Regents University London - Finance & Investment -Banking & Fintech MSc

Regents University London

Finance & Investment -Banking & Fintech MSc

This programme is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). If you join the Institute as a student member and complete the mapped modules, you will receive a Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice on completion of your degree.

This specialist degree offers the rigorous training and applied insights needed to work in today’s financial markets.  

Core modules will develop your understanding of the wider financial industry. Pathway modules will teach you how to apply this core financial knowledge to address key issues within your specialist sector.  

This integrated structure will help you understand the different financial sectors and train you to evaluate strategic options within an applied setting.

The Banking & Fintech Pathway

The Banking & Fintech pathway focuses on the impact of technological disruption within the banking sector. You will examine and analyse the purpose and principles of the financial innovation and fintech sector. Topics covered include financial innovation, cryptocurrency, cognitive computing, big data and risk management.  

Classes are designed to simulate a real-life experience of the financial industry. You’ll benefit from hands-on training, including access to the University’s Thomson Reuters Eiken Terminals, Bloomberg L.P Terminals, Datastream including Worldscope databases and a dedicated trading room.  

This degree will train you to become a financial player who has the knowledge and skills to work across international markets. Prospective careers include assets and wealth management, investment banking, financial risk management and financial technology.

Entry Requirements

One of the following qualifications:

  • Equivalent international qualifications as deemed acceptable by the University
  • Exceptional entry will be assessed on case by case basis by academic referral only based on:
    - An undergraduate degree lower than 2:2 plus one year of relevant work experience
    - No undergraduate degree but three years of relevant work experience

We also welcome applications from candidates who do not meet the essential entry criteria outlined above. In order to be accepted for exceptional entry, you must:

  • Hold a minimum of two years’ relevant work experience
  • Provide a 1,000-word personal statement outlining your reasons for applying, and how your previous experience is of relevance to the programme you are applying for
  • Be prepared to attend an interview with the Postgraduate Admissions Panel

English Language requirements 

We require proof of English Proficiency. For example, we ask for:

  • IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with 5.5 or above in all 4 component parts
  • PTE Academic: Overall score of 58, with 51 or above in each individual component
  • TOEFL IBT: Overall score 80 (We do not accept TOEFL from applicants requiring a Student Visa, as this qualification is no longer accepted by the UKVI)
  • A-level/GCSE/IGCSE English: grade C / 4 or above (for IGCSE certificates, please provide the Supplementary Certifying Statement with the breakdown of component grades)
  • International Baccalaureate: Grade 5 in A1 or A2 English at Higher or Standard Level

Career Prospects

The pathways give you the opportunity to tailor your programme to the career you desire. We offer a strong grounding in different aspects of finance, coupled with the option to focus in on a particular interest.

Prospective careers after successful completion of this programme are:

  • Assets and wealth management
  • Energy trading
  • Financial risk management
  • Financial technology
  • Financial trading 
  • Investment banking 
  • Wealth management

Course Details

This is a full-time programme, comprising three terms of study. If you begin in September, the programme is 12 months, while a programme starting in January will last for 16 months.

You will take the following core modules:
 

Core modules
Corporate Finance
Financial Econometrics
Financial Statements Analysis and Valuation
International Finance and Economics
Investments and Portfolio Management
Quantitative Research Methods for Finance

Banking & FinTech pathway modules
Financial Technology and Innovation
Money, Credit and Banking
Pathway Dissertation

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