MSc Financial Technology (FinTech) at University of Stirling

Programme overview

The MSc Financial Technology (FinTech) covers technology that improves and automates financial services and was developed with firms including HSBC, Sainsbury's Bank and JP Morgan. It is open to students from computing/engineering and from finance/economics backgrounds, and offers student projects, guest lectures from partners such as FinTech Scotland and networking.

Duration: September full-time: 12 months; September part-time: 24 months; January full-time: 21 months | Intake: January 2027, September 2027, January 2028 | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Taught through lectures and practical labs over the first two semesters, then a dissertation project. Assessment combines written assignments, exams, individual and group projects, lab work, presentations and reports. A semester is 60 credits made up of 20-credit and 10-credit modules.

Career pathways

Careers in banking, insurance, investment, blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies, mobile and open banking, crowd funding and micro credit; roles held by graduates include Chief Technology Officer and Financial Analyst, with others working in banks, the NHS, marketing companies, the oil industry and government.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum of a second class honours degree or equivalent in a numerate subject such as maths, computing or engineering, or in a business or finance subject. Some experience of computer programming (for example Python, Java, C or C++) is also required. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with relevant work or life experience are encouraged to apply and are considered case by case. International applicants: IELTS Academic or UKVI 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each sub-skill; PTE Academic 60 overall with a minimum of 59 in each sub-skill; TOEFL iBT (taken before 21 January 2026) 80 overall with 18 reading, 17 writing, 17 listening, 20 speaking, or (from 21 January 2026) 4 overall with no band below 4.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,750 a year (2026/27). Students from the UK and Republic of Ireland; part time rate Source

International applicants: GBP 12,150 a year (2026/27). International (including EU) students; part time rate Source

Intake: January 2027, September 2027, January 2028

Duration: September full-time: 12 months; September part-time: 24 months; January full-time: 21 months

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