BSc Finance and Financial Technology
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level.
About this course
Bachelor of Science in Finance and Financial Technology, an accounting and finance degree centred on the intersection of modern financial systems and technological innovation. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Accounting, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a final-year research project as part of their studies. The first year covers core grounding through Foundations of Finance, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, Introduction to Management, Introduction to Marketing for Accounting and Finance, Personal Finance, and Statistical Methods for Finance, with optional modules available in areas such as spreadsheet analytics and digital technologies. The second year progresses to advanced concepts via Financial Management, Introduction to Fintech, and Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets, while offering optional studies in topics including data visualisation, algorithmic thinking, and econometrics. The final year focuses on specialised applications through Alternative Investments, Behavioural Finance, Cryptocurrency Investments, Final Year Project in Finance and FinTech, Futures and Options, and Innovation for the Ministry of Defence. Optional modules in the final year allow students to explore subjects such as climate finance, empirical finance, and international banking.
Modules
- Foundations of Finance
- Introduction to Accounting and Finance
- Introduction to Management
- Introduction to Marketing for Accounting and Finance
- Personal Finance
- Statistical Methods for Finance
- Analytics Implementation I: Spreadsheets and Databases
- Digital Technologies in Business
- Financial Accounting 1
- Introduction to Economics For Non-Economists
- Predictive Analytics I: Regression and combinatorial techniques
- Financial Management
- Introduction to Fintech
- Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets
- Analytics Implementation II: Visualising Data for Effective Communication
- Business Analytics Programming II: Algorithmic Thinking
- Econometrics with Big Data
- Financial Accounting 2
- Financial Econometrics 2
- Human Resource Management
- Innovation, Technology and the Environment
- Islamic Banking and Finance
- Management Ethics
- Principles of Audit and Taxation
- Alternative Investments
- Behavioural Finance
- Cryptocurrency Investments
- Final Year Project in Finance and FinTech
- Futures and Options
- Innovation for the Ministry of Defence
- Advanced Taxation
- Climate Finance
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business
- Derivatives Trading Book Management with Programming
- Empirical Finance
- Financial Accounting 3
- International Banking
- International Finance
- Risk Management
- Strategic Management
- Technological Innovation