Programme Overview
This brand-new programme – launching in January 2024 – blends two of Abertay’s areas of excellence: financial knowledge and experience, and world-leading computing research. MSc Fintech is designed to meet the current and future technological and data challenges faced by financial sectors.
The Fintech revolution is moving at such a pace that it's estimated in Scotland alone there will be a need for over 50,000 jobs to be created to fill the skills gap. The UK has the most developed finance sector in the world and sits at the epicentre of change.
This qualification will open you up to UK-wide and global opportunities. Its defining features are that it combines two streams which are required in modern finance. The first is financial knowledge and the second is the knowledge and understanding to drive sector change and new product development.
This programme will:
Develop your knowledge and understanding of contemporary HRM as a strategic management function in public and private sector organisations.
Build on your critical understanding of the complexities of managing employment relationships in the modern business environment.
Enable you to become HR managers who’ll have an influence on organisational performance and change.
Give you the opportunity to study and learn intellectual abilities and strength in a multicultural and stimulating academic environment.
MSc Fintech is aimed at non-specialists with either a financial or technological background, who wish to develop a career in this important, disruptive field. Financial intermediation accounts for a significant percentage of GDP. The Fintech model developed in the UK will likely be the blueprint adopted around the world
How the Course Works
Learning and Assessment
Learning outcomes include:
Critically understanding the principles and underlying theories of financial technology, corporate finance and investments.
Critically understanding the underlying principles and theories of financial reporting and analysis in the international context and demonstrate extensive knowledge with the recent development of international accounting and reporting standards and practices.
The ability to assess current developments in artificial intelligence in theoretical, practical, and historical contexts.
The skills to apply appropriate data management techniques for strategic planning, control, and performance.
Upon Graduation, You’ll Have:
A thorough and contemporary knowledge of the financial technological challenges and opportunities of a Fintech organisation.
Key skills associated with employment in high performance organisations.
Lifelong learning and employability skills to enable preparation for a future career in the financial sector.
Skills in relation to data analysis, AI and machine learning that are crucial for the industry.
Assessment
You’ll be assessed using a number methods, designed to give insight into best practices in the world of work. These include portfolio work, case study analysis, presentations (individual and group) and report writing.
Traditional methods of assessment are also used, including exams, class tests, and research projects
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