MSc Financial Technology at University of Bristol

Programme overview

What is the MSc Financial Technology? The MSc Financial Technology is a one-year master's for graduates seeking expertise at the intersection of finance, data analytics and emerging technologies. Combine financial theory with computational and analytical methods to analyse financial data, build quantitative models and evaluate technologies including AI, machine learning, blockchain and algorithmic trading.

What you will study

Core and specialist options: You will start by combining financial theory with computational and analytical methods, studying core units in: Finance and financial markets Quantitative methods, big data and machine learning AI, blockchain technology and financial applications Financial modelling and entrepreneurial finance. In the second part of the programme, you can tailor your studies towards areas of interest with specialist options, which may include: Investment management Derivatives Banking regulation and financial stability Advanced corporate finance Green and sustainable finance. Final project: Your studies in teaching blocks 1 and 2 build the foundations for your 60-credit project, completed over the summer.

Career pathways

The Fintech MSc responds to industry-reported skills shortages in this field. The units in AI Blockchain Technology and Applications and Algorithmic Trading emphasise development of applied problem solving using the latest technological innovations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in a quantitative subject (whether as a single, joint, or combined honours degree) such as: Accounting and Finance Actuarial Sciences Computer Science Data Science Economics Engineering Finance International Economics and Trade Maths Physics Commerce (with specialism in Accounting/Finance/A&F/Economics). If your degree subject is not listed above, you must have evidence of an upper second-class honours degree or international equivalent which includes three different units of mathematics from the Maths qualification requirements list below, with 60% (UK equivalent) or above in each unit OR A-level Mathematics with grade A if no mathematics or quantitative units in your degree. English language: profile level B.

Domestic applicants: GBP 20,000 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

International applicants: GBP 39,000 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: One year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/start-application/

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