MSc Financial Technology at Aston University

Delivered by the triple-accredited Aston Business School, our MSc Financial Technology programme merges finance fundamentals with the dynamic field of financial technology. It enhances your analytical and quantitative skills, preparing you to navigate the complexities of modern finance. Focused on financial markets, investment strategies and emerging technologies like blockchain, the course strikes a balance between theoretical knowledge and practical application.

Faculty: College of Business and Social Sciences  |  Department: Aston Business School  |  Duration: One year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: January 2027, April 2027, September 2027  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Taught stage core modules: Emerging Topics in FinTech, Blockchain and FinTech, Introduction to Financial Econometrics. Dissertation stage core modules: Independent Project.

Career pathways

The transferable skills that our finance programmes provide mean that our graduates are successful in finding employment in a wide range of roles such as: Our graduates have gone on to work at companies such as J.P.Morgan Chase, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Ernst and Young, GE Healthcare, Industrial Commerical Bank of China, JDX Consulting, Morgan Stanley, Infosys and Amazon.

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