COURSE CURRICULUM

The MSc in FinTech, Investment and Risk Management offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to equip students with advanced financial, technological, and analytical skills essential for success in modern finance. The program provides a strong foundation through core modules such as Blockchains and Crypto Asset Markets, Essential Quantitative Finance, Financial Instruments, and Programming for Finance, which introduce students to financial technologies, quantitative methods, and coding for financial applications. In the spring term, modules like Financial Derivatives and Market and Credit Risk Analysis deepen understanding of financial products, risk modelling, and regulatory frameworks, while Portfolio Management, taught across spring and summer, focuses on asset allocation and investment strategies. The course concludes with an Empirical Research Project, allowing students to apply their learning to real-world financial issues. To tailor their studies, students can choose from a range of optional modules including Corporate Finance, Sustainable Business Finance, Accountability and Ethics, Advanced Financial Modelling and Machine Learning, and Financial Crises and Bank Regulation. These options enable exploration of specialised topics within finance, technology, and sustainability. Combining theoretical insight with practical application, the program prepares graduates for dynamic careers in FinTech, investment management, and risk analysis within global financial institutions and emerging digital finance sectors.