Finance and Financial Technology with Placement Year

About this course

Finance and financial technology represent two sides of the same rapidly evolving coin. Finance in the traditional sense deals with the allocation of capital, the pricing of risk, the structure of investment, and the management of financial institutions. Financial technology, known as FinTech, is transforming how those functions are performed, using digital platforms, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and data analytics to create new kinds of financial services and to disrupt established ones. Understanding both the foundational principles of finance and the technology reshaping the sector is an increasingly powerful combination. At the University of Southampton, this four-year full-time degree explores the fundamentals of finance alongside the rapidly developing world of FinTech, putting you at the forefront of research and development in a sector that is attracting significant inve

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 90% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 45% of graduatescards →

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