Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 Year FT
This full-time Masters in Finance, Technology and Policy will help you bridge the knowledge gaps created by rapidly developing technology in the financial sector.
These entry requirements are for the 2026/27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027/28 academic year will be published on 01 July 2026.
Entrance to our MSc programmes is strongly competitive. You can increase your chances of a successful application by exceeding the minimum programme requirements.
Important points to note when applying for this programme
Academic requirements
A UK first-class or 2:1 honours degree in one of the subjects below, or an equivalent overseas qualification.
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Semester 1
September–December
Compulsory courses
Financial Markets and Investment
Financial Valuation
FinTech Infrastructures and Policy
Principles of Data Analytics
Python Programming
Semester 2
January–May
Compulsory courses
Machine Learning in Financial Services
Financial Market Microstructure
Option courses*
Choose 1 or 2
Blockchain, Governance and Policy
Econometrics for Risk Analytics
Economic Principles of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Investment Management
Pattern Recognition in Financial Data
Responsible Investing
Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation
Financial Markets Applications of Deep and Reinforcement Learning
Please Note: Some courses have pre-requisites and some also have co-requisites.
Summer
May–August
Dissertation
Details of the Dissertation
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