IELTs 6.5 with minimum of 5.5 in each component
You will need an undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK undergraduate honours degree (2.1 or above) containing some evidence of quantitative ability.
Applicants will require a solid foundation on quantitative methods that could have been acquired through modules completed during their undergraduate studies. Some examples of these modules can be: Statistics, quantitative methods, financial mathematics, data analytics, and any coding-related modules.
One academic reference is required.
Our MSc FinTech and Financial Markets degree is designed to provide you with an understanding of contemporary issues and conceptual frameworks used to adopt financial technology in organisations. You will build a solid foundation of global financial markets, principles of FinTech and Blockchain as well as coding and data analytics for finance and FinTech.
This course will enable you to become a finance professional who understands what is driving the FinTech evolution, with the ability to shape financial markets and transform ideas to create new FinTech products. The course will equip you with coding and data analytics skills to understand FinTech products and their place in financial markets.
You will be applying knowledge, tools and techniques to resolve issues in new and diverse situations within the finance disciplines, evaluate the rigour and validity of published research, and assess its relevance to the practice of finance.
In your third semester, you'll complete a hands-on consultancy project, giving you a fantastic opportunity to use the theories and knowledge you've gained to produce a meaningful piece of work.
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Modules
Semester One
Global Financial Markets (20 credits)
Principles of FinTech and Blockchain (20 credits)
Coding and Data Analytics for Finance and FinTech (20 credits)
Semester Two
Valuation of Investment Products (20 credits)
Regulation and Compliance in Financial Markets and FinTech (20 credits)
International Entrepreneurial Finance and FinTech Ventures (20 credits)
Semester Three
Consultancy Experience Project (40 credits)
Ongoing Learning
Transformational Leadership Development (10 credits)
Research Methods for Finance (10 credits)
At Nottingham Business School, we’re focused on your employability from the start of your postgraduate degree. We provide you with a learning experience that integrates theory and practice.
Graduates from this course have gone onto roles within the public, private and third sector, undertaking positions such as:
Finance Executive
Auditor
Financial Analyst
Consultant
Direct Tax Accountant
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
