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Finance, Technology and Policy (MSc)
at University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 34,700
Country Rank#5
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 7

Program Overview

Market functions hold significant societal impacts and are vital for the development of transparent, informationally efficient and fair financial systems.

How well financial markets operate influences real-world issues, including job creation and credit approval.

Technology has fuelled the rise of ultra-fast high-tech, opaque trading venues and expanded access to financial services across the globe.

While there are positive aspects to these changes, the emergence of new technology-driven paradigms has also increased concerns about the integrity and fairness of financial systems.

Concurrently, the pace of technological transformation in financial services and markets has led to the emergence of a knowledge gap in the fast-growing intersection between finance and technology.

The first programme of its kind in the world, our MSc in Finance, Technology and Policy was developed as an interdisciplinary response to this knowledge gap and as a platform to evaluate and debate the impact of technology on the financial services industry and financial markets.

Course Content
Learning will primarily be through:
- formal lectures
- seminars
- workshops
- flipped classes
- practical computer labs sessions
- student presentations
- guest speakers
- master classes
- research assignments
- the research dissertation
Delivery of the taught element of the programme is primarily through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops.
Entry Requirement
CBSE All India Senior School Certificate Examination (SSC), CISCE Indian School Certificate (ISC) Standard XII: overall 80% with three subjects at 75%.
Award of Certificate with five subjects at Class XII, with an overall average of 80% or above and minimum 80% in all required subjects (or 85% where we require a grade A at SQA Higher). Grade XII CBSE Applied Mathematics is not accepted to meet a Mathematics subject requirement.
Award of Certificate with five subjects at Class XII, with an overall average of 80% or above and minimum 80% in all required subjects (or 85% where we require a grade A at SQA Higher).
Advanced entry direct into Year 2 of many of our Science and Engineering degree programmes is possible for applicants who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement in the Higher Secondary School Certificate, but only where awarded by CBSE or CISCE. Advanced entry is offered into Year 2 to students from India with the relevant Indian boards. For advanced entry applicants must achieve the award of Certificate with minimum of five subjects at Class XII, with an overall average of 85% or above and minimum 85% in all required subjects as stated in our prospectus.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£34700 per year

Career Prospect

MSc Finance, Technology and Policy provides training for pursuing careers in the industry/private (including voluntary) sector, public sector and further study or employment in academic institutions.

Knowledge and skills gained from this programme will help you to apply for jobs in, for example:

financial technology products-linked firms (for example, Seedrs, as product developers/managers)
trading/investment desks and back offices of financial institutions such as Barclays Capital, Baillie Gifford and RBS (as fund managers and product development team leads/members)
market and consumer research centres/firms
regulatory agencies/government ministries and departments (for example, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulatory Authority and the Bank of England)
academia through further research at PhD level

Cost Of Studying At University of Edinburgh

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Finance, Technology and Policy (MSc) at University of Edinburgh