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Nottingham Trent University: FinTech and Financial Markets
| Institution | Nottingham Trent University View institution profile |
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| Department | Nottingham Business School |
| Web | https://www.ntu.ac.uk/ |
| Telephone | +44(0)115 848 4200 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
Our MSc FinTech and Financial Markets degree is designed to provide you with an understanding of contemporary issues and conceptual frameworks used to adopt financial technology in organisations. You will build a solid foundation of global financial markets, principles of FinTech and Blockchain as well as coding and data analytics for finance and FinTech.
This course will enable you to become a finance professional who understands what is driving the FinTech evolution, with the ability to shape financial markets and transform ideas to create new FinTech products. The course will equip you with coding and data analytics skills to understand FinTech products and their place in financial markets.
You will be applying knowledge, tools and techniques to resolve issues in new and diverse situations within the finance disciplines, evaluate the rigour and validity of published research, and assess its relevance to the practice of finance.
In your third semester, you'll complete a hands-on consultancy project, giving you a fantastic opportunity to use the theories and knowledge you've gained to produce a meaningful piece of work.
What you’ll gain from this degree?
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Develop your comprehensive understanding of the principles of FinTech and Blockchain and a solid theoretical background in finance.
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Apply knowledge, tools and techniques to resolve issues in new and diverse situations within FinTech and the Finance discipline.
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Understand a range of technologies that can be used to drive financial innovation and be able to use creativity and intellectual curiosity to apply your knowledge.
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Combine FinTech and mainstream finance content. This balanced approach allows you to develop a comprehensive understanding of FinTech combined with solid foundations on financial theories and models.
Nottingham Business School is proud to have achieved the prestigious triple crown of international accreditations with EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA. This is the highest international benchmark of excellence for business schools.
MSc
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | You will need an undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK undergraduate honours degree (2.2 or above) containing some evidence of quantitative ability. Applicants will require a solid foundation on quantitative methods that could have been acquired through modules completed during their undergraduate studies. Some examples of these modules can be: statistics, quantitative methods, financial mathematics, data analytics, and any coding-related modules. One academic reference is required. |
| Location | City Campus Nottingham Trent University 50 Shakespeare Street Nottingham NG1 4FQ |
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