MSc Finance (Financial Technology and Banking) at Durham University

Programme overview

The MSc Finance (Financial Technology and Banking) helps equip you with the advanced financial, analytical, and technological skills needed to harness innovations such as artificial intelligence, data analytics and algorithmic trading to solve complex challenges in modern financial markets and drive the future of the financial services industry. The MSc in Finance (Financial Technology and Banking) focuses on a highly specialised sector of finance that is rapidly evolving. It will help equip you with the skills and knowledge to work successfully in this vitally important area of finance.

What you will study

You will study the programme over one year on a full-time basis and take compulsory modules in Financial Technologies, Econometric Methods, Programming for Finance, Advanced Financial Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Finance. Compulsory modules include Financial Technologies, Advanced Financial Technologies, Programming for Finance, Econometric Methods, Dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry requirements: We aim to have a diverse student body and recognise that we can only offer places to a finite number of applicants. To help achieve our aim, we look to ensure we offer places to applicants from all nationalities and close applications when we receive the allocated numbers. The University is under no obligation to make any offer of a place on the programme to any applicant, nor is the University obligated to fill all spaces available on the programme. The Masters in Finance programme is designed for new or recent graduates. Certain routes within the Masters in Finance programme may also be of interest to those who already have practical experience in the field of finance. Prospective candidates must hold qualifications equivalent to a UK first or upper second-class honours degree in any discipline.

Domestic applicants: GBP 17,500 a year (2027/28). Home/Island full-time tuition fee per year for September 2027 entry Source

International applicants: GBP 37,000 a year (2027/28). International/EU full-time tuition fee per year for September 2027 entry Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://web.prod.sits.admin.durham.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login_enc?2ffs-x8W1ugsSwDuR1HzLLt1OnQPLjX6nDz_GVL8s17iZWWJy_PXzk23CwSxTvl2r2cr3FG7cpk=

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