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Fintech, Risk and Investment Analysis at University of Sussex - UCAS

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2023 - 20242024 - 2025
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Course summary

Today’s investment management professionals need an understanding of financial risk. Changes in banking regulations put increased focus on improving risk management standards. Recent advances in artificial intelligence and blockchain also create rapid growth in financial technology (FinTech) and its impact on investment management. On this highly practical course, you’ll learn about investment management, risk management and FinTech. This will help you stand out when you start your career in the investment industry or investment-related risk management positions. You’ll learn from academic staff who are globally renowned for their teaching excellence and extensive industry experience. You’ll:

  • gain the theoretical and practical knowledge to adapt to changing regulatory environments
  • learn to communicate both quantitative and qualitative information effectively
  • develop skills in coding and automation
  • use trading, risk assessment and portfolio management software. You have access to our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab, supervised by academic and industry experts.
Joining the University of Sussex Business School, you benefit from our strong industry links, expert academic staff who consult for leaders in business and government, and state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities.

Modules

Please check our website in January 2024 for the modules running in the academic year 2024/25.

Entry requirements

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

Fees and funding

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Sponsorship information

Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique people. Details of our scholarships are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2024/25.

Fintech, Risk and Investment Analysis at University of Sussex - UCAS