
Typically (for instance for UK students), a minimum of a second class Honours degree or equivalent, in either a numerate subject such as maths, computing and engineering, or a business and finance subject is required.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,900 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£22,900 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£22,900 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.