Finance and Financial Technology with Study Abroad Year

Explore the fundamentals of finance and the rapidly evolving industry known as Financial Technology (FinTech). This 4-year programme with a study abroad year will put you at the forefront of research and development within this sector, allowing you to gain the skills necessary to pursue a wide range of careers.

Study at a top 20 University in the UK and top 100 globally for Accounting and Finance programmes (Guardian University Guide 2026 and QS World Rankings 2025).

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Develop an in-depth understanding of the business environment and the real-world application of relevant theories that underpin finance.

• Utilise our Financial Laboratory (FinLab), home to our Bloomberg terminals and Refinitiv Workspace.

• Learn the basics of computer programming, and become a confident user of statistical software, such as Eviews, Stata, and Matlab, and more advance machine learning and AI techniques.

• Understand the foundations of Financial Technology, and the most recent innovations in this area.

• Develop a high level of numeracy and a capacity for reasoned thought and analysis.

Financial Technology remains a vital part of the modern finance debate. To capture this, the course combines key quantitative and analytical skills in finance, with modern, fintech related topics such as:

• Cryptocurrency

• Crowdfunding

• Peer-to-peer landing

Your studies will be informed by the latest findings, with our academics operate at the forefront of research in areas such as:

• FinTech

• High-frequency trading

• Corporate finance

• Portfolio theory

• Alternative investments

The programme will prepare you for a career in the dynamic financial environment by providing a technical and research-driven curriculum. You’ll graduate with the ability to apply the most recent developments in Finance to complex real-world problems.

The study abroad year is a unique opportunity to experience another culture, improve your language skills and enhance your CV. We also offer a variant of this course with a placement year instead of a study abroad year.