MScFinancial Analytics
The MSc Financial Analytics is the programme for you if you have an interest in financial markets or financial technology (FinTech) and enjoy working with data. It shows you how data science, analytics, statistics and programming tools are used in the real world for the analysis and modelling of financial and economic data.
The programme will equip students with cutting-edge quantitative and computational techniques utilised by industry leading firms. The course aims to bridge the gap between complex quantitative models and financial decision making and does so by equipping students with dual skillsets in both finance and data analysis.
It can lead to exciting careers in areas such as financial data science, trading, software development, portfolio management, consulting, data analytics, risk management, business analytics and academia.
- Entry requirements
- 2.2 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in Finance, Mathematics, Economics or other relevant quantitative subject. Science and Engineering disciplines will be considered where there is a significant mathematical component.
- English language requirements
- An IELTS* score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component. *Taken within the last 2 years.
- Tuition fees
- £25,800 / ¥232,200
Course Content
Core Module:
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Computational Methods in Finance (15 credits)
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Dissertation- MSc Financial Analytics (60 credits)
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Advanced Analytics & Machine Learning (15 credits)
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Applied Research Project (60 credits)
- Advanced Financial Data Analytics (15 credits)
- AI & Trading (15 credits)
- Data Management (15 credits)
- Asset Pricing (15 credits)
- Financial Data Analytics (15 credits)
Core Module:
- Market Microstructure (15 credits)
- Corporate Finance (15 credits)
Related courses
- Finance
- 1 year
- Accounting and Finance
- 1 year
Applications open
Why Queen's
Professional Accreditations
The programme has been accepted into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program. It aligns with the Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) - the core knowledge, skills, and abilities that are generally accepted and applied by investment professionals throughout the world.
We are also a proud academic partner of the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) Institute. The CQF is the world’s most prominent professional qualification in quantitative finance and our partnership highlights our dedication to supporting the professional development of students studying in the field of finance and quantitative finance. Through our partnership MSc Financial Analytics students benefit from access to the latest CQF institute resources including events such as industry talks and workshops, research, networking opportunities and career tools.
World Class Facilities
Queen’s Business School (QBS) has recently undergone an innovative expansion that establishes a benchmark of global excellence for one of the top business schools in the UK and Ireland. A stunning new 6,000 square metre building, adjacent to the listed red-brick Riddel Hall has been designed with the latest digital infrastructure for media lecture capture, TED Talk provision and collaborative breakout sessions.
Fostering an enhanced social and educational experience the new state-of-the-art QBS venue boasts a 250-seat tiered educational space; 120-seat Harvard style lecture theatre; 150-seat computer laboratory; breakout study spaces; FinTrU Trading Room; a café, and a Business Engagement and Employability Hub.
Many classes are held in our state-of-the-art FinTrU Trading Room. This facility provides students with access to Bloomberg software, a market leader in financial news, data, and analytics as used by many leading financial institutions worldwide.
The trading room facilitates an interactive and exciting learning environment which brings textbook theory to life. Students will also have exposure to S&P Capital IQ and will learn in-demand programming and data science skills such as Python, R, SQL, Hadoop, Spark, Google Cloud, and Posit Workbench (posit.co), an Azure-based enterprise grade data science platform.
Student Experience
Students are strongly encouraged to join the Student Managed Fund where they will have a unique opportunity to manage real money. Queen’s Business School is one of only a handful of universities in the UK and Ireland to offer this experience which is a game changer when it comes to graduate employability.
Careers
This programme will equip students with cutting-edge quantitative and computational techniques and strategies used by leading finance and financial technology (FinTech) firms. Today, all full-service finance and business consulting firms employ Financial Analytics professionals in their operations as do many boutique firms, such as asset managers and hedge funds. Furthermore, many IT software organisations are attracted to graduates from this programme due to their specialism at the interface between computing, data analytics and finance.
