15Jun
PostgraduateCourse summary
If you want to explore how big data streams influence financial and statistical modelling on a daily basis and gain an understanding on how data from social networks and search engine analytics can change how an investment matures, MSc Finance and Data Analytics is for you. The finance and investments sector needs practitioners who have a fundamental understanding of financial markets who can also apply statistical modelling in the context of the growing, and increasingly complex, data available to financial firms. This course is perfect for those with an interest in big data and data analysis who want to work in specialist roles within the finance and investments sector. MSc Finance and Data Analytics prepares you for the financial services industry by equipping you with the quantitative, statistical and technical skills needed in a world powered by big data. You master areas including:
- big data
- portfolio analysis
- empirical financial methods
- data analytics
- trading global markets
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for this course can be found on the University of Essex website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £13650 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £13650 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £13650 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £13650 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £13650 | Year 1 |
| EU | £21350 | Year 1 |
| International | £21350 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £21350 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Fees displayed are for 2023-24 entry. Fees for part-time courses are calculated pro-rata to the relevant full-time fee.
Tuition fees may be subject to annual increases in each year of study in line with inflation.
Provider information
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ