Fintech, Risk and Investment Analysis MSc

at University of Sussex

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching
 

• Blockchains and Cryptoassets

• Essential Quantitative Finance

• Financial Instruments

• Programming for Finance

Spring teaching
 

• Financial Derivatives

• Market and Credit Risk Analysis

Spring and summer teaching
 

• Portfolio Management

Summer teaching
 

• Empirical Research Project

Degree requirements    

You should have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above (including an average mark of at least 57%).

Subject-specific requirements    

Your qualification should be in a quantitative subject such as mathematics, physics or engineering. You will also be considered if you have a finance- or economics-related degree provided that it contains several modules with a high quantitative modelling content (e.g., Mathematics for Economics/Finance; Applied Statistics; Econometrics) which have been passed with high marks. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

English language requirements
 

• IELTS (Academic): Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component).

Home students: £12,750 per year for full-time students

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £12,750 per year for full-time students

International students: £23,000 per year for full-time students

Our graduates are well prepared to enter any employment involving quantitative finance, from large businesses to boutique finance and trading houses. Recruiters include banks, corporate treasury, hedge funds, investment trusts and any firm requiring an in-depth and practical education.

To give you a significant head start in your future career, you’ll be paired with a mentor whose career path matches your own ambitions, who will share their industry expertise with you and give you career guidance. 

On successful completion of this MSc you are qualified to apply for graduate training positions as: 
 

• a quantitative risk analyst

• a quantitative investment analyst

• an asset manager in a bank, corporation, hedge fund or insurance company.