Financial Technology MSc

A range of established and emerging technologies are disrupting the financial sector. These are constantly evolving, requiring companies to embrace innovation to remain competitive. Through this programme, you will gain an in-depth understanding of these technologies, and how to apply them to financial services. A programme spanning finance, business and technology – taught by UCL Computer Science – this is where you will place yourself at the cutting edge of technology in the world of finance.

You will learn about blockchain technologies to machine learning applications to finance, as well as innovation and strategy in finance, core finance, programming and business strategy skills. You will have the opportunity to explore quantitative finance, algorithmic trading, database technologies, policy and regulation in finance, product management and software engineering in finance, and advanced applications of machine learning.

Practical coursework assignments reflect what is happening in current workplaces, and you will undertake a project during the summer term too. This brings opportunities to work with an industry partner on a real-world problem, or to embark on an academic project supervised by one of our leading academics.