MSc Financial Technology (FinTech)

A course that equips you to address the pervasive impact of disruptive financial technologies. You'll gain a distinctive, globally marketable set of skills. This programme is jointly run by Bristol Business School and The Department for Computer Science and Creative Technologies.

Financial technologies are at the core of disruptive transformation in the financial and professional services industries, with applications for operations and effectiveness spreading across the global economy.

There's a need for graduates with both the technical and business acumen to drive these developments forward to meet growing global demand.

The MSc Financial Technology at UWE Bristol has been designed to address the fintech skills shortage, by giving you the portfolio of technical and business skills essential to fast-tracking your FinTech career.

The course is ideal for anyone with solid numeracy skills and an interest in the disruptive impact of new technologies.

Careers

FinTech needs a wide range of enterprising and creative thinkers to drive the industry, not simply data and finance specialists.

With your strong mix of technical knowledge and business acumen, you will be fast tracked into a rapidly expanding and lucrative market, and well prepared to exploit the many opportunities open to you.

You could work in an investment house, bank, insurance company, services consultancy or new venture, helping to develop, apply and manage financial technology innovation.

You could also take your skills into areas such as financial analysis, strategic business analytics, product development, financial app development, compliance or cyber security.