Financial Analytics, MSc

Develop the technical skills to examine and uncover patterns in data and address critical business challenges impacting the finance industry today. The MSc Financial Analytics at Swansea University is a specialised, technical-driven and practically oriented programme. It is designed for those wanting to accelerate into a dynamic career in the finance and investments industry, in roles such as Data Specialist, Consultant or Portfolio Manager, as well for as those wanting to undertake further research in finance through a PhD. Though applicants should have an undergraduate degree or equivalent in a quantitative field, no computer science or programming is required. We have an excellent track record of placing our graduates with major multinational companies.Your MSc Financial Analytics programme will prove to employers you have the technical skills to succeed in today’s financial world and that you are a strategic thinker with expertise in data analytics. Your next step could be in any of these roles: Finance Analyst, Fund Manager, Data Specialist, Portfolio Manager, Consultant.

Students must attain a 2:2 (or overseas equivalent) in an undergraduate degree that has included a range of modules in accounting/finance or quantitative/statistical methods. This need not necessarily be a degree with accounting or finance in the title. We would also be willing to consider those with other backgrounds and work experience in the sector.