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FinTech and Policy MSc – 2023
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Start date: September 2023

Full-time: 1 year

Start date: February 2024

Full-time: 1 year

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Why choose this course

The new FinTech sector is transforming the global
financial services industry, which has increasing
demand for advanced data analytics skills and
knowledge.

Our MSc FinTech and Policy course will provide you

with the necessary theoretical knowledge and
practical skills to work as a professional within the
financial services industry and regulatory
organisations. Through a carefully selected mix of
modules, you’ll obtain a solid understanding of
financial regulation, technology, and law, while you
learn how to navigate an increasingly complex,
dynamic and global financial environment.

You’ll be taught by expert research-active

academics in business and law, as well as
numerous industry professionals, who will guide you
through a forward-thinking and refreshing
combination of academic theory and industry
experience.

We were ranked 67th for business and economics in

the world by the Times Higher Education World
University Rankings 2023.

Five reasons to study a masters in

FinTech and policy at Surrey

What you will study

In an intensely competitive employment market,
employers are increasingly looking for graduates
with transferrable knowledge and skills that cut
across the areas of finance, law and technology.

Our FinTech and Policy MSc will enable you to

understand the rapidly changing financial market
conditions, investment technologies and regulatory
climates that drive business decisions around the
world.

Our course will equip you with the skills and training
to give you a competitive edge in today’s job
market, especially for those seeking to combine
business training with exploration of the law and
ethics, in responding to and shaping technological
innovation.

Please be aware
aware: the course content and
modules listed for this course are subject to
change for the 2023/24 academic year, whilst
we undertake a curriculum design review.
Please contact the programme leader if you
have any queries about the course.

Related courses

Economics and Finance MSc

International Corporate Finance MSc

International Financial Management MSc

Investment Management MSc

Teaching staff
Taught by an incredible team of subject matter
experts, including Professor Bonnie Buchanan who
wrote the Turing Institute Report on AI in Financial
Services and SWIFT report on FinTech in China
versus the West. Professor Buchanan has
presented seminars and workshops on FinTech and
AI at SIBOS, the Bank of England and Bank of
Finland. She has also testified before the US House
of Financial Services on AI and algorithmic bias and
appears regularly in the media. Professor Buchanan
is the co-recipient of a £233,000 UK Innovate grant
on AI.

Our Business School will also provide you with

opportunities to obtain practical skills development
through a state-of-the-art Bloomberg trading room.

Professional recognition
MSc - Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB)
Accredited by the Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Careers and graduate prospects

We offer careers information, advice and
guidance to all students whilst studying with us,
which is extended to our alumni for three years after
leaving the University. Our graduates have lifetime
access to Surrey Pathfinder
Pathfinder, our online portal for
appointment and events bookings, jobs, placements
and interactive development tools.

94 per cent of our Surrey Business School

postgraduate students go on to employment or
further study (Graduate Outcomes survey 2023,
HESA).

Our masters will give you the theoretical knowledge

and practical skills needed to understand the ever-
changing FinTech landscape.

With an MSc in FinTech and Policy it's likely you'll

pursue a career in roles like the following:

App Developer
Compliance Officer
Data Specialist
Financial Analyst
Blockchain Developer, and many more.

Schools and departments

School of Law

Surrey Business School

Department of Finance and

Accounting

Research centres and groups

Centre of Digital Economy

Future of Work Research

Centre

Surrey Centre for

International and
Environmental Law

Surrey Centre for Law and

Philosophy

Surrey Law and Technology

Hub

Programme leader

Dr Shuhui Wang

Student support

Personal tutor

All taught students are assigned a personal

tutor to support you while you study.

Student life

Our campus

At Surrey we offer the best of both worlds – a

friendly campus university, set in beautiful
countryside with the convenience and social
life of Guildford on your doorstep.

Academic year structure

Full-time students complete four modules per
semester. Case and project topics are normally
allocated towards the end of the spring semester,
and work on these will be carried out during the
summer period.

Modules
Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the
information available at the time of publication.
Please note that modules may be subject to
teaching availability, student demand and/or class
size caps.

The University operates a credit framework for all

taught programmes based on a 15-credit tariff.
Modules can be either 15, 30, 45, 75 and 120
credits, and additionally for some masters
dissertations, 90 credits.

The structure of our programmes follows clear

educational aims that are tailored to each
programme. These are all outlined in the
programme specifications which include further
details such as the learning outcomes:

FinTech and Policy MSc

FULL-TIME

Y E A R 1 ( FU LL-T I M E)

Module title Status Semester

CYBERLAW Optional 1

ETHICS AND Compulsory 1

REGULATION OF
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE

OVERVIEW OF Compulsory 1
FINTECH

PRINCIPLES OF Optional 1
ANALYTICS

PRINCIPLES OF Optional 1
FINANCE AND
INVESTMENT

CASES IN Compulsory 2
FINTECH AND
POLICY

ETHICS IN Compulsory 2
FINANCE

FINANCIAL Optional 2
MODELLING

FINANCIAL Compulsory 2
REGULATION
AND FINTECH
POLICY

FINTECH AND Compulsory 2

POLICY PROJECT

INTERNATIONAL Optional 2
FINANCE

OVERVIEW OF Compulsory 2
FINTECH

PYTHON Compulsory 2
PROGRAMMING
IN FINTECH

RISK Optional 2
MANAGEMENT

Optional modules for Year 1

(full-time) - FHEQ Levels 6 and
7
SEPTEMBER START:

First semester (semester 1 according to the

academic calendar) you will study these TWO
compulsory modules (15 credits each):
MANM493 - OVERVIEW OF FINTECH
LAWM161 - ETHICS AND REGULATION OF
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

And you will need to choose TWO of the

following optional modules (15 credits each) to
study:
MANM524 - PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE &
INVESTMENT
LAWM163 - CYBERLAW
MANM530- PRINCIPLES OF ANALYTICS

Second semester (semester 2 according to the

academic calendar) you will study these two
compulsory modules (15 credits each):
LAWM162 - FINANCIAL REGULATION AND
FINTECH POLICY
MANM491 - PYTHON PROGRAMMING IN
FINTECH

And you will need to choose TWO of the

following optional modules (15 credits each) to
study:
MANM200 - INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
MANM525 - FINANCIAL MODELLING
MANM279 - RISK MANAGEMENT

Semester 2 Summer period you will study the

following THREE compulsory modules (15
credits each unless otherwise stated):
MANM521 - CASES IN FINTECH AND POLICY
MANM492 - FINTECH AND POLICY PROJECT
(30 credits)
MANM378 - ETHICS IN FINANCE

FEBRUARY START:

First semester (semester 2 according to the

academic calendar) you will study these three
compulsory modules (15 credits each):
LAWM162 - FINANCIAL REGULATION AND
FINTECH POLICY
MANM491 - PYTHON PROGRAMMING IN
FINTECH
MANM493 - OVERVIEW OF FINTECH

And you will need to choose two of the

following optional modules (15 credits each) to
study:
MANM200 - INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
MANM525 - FINANCIAL MODELLING
MANM279 - RISK MANAGEMENT

Summer period (semester 2 according to the

academic calendar) you will study these three
compulsory modules (15 credits each)
MANM521 - CASES IN FINTECH AND POLICY
MANM492 - FINTECH AND POLICY PROJECT
(30 credits)
MANM378 - ETHICS IN FINANCE

Second semester (semester 1 according to the

academic calendar) you will study the following
ONE compulsory module (15 credits each
unless otherwise stated) :
LAWM161 - ETHICS AND REGULATION OF
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

And you will need to choose TWO of the

following optional modules (15 credits each) to
study:
MANM524 - PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE &
INVESTMENT
LAWM163 - CYBERLAW
MANM530- PRINCIPLES OF ANALYTICS

Timetable
New students will receive their personalised
timetable in Welcome Week, and in subsequent
semesters, two weeks prior to the start of semester.
Please note that while we make every effort to
ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as
possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any
day of the week (Monday - Friday). Wednesday
afternoons are normally reserved for sports and
cultural activities. View our Code of practice for
the scheduling of teaching and
assessment (PDF).

Contact hours
Contact hours can vary across our modules. Full
details of the contact hours for each module are
available from the University of Surrey's module
catalogue. See the modules section for more
information.

Support

Academic support

Disability and neurodiversity

support

English language support

Entry requirements
A minimum of a 2:2 UK honours degree in any
recognised subject is required, although students
with degrees with any of the following subjects
would be especially well equipped for our MSc
programme: Accountancy, banking, business
administration, law, politics, economics,
engineering, finance, management, mathematics or
science or a recognised equivalent international
qualification.

We may be able to take relevant work experience

into consideration if you don't meet these
requirements. If you have at least one year of
relevant experience in a full-time graduate-level role
(or a minimum of two years’ experience in a relevant
graduate-level part-time role) please provide full
details of your role and responsibilities in your
personal statement and CV when you submit your
application.

Do I meet the requirements for this

course?
We require you to submit a full application so that
we can formally assess whether you meet the
criteria published. Unfortunately, we are unable to
provide an outcome based on an enquiry (via email,
webform enquiry, phone or live chat).

International entry
requirements by
country
International students in the United Kingdom

International students in the

United Kingdom
For direct entry these range from a 2:1 to a 2:2 UK
honours degree. Our Pre-Masters programme offers
another route into Surrey for specific programmes.

V IEW MO R E C O UNTR Y-SP E C IF IC

I NFO R M A TI O N

English language requirements

IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each
element.

View the other English language qualifications

that we accept.

If you do not currently meet the level required for

your programme, we offer intensive pre-sessional
English language courses
courses, designed to take you
to the level of English ability and skill required for
your studies here.

Credit transfer
The University of Surrey recognises that many
students enter their higher education course with
valuable knowledge and skills developed through a
range of professional, vocational and community
contexts. If your experience exceeds the typical
requirements for entry to the programme, a process
called recognition of prior learning (RPL) may allow
you to enter your course at a point appropriate to
your previous learning and experience. If you can
demonstrate that you have met the learning
outcomes for specific modules through your
previous learning, it may be possible to exempt you
from those modules, and for you to be awarded
credit based on your previous
qualifications/experience. There are restrictions on
RPL for some courses and fees may be payable for
certain claims.

In some cases, prior knowledge and skills may allow

applicants to join the start of a course without
meeting the formal entry requirements.

Please see our code transfer and recognition

of prior learning guide (PDF) and recognition
of prior learning and prior credit web page for
further information. Please email Admissions
(admissions@surrey.ac.uk
admissions@surrey.ac.uk) with any queries.

Fees per year

START DATE: SEPTEMBER 2023

Full-time - 1 year

UK £13,900
Overseas £22,000

START DATE: FEBRUARY 2024

Full-time - 1 year

UK To be confirmed
Overseas To be confirmed

These fees apply to students commencing study

in the academic year 2023-24 only. Fees for
new starters are reviewed annually
Annual fees will increase by 4% for each
subsequent year of study, rounded up to the
nearest £100, subject to any overriding
applicable legislative requirements
If you are on a two-year full-time MFA
programme, or a two-year or three-year part-
time masters programme (excluding
modular/self-paced/distance learning), the
annual fee is payable in Year 1 and Year 2 of the
programme.

View the list of fees for all postgraduate

taught courses
courses.

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