MSc Financial Technology

Program Overview

The Financial Technology MSc program at the University of Glasgow offers a multidisciplinary education in finance, technology, and soft skills. It prepares graduates for careers in fintech through a blend of synchronous and asynchronous learning, industry connections, and a capstone project that allows students to tailor their experience to their career aspirations. The program emphasizes critical thinking, systems thinking, and interpersonal skills, equipping graduates with a well-rounded skillset valued by the industry.

Program Outline

Objectives:

• Provide an advanced education in the multiple converging skills and knowledge bases that are required by the organisations of the future.
• Highlight recent technological developments in financial markets and identify the wide array of their new applications.
• Help graduates become enlightened, enterprising and engaged with new processes around the management of risk, uncertainty and human performance in a rapidly changing global business and finance marketplace.

Program Description:

This program offers a unique business network and industry connections, preparing students for a future in finance. Students will benefit from a multi-disciplinary learning experience, delivered collaboratively by the globally renowned Schools of Business, Law and Computing Science. The program emphasizes the development of critical and systems thinking, as well as strong interpersonal and soft skills, equipping graduates with a well-rounded skillset valued by the industry.

Teaching:

Teaching Methods:

The program uses a mix of synchronous and asynchronous blended learning methods to deliver an interactive learning experience. Group work is facilitated by Zoom and Microsoft Teams, and there will be regular ‘round table’ online sessions with leading industry figures in addition to traditional lecture sessions. The teaching team will work within the evolving social distancing regulations to enable in-person learning as soon as possible.

Unique Approaches:

• Students encounter a strong focus on soft-skill development, including management and entrepreneurship, woven throughout the various program modules.
• The program combines hard financial skills with soft interpersonal capabilities to provide graduates with a rounded skillset valued by industry.

Careers:

Career Paths:

The program positions graduates for a variety of exciting fintech career pathways, all benefiting from close interaction with global industry figures and a dynamic fintech ecosystem.

Career Opportunities:

Through the capstone MSc project, graduates can tailor their learning experience to suit individual career aspirations. Options include:

• Pursuing a research project potentially leading to an analyst or academic career.
• Developing a market-ready investment pitch for a start-up opportunity.

Career Outcomes:

• This flexibility enables graduates to effectively position themselves within large corporations and fast-growing start-ups.

Other:

• The MSc Financial Technology shares resources with the Glasgow MBA and students may have the opportunity to take some elective programmes from this program.
• Students can choose their own learning journey as they progress through the programme and select a Research, Industry, or Start-up pathway for their Fintech Pathways Project.
• The Adam Smith Business School's mission is to sustain and foster a place of outstanding quality, research-led and professionally-focused, bringing together inspiring people for the purposes of research, learning and teaching, and engaging with corporate and policy connections, with impact locally and globally.

Conclusion

The Financial Technology MSc program at the University of Glasgow provides a comprehensive and unique educational experience, preparing graduates for success in a rapidly evolving field. By combining hard skills in finance and technology with soft interpersonal skills, the program equips students with the necessary knowledge and tools to excel in diverse career paths within this exciting industry.

Tuition fees for 2024-25 MSc UK Full-time fee: £14300 International & EU Full-time fee: £35640