MSc in Computing for Financial Markets
Stirling is Top 10 in UK (2nd in Scotland) for Computing Science and IT education - The Guardian Newspaper 17 May 2011
The banking and financial sectors are heavily dependent on computer systems. Analyses of the stock market or processing of everyday banking transactions are based on computer systems.
This programme covers the application and development of computer technologies as used in banking and financial systems, as well as financial and economic principles.
Hence this programme allows you to acquire knowledge in key areas involving three subjects:
- Computing
- Economics
- Finance
The course has a distinct international dimension as financial markets today are international in scope: trading in equities, bonds, derivatives and other securities occurs across borders and on a global scale. The course emphasises the key characteristics of today’s globalised financial world.
