MSc in Digital Financial Technology 18 months Postgraduate Programme By National University of Singapore (NUS) |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

18 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

74,120 SGDTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

AugStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Finance

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

Financial technology (abbreviated as FinTech) refers to a broad spectrum of the technologies and innovations that are being used to improve and automate the delivery of financial services. The FinTech industry has grown explosively in the last decade, with the advances being made in cloud computing, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). To meet surging demand for high quality FinTech talent in Singapore and globally, this graduate programme in FinTech is designed to help students build a strong foundation in computing and finance, and features a range of elective courses organised along three tracks: Computing Technologies, Financial Data Analytics and Intelligence, and Digital Financial Transactions and Risk Management.

The Master of Science in Digital Financial Technology (MSc DFinTech) is designed primarily to help prepare graduates for challenging but rewarding careers as AI software developers, data scientists, FinTech security specialists, financial quantitative analysts and other similar professions in financial institutions or FinTech firms.

In addition, to help build a strong foundation in computing and finance, this programme offers elective courses that cover deep computing and finance expertise to help prepare graduates for future career challenges in the FinTech sector. 

Programme overview

Main Subject

Finance

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

Financial technology (abbreviated as FinTech) refers to a broad spectrum of the technologies and innovations that are being used to improve and automate the delivery of financial services. The FinTech industry has grown explosively in the last decade, with the advances being made in cloud computing, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). To meet surging demand for high quality FinTech talent in Singapore and globally, this graduate programme in FinTech is designed to help students build a strong foundation in computing and finance, and features a range of elective courses organised along three tracks: Computing Technologies, Financial Data Analytics and Intelligence, and Digital Financial Transactions and Risk Management.

The Master of Science in Digital Financial Technology (MSc DFinTech) is designed primarily to help prepare graduates for challenging but rewarding careers as AI software developers, data scientists, FinTech security specialists, financial quantitative analysts and other similar professions in financial institutions or FinTech firms.

In addition, to help build a strong foundation in computing and finance, this programme offers elective courses that cover deep computing and finance expertise to help prepare graduates for future career challenges in the FinTech sector. 

Admission Requirements

700+
85+
320+
6+

A bachelor’s degree in computing; or

A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (such as Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Finance, Economics, Statistics or Business).

1.5 Years
Aug

Tuition fees

Domestic
74,120 SGD
International
74,120 SGD

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