MSc Financial Technology

at Birmingham Business School

This course will give you essential hands-on experience and knowledge of corporate finance, asset pricing and project completion using real-time data from our databases, including Bloomberg, DataStream, WDRS, Compustat and more. 
 

You will work with leading academics within programming, technology and finance.  You will be taught by industry experts, gaining hands-on and theoretical experience in Big Data Management, machine learning and Blockchain Technology.
 

You will learn computer programming using Python, and you will gain a deep, critical knowledge of block chain and other forms of distributed ledger technology, and their possible uses in finance. You will be able to critically apply a range of techniques, including Deep Learning Techniques and Reinforcement Learning, to manage Big Data, and be well versed in regulatory and social responsibility issues around cyber security.
 

All modules below are worth 20 credits, with the exception of your Individual Project, which is worth 60 credits.
 

Core modules
 

You must take the following modules. 

• Big Data Management in Finance, Semester 2

• Block Chain Technologies, Financial Applications and Cyber Security, Semester 2

• Corporate Finance, Semester 1

• Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis, Semester 1

• Programming for Data Science, Semester 1

• Individual Project, Semester 2
   

Optional modules
 

Choose one of the following:

• Private Equity and Venture Finance, Semester 2

• Risk Management in Financial Markets, Semester 2

• Visualisation, Semester 2

A good Honours degree (2:1 or higher) or postgraduate diploma from a UK university or equivalent in a highly quantitative subject (such as Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Finance or Science).
 

You must have obtained good grades in mathematical, quantitative or statistics related modules at undergraduate level, or GCE A-Level grade A or overseas equivalent in Mathematics. Good programming skills, using languages such as C++, SQL, Java, R or Python, and/or two years relevant work experience in the field of science and technology, financial services or treasury management, are not strict requirements but will add weight to your application.
 

Places on this programme are limited, so you may be asked to attend an interview as part of a competitive application process.
 

• Either: A four year Bachelors degree (first class or very good upper second class)

• Or: A three year Bachelors degree (first class) from recognised institutions in India.

• For MSc programmes, the Business School will consider holders of three-year degree programmes (first class or very good upper second class) from recognised institutions in India.

• For entry to LLM programmes, Birmingham is happy to accept applications from 3 or 5 year LLB holders from India from prestigious institutions.
   

International Students

Standard English language requirements apply (IELTS 7.0 with no less than 6.5 in any band).
 

• IELTS 7.0 with no less that 6.5 in any band
• TOEFL: 95 overall with no less than 22 in any band
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) including online: PTE Academic 76 with no less than 67 in all four skills
• Cambridge English (exams taken from 2015): Advanced or Proficiency – minimum overall score of 185, with no less than 176 in any component

Fees    MSc Financial Technology
 

• £19,170 (Home)
• £30,001 (International)

Graduates will leave Birmingham perfectly placed to take up key FinTech roles in banks, investment institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, government institutions and consultancy. We also provide ongoing careers support for international students who wish to work in the UK after graduation.
 

Top jobs in FinTech include:

• Blockchain developer
• Apps developer
• Financial analyst
• Product manager
• Compliance expert
• Cybersecurity analyst
• Quantitative analyst
• Business development manager
• Data specialist