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    Finance and Technology (FinTech) (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons)
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    Finance and Technology (FinTech) (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons)

    Sussex Business School

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    United Kingdom, Aberdeen

    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Bachelor

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Course Code

    NNGF

    Campuses

    Main Site

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023
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    Duration 4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 22,500  / year
    Next Intake September-2023

    Finance and Technology (FinTech) (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons)

    About

    Gain the financial technology (FinTech) skills essential for a career in tomorrow's financial institutions. The FinTech industry will create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the UK alone and is already worth آ£7-billion to the UK economy. With developments in computing continuing to accelerate, understanding their applications to financial markets will make you highly employable in a variety of industries.

    The BSc offers you the opportunity to gain experience at the cutting edge between finance and computer science. You'll develop quantitative and analytical skills as well as your coding and programming capabilities. You have access to our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab, located in the Business School, and to Thomson Reuters service platforms. This allows you to take part in real-time financial and trading simulation, supervised by academic and industry experts. You also benefit from having an Academic Success Adviser who can help you with academic study skills including critical thinking, presenting, academic writing and note-making. 

    This joint degree prepares you for employment in the exciting and growing FinTech industry as well as in traditional financial services and IT. With this course, you have the opportunity to apply for a year in industry where you can put your knowledge into practice. We have a wide range of well-established partnerships including local, London-based and international companies.

    Accreditation

    You'll join the EQUIS and AMBA-accredited University of Sussex Business School. Learn more about all of our course accreditations here. Find out more

    • Recognised by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA). Find out more
    • Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. Find out more

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Typical offer

    30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

    English Program Requirements

    Advanced  7.0 overall, including at least 6.5 in each component
    Standard  6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component

    Please refer to our undergraduate courses to find the appropriate English level for the course you are applying for.

    IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. 

    We will also accept the IELTS Indicator Test.

    If you are applying for degree-level study we can consider your IELTS test from any test centre, but if you require a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for an English language or in-person pre-sessional English course (not combined with a degree) the test must be taken at a UKVI-approved IELTS test centre. For more information about IELTS, please see the IELTS website.

    Advanced  67 overall, including at least 62 in all four skills
    Standard - 59 overall, including at least 59 in all four skills

    Please refer to our English language requirements above, and as listed for each of our undergraduate courses, to find the appropriate English level for the course you are applying for.

    Advanced  95 overall, including at least 22 in Listening, 23 in Reading, 23 in Speaking, 24 in Writing
    Standard  80 overall, including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing

    Career

    This course prepares you for roles in the exciting and growing industry known as financial technology (FinTech), where there are opportunities in banks, consultancies, investment companies, and asset management companies, stock brokerage firms and peer-to-peer lending companies.

    This course will also enable you to work in traditional finance and software engineering industries.

    At the University of Sussex Business School you benefit from extensive career support and business connections including mentoring by employers, networking and guest lectures. Outside the classroom you can get careers advice and develop your key skills further by joining our FinTech and Banking Society, and the Sussex Trading Society where you can attend events including:

    • networking events (such as the FinTech Festival and FinTech Talents)
    • panel discussions from industry experts
    • talks from guest speakers and events with FinTech companies
    • opportunities to network with Sussex alumni who are working in the finance and FinTech world.

    The Sussex campus is just one hour away from London, enabling you to take advantage of our strong links with the financial hub in the City of London.

    Graduate destinations

    This course will enable you to secure jobs including:

    • FinTech Analyst
    • Business Data Analyst
    • Technology Risk Manager
    • Software Developer
    • Fintech-Banking Account Manager
    • Blockchain Developer.

    Working while you study

    Our Careers and Employability Centre can help you find part-time work while you study. Find out more about career development and part-time work

    With the strong focus on technology in the finance industry, employers are looking for a combination of IT and finance skills. This course will really help students prepare for the futureâ€‌ Dr Malgorzata Sulimierska
    Course Director

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    GBP 22,500  / year
    Sussex Business School

    Finance and Technology (FinTech) (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons)

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