25Jun
PostgraduateCourse summary
Our MSc Financial Technology programme is designed for you if you want to learn, work, and innovate in the contemporary financial sphere. Fintech is the edge of finance as an academic discipline and brings together technology, economics and regulation, and change management principles to the world of finance. This is for you if you are passionate and ambitious to kick start a new career in the areas such as data analytics, deployment of cloud technologies and machine learning applications in predictive finance. Fintech is designed with inputs from our students and industry expert and vigorously focuses on applied teaching and learning. As our student, you will learn Python and Power BI from scratch and apply these tools to financial data and its transformation. You can also achieve free Microsoft Azure certifications and see how cloud and edge computing are transforming the business computing landscape. You will also learn how marketing, regulation, economic policy, and financial governance contribute to your essential knowledge. You will:
- Work on an industry-briefed project addressing gaps arising from the fast growth of technological transformation in financial services and markets
- Learn the latest market trends and needs around risk, insight, creation and how technology better serves FinTech companies
- Look at developments including blockchain, cryptocurrency, crowdfunding, regtech, insurtech, fintech lending and crime detection
- Gain the expertise to develop disruptive FinTech innovations
- Consider how digital innovation helps make financial services more inclusive, accessible, streamlined and better aligned with consumer values
- Learn a range of established Big Data and analytics techniques to critically analyse information and propose solutions
How to apply
International applicants
Join over 20,000 students currently studying on our campuses. We have students from over 130 different countries who call Salford home. Find out more at www.salford.ac.uk/international.
Entry requirements
A minimum 2:2 degree or equivalent in a business, finance, or economics subject, or a numerate subject such as engineering, computing, maths or informatics; or an equivalent overseas qualification. Candidates with a 2:2 honours degree in other disciplines will be considered on an individual basis if some level of finance/ economics/ informatics content formed part of the degree and you can demonstrate a high level of quantitative ability through your degree results. Candidates with a 2:2 honours degree in an unrelated subject area but have relevant work experience or relevant professional qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £8550 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8550 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8550 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8550 | Year 1 |
| International | £16560 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Salford
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4WT