BSc Finance (FinTech)
Entry requirements
A level: ABB with B in A/AS-level Mathematics OR A-level Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Statistics. IB: 32 points overall including minimum 5 in Maths and 4 in English at standard level.
About this course
BSc in Accounting and Finance, with a focus on Financial Technology. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Financial Analysis, Accounting, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The degree is affiliated with the CFA Institute, and after the first year students may transfer to other specialist finance pathways. A placement year or study year abroad is available as a fourth-year option.
Modules
- Introductory Securities and Markets
- Introductory Finance/Trading Simulation I
- Introductory Economics for Business and Finance
- Introductory Quantitative Techniques for Business and Finance
- World of Work
- Business in Practice: Accounting for Managers
- Corporate Finance
- Portfolio Management
- Programming for Finance
- Financial Modelling
- An Introduction to the Management of Information Systems
- Climate Change and Finance
- Data Science for Finance
- Trends in Finance
- Sustainable Finance
- FX and International Debt Market
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
- Management of Risk
- Fintech and Cryptocurrencies
- Derivative Securities
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Finance
- Financial Engineering
- Research Project
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Bond and Money Markets
- Advanced Derivative Securities Hedging and Trading
- Information Systems and Digital Business
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules