Blockchain and Financial Technologies MSc

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Overview

Course options

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MSc

  1. MSc Blockchain and Financial Technologies

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time 1/2 years
    • 10800 Per year. Year 2 Industrial Placement Fee - £3500
  2. MSc Blockchain and Financial Technologies

    • Home Applicant
    • Part time
    • 1800 Per 30 credit module
  3. MSc Blockchain and Financial Technologies

    • International Applicant
    • Full time 1/2 years
    • 15960 Per year. Year 2 Industrial Placement Fee - £3500

MSc with Placement Year

  1. MSc Blockchain and Financial Technologies

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time 1/2 years
    • 10800 Per year. Year 2 Industrial Placement Fee - £3500
  2. MSc Blockchain and Financial Technologies

    • Home Applicant
    • Part time
    • 1800 Per 30 credit module
  3. MSc Blockchain and Financial Technologies

    • International Applicant
    • Full time 1/2 years
    • 15960 Per year. Year 2 Industrial Placement Fee - £3500

Course modules

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Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Intelligent Systems

Security Management

Machine Learning on Big Data

Professional Life (Mental Wealth)

Industrial Placement

NOTE: Modules are subject to change. For those studying part time courses the modules may vary.

Your future career

Your future career

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting edge technologies and facilities.

Career Zone

Our dedicated and award-winning team provide you with careers and employability resources, including:

  • Online jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work.
  • Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts 
  • 1-2-1 career coaching services
  • Careers workshops and employer events 
  • Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight

Mental Wealth programme

Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme which issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you’ve mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

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We are careers first

Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top

  • Enterprise and Entrepreneurship support 
  • We are ranked 6th for graduate start-ups 
  • Networking and visits to leading organisations 
  • Support in starting a new business, freelancing and self-employment 
  • London on our doorstep

What you'll learn

You will be assessed using a mixture of practical coursework and a theory exam.

Coursework can take a variety of forms, including laboratory work, data analysis and oral presentations.

The research dissertation is assessed on a final written report, a poster presentation and a practical component.

You will receive detailed feedback on all assessments outlining strengths and areas of improvement.

We consistently review our courses to ensure we are up to date with industry changes and requirements from our graduates. As a result, our modules are subject to change.

How you'll learn

Our specialist laboratories have everything you will need to develop a thorough critical understanding and gain valuable hands-on experience in a wide range of emerging technologies. You will learn to critically develop and evaluate information security policy and assess the effectiveness and improvement of information systems security within the financial systems.

Our dedicated and specialist staff will support you throughout the course and you will be assigned a personal tutor, a course tutor and module tutors to oversee your progress. Dr Amin Karami, the programme leader, has a wide range of expertise in big data analytics, computational intelligence and cyber security in both industry and academia.

This programme consists of four taught modules and an optional placement year. As a key element of this course, you will be asked to complete a dissertation on a cutting-edge topic of your choice. Whatever topic you choose, your dissertation will make an active contribution to the field, providing you with excellent experience for a future career in blockchain and financial technologies.

How you will be assessed

You will be assessed using a mixture of practical coursework and a theory exam. Coursework can take a variety of forms, including laboratory work, data analysis and oral presentations. 

The research dissertation is assessed on a final written report, a poster presentation and a practical component. You will receive detailed feedback on all assessment outlining strengths and areas of improvement.

Campus and facilities

Docklands Campus, London, E16 2RD