Finance and Technology (FinTech) BSc (Hons)

Modules

• Year 1 at Sussex

  Your modules

  Core modules

  Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

  Autumn teaching

  • Introduction to Programming
  • Mathematical Concepts
  • Principles of Finance
  • Programming Concepts

  Spring teaching

  • Business School Career Preparation
  • Data Structures & Algorithms
  • Financial Institutions and Markets
  • Further Programming
  • Introduction to Accounting, Finance

  Your degree

  In Year 1, you’ll:

  • build the foundations of finance and informatics (computer science)
  • learn core concepts in finance, mathematics and programming
  • understand how financial markets and data interact in the digital economy.

  Workshops in coding and digital systems develop computational and analytical thinking for the financial world.

  Teaching

  Teaching methods typically include lectures, seminars and workshops.

  

  60%: Lecture
  30%: Seminar
  10%: Practical

  Assessment

  Assessment methods typically include examinations and coursework.

  Contact hours and workload

  This year of study includes approximately 1,200 hours of work. This breaks down into about 260 hours of contact time and about 940 hours of independent study.

  Engage and actively participate throughout your studies to get the most out of your course.

• Year 2 at Sussex

  Your modules

  Core modules

  Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

  Autumn teaching

  • Databases
  • Fintech and Financial Transformation
  • Statistics and Introductory Econometrics

  Spring teaching

  • Corporate Governance and Ethics
  • Software Engineering

  Options

  Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.

  While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.

  Autumn teaching

  • Introduction to Data Science
  • Theory of Investments

  Spring teaching

  • Applied Machine Learning
  • Computer Networks
  • Corporate and International Finance
  • Principles of Banking

  Your degree

  In Year 2, you’ll:

  • integrate finance and technology in practice
  • study financial markets, investments and risk
  • develop your skills in data analytics
  • apply models to real datasets and explore how algorithms drive trading, lending and payments.

  Case studies connect emerging FinTech applications with business and regulatory realities.

  Teaching

  Teaching methods typically include lectures, seminars and workshops.

  

  60%: Lecture
  30%: Seminar
  10%: Practical

  Assessment

  Assessment methods typically include examinations and coursework.

  Contact hours and workload

  This year of study includes approximately 1,200 hours of work. This breaks down into about 260 hours of contact time and about 940 hours of independent study.

  Engage and actively participate throughout your studies to get the most out of your course.

• Experience Year

  Study abroad (optional)

  Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career. Find out where your course could take you

  If your application to study abroad is successful, you’ll have to meet the academic requirements at Sussex and also at the partner university. Find out more about studying abroad as a Sussex student

  Placement (optional)

  To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can provide you with information and advice. If you’re successful in obtaining a placement, this will form part of your course.

  Find out more about placements and internships

  Recent students have gone on placement at:

  • IBM
  • GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
  • Hewlett Packard.

  For more details, visit Business and Management: Placements

  Please note that if you’re receiving – or applying for – USA federal Direct Loan funds, you can’t transfer to the version of your course with an optional study abroad period in any country or optional placement in the USA if the number of credits for the placement/internship exceeds 25% of the total credits for your course. Find out more about American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid

  Venture Creation Year (optional)

  Do you want to develop your entrepreneurial skills, and explore business or a social enterprise start-up? As a University of Sussex Business School undergraduate on this course, you can apply to take a Venture Creation Year.

  During the Venture Creation Year, you’ll set up and run your own start-up or social enterprise. This will help you gain practical skills and experience. You’ll have the University’s support throughout the year, including:

  • one-to-one coaching
  • specialist workshops
  • networking and mentor access
  • funding competitions
  • online resources.

  For more details, visit Business School: Venture Creation Year

  Please note that you can’t take two experience years or combine them.

  Selection for the Venture Creation Year is competitive and there’s a limited number of places available.

  Due to visa restrictions on business activity, international students studying on a Tier 4 Student visa cannot take part in the Venture Creation Year. However, all students can participate in Careers and Entrepreneurship workshops, get one-to-one guidance, and continue to develop their ideas.

• Year 3 at Sussex

  Your modules

  Core modules

  Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

  Autumn and spring teaching

  • FinTech Research Project

  Options

  Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.

  While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.

  Autumn teaching

  • AI-Integrated Financial Risk Management
  • Alternative Investment Funds
  • Blockchains and Crypto Assets
  • Comparative Programming
  • Financial Econometrics
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Introduction to Computer Security

  Spring teaching

  • Advanced Natural Language Engineering
  • Cryptography (L.6)
  • Digital Banking and FinTech
  • Financial Derivatives
  • International Financial Management
  • Neural Networks
  • Trading Strategies
  • Web 3D Applications
  • Web Applications and Services

  Your degree

  In your final year, you’ll specialise, innovate and synthesise. You’ll tackle advanced topics such as machine learning for finance, econometrics, blockchain and crypto assets, and digital financial regulation. A final-year project showcases your ability to design data-driven solutions and bridge finance, technology, and policy – preparing you for the digital finance frontier.

  Teaching

  Teaching methods typically include lectures, seminars and workshops.

  

  60%: Lecture
  30%: Seminar
  10%: Practical

  Assessment

  Assessment methods typically include examinations and coursework.

  Contact hours and workload

  This year of study includes approximately 1,200 hours of work. This breaks down into about 260 hours of contact time and about 940 hours of independent study.

  Engage and actively participate throughout your studies to get the most out of your course.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here.