Finance and Financial Technology
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Explore the fundamentals of finance and the rapidly evolving industry known as Financial Technology (FinTech). This 3-year programme will put you at the forefront of research and development within this sector, allowing you to gain the skills necessary to pursue a wide range of careers.
You’ll have the opportunity to:
- develop an in-depth understanding of the business environment and the real-world application of relevant theories that underpin finance
- utilise our Financial Laboratory (FinLab), home to our Bloomberg terminals
- learn the basics of computer programming, and become a confident user of statistical software, such as Eviews, Stata, and Matlab, and more advance machine learning and AI techniques
- understand the foundations of Financial Technology, and the most recent innovations in this area
- develop a high level of numeracy and a capacity for reasoned thought and analysis
Financial Technology remains a vital part of the modern finance debate. To capture this, the course combines key quantitative and analytical skills in finance, with modern, fintech related topics such as:
- cryptocurrency
- crowdfunding
- peer-to-peer lending
The programme will prepare you for a career in the dynamic financial environment by providing a technical and research-driven curriculum.
You’ll graduate with the ability to apply the most recent developments in Finance to complex real-world problems.
Your studies will be informed by the latest findings, with our academics operate at the forefront of research in areas such as:
- FinTech
- high-frequency trading
- corporate finance
- portfolio theory
- alternative investments
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Applicants who have completed the High School Diploma but do not have the relevant subject tests to apply to one of our Science or Engineering programmes may be eligible to apply to our Foundation programme.
There is an option for Finance and Financial Technology with Placement Year (BSc) and Finance and Financial Technology with Study Abroad Year (BSc).
UK students pay €10,850.
Admissions Requirements
High School Diploma with three AP tests at scores of 554 OR Three SAT subject tests at scores of 700, 700, 650 or a combination of the two. GPA of 3.1 or better is required!
We can also consider excellent grades in Honors or College-level classes or ACT or SAT scores in lieu of AP or SAT subject tests on a case-by-case basis.
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