Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 
This programme is delivered in partnership with academics from Bayes Business School and gives a first-hand experience on using the Bloomberg Trading Terminals whereby student teams compete with an allocated capital to invest in crypto stocks.
In addition the programme allows you to work closely with some of the fintech organisations such as the Lloyds Banking Group, Allica Bank, Thirdfort, EarthID, MoneyHop and many others to co-create an innovative fintech product that will be disruptive in the marketplace.
There is an optional experience to work with one of the fintech players in the UK or elsewhere. Interested students will share their CV with the Corporate Relations and Employability Unit (CREU) who will liaise with the prospective fintech partner to identify the suitable candidate based on the skills / talent requirements of the organisation.
This course will prepare you with knowledge and expertise in the following areas:
You should have a UK first or second-class honours degree (or equivalent) in a subject area such as engineering, computer science, economics or mathematics. We will also accept applicants with degrees in finance or other related subjects where they can demonstrate some exposure to statistics, probability or computer programming. However, this will be at the discretion of the programme management team.
We recommend your personal statement explains why you are interested and passionate about this programme, what your current career progression challenges and how this programme will enable you to succeed in your future aspirations.
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There are 75,000 new jobs created by the fintech industry in the UK, which is expected to reach 105,000 by 2025. This course is designed to prepare both graduates and professional to develop their careers in open banking.
Students who graduate from this course are expected to work as:
Core modules
Introductory module – Finance and Accounting: fundamentals
Foundations of Fintech (15 credits)
Big Data in Finance (15 credits)
Cyber Security, Resilience and Fraud (15 credits)
Regulatory Compliance, Ethics, Social Values (15 credits)
Digital Innovation and Fintech Start-Up (30 credits)
Financial Markets and Financial Intermediation (15 credits)
Systems Risk Management (15 credits)
Dissertation
Individual Project (60 credits)
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