| Finance and Technology (FinTech) (with a professional placement year) BSc | | |
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School | University of Sussex | | |
Location | Brighton, EGL, United Kingdom | | |
School Type | University | | |
School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 14,400 Full-time Graduate: 3,560 | | |
Degree | Bachelor | | |
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Length | 4 Year(s) | | |
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Prerequisites Notes | Applicants are required to have an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) 75%-77% from 6 grade 12), U/C or M courses.
We also recognise the High School Diploma from other provinces -including Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick- where we look for strong performance in grade 12 subjects, and the Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales (DEC) from Quebec.
Evidence of existing academic ability in French is essential. Spanish can be taken from beginner's level for those without prior experience. | | |
Cost | Cost per year has been converted from British Sterling (?22,500) to Canadian Dollars. | | |
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Description | 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 £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. | | |
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