Program Overview

MSc Strategic FinTech (Bahrain)

The MSc Strategic FinTech is an executive master's programme for managers seeking to build their knowledge, skills, and confidence in leading and managing financial technologies as a strategic resource or interest. FinTech is a topic of high strategic importance across organisations within and outside the banking and financial services industries. Whilst dealing with a technical business subject, this degree is intended to deliver a set of coherent managerial-level learnings. It will be delivered through a student-centric, flexible, and modern format, integrating the latest theory, practice, and implementation approaches.

Key Facts

• Start date: April
• Accreditation: Triple-accredited business school (AACSB, EQUIS & AMBA)
• Application deadline: April
• Study mode and duration: Part-time over 2 years
• Study in: Manama, Bahrain

Course Overview

The MSc Strategic FinTech aims to equip middle to senior managers with the skills and knowledge to understand and exploit FinTech as a strategic resource and/or manage the consequences of FinTech-related disruption to organisations and industries. The course features a strategy and leadership-level focus on the topic, an executive style and format, work-based learning, and customisable project options. The possibility of completing the programme with a business start-up project is also seen as a unique, high-value offering in the Bahraini market.

Course Content

The programme is structured over two years, with the following modules:

• Year 1:
  • Term 1:
    • Exploring the Future of FinTech (20 credits)
    • Leading Digital Transformation in a Finance Context (20 credits)
    • Mastering Evolving Digital Technologies (20 credits)
  • Term 2:
    • Exploring the Future of FinTech (20 credits)
    • Global Developments in FinTech (20 credits)
    • Transforming Customer Experience through Financial Technologies (20 credits)
  • Term 3:
    • Exploring the Future of FinTech (20 credits)
    • Economic & Regulatory Policies for Fintech (20 credits)
    • Fintech Strategy & Business Model Innovation (20 credits)
• Year 2:
  • Term 4:
    • Capstone FinTech Experience: Choice of thesis, practical project, or business start-up.

Customised Conclusion to Your Studies

• Option A - Management Research Thesis: Complete a FinTech-related project scope for a piece of original management research.
• Option B - Consultancy/Implementation Project (Intrapreneurship): Scope and lead a significant FinTech project within an existing organisation.
• Option C - Business Start-up (Entrepreneurship): Develop and establish a FinTech or FinTech-related business.

Learning & Teaching

Each class will be delivered in a 'flipped' format, with online learning material organised in a structured, session-based format. The main class activities will include case discussions, group working/mini-projects, forced debates, panel discussions, and guest speakers.

Assessment

Within each module, students will have an option of an individual assessment or a work-based learning assessment, according to their preference or situation.

Entry Requirements

• Academic requirements: Minimum second-class honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in accounting, economics, business studies, or a subject area with a strong quantitative bias. No prior knowledge of finance required.
• English language requirements: Students whose first language is not English must have a minimum of 6.5 IELTS score, with no individual score lower than 5.5.

Fees & Funding

Fees may be subject to updates to maintain accuracy. Tuition fees will be notified in your offer letter. All fees are in £ sterling, unless otherwise stated, and may be subject to revision.

Careers

The MSc Strategic FinTech enables graduates to pursue a variety of leadership careers in the FinTech sector. Through individual classes, students will have the option to develop and demonstrate their skills with their current employer or potential employers through the work-based learning assessment option. The programme also creates multiple engagement opportunities for students' professional network development, and the capstone experience will enable students to demonstrate consultancy skills or create new employment options for themselves through business start-up.