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MSc Data Analytics with Banking and Finance

Sheffield Hallam University

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Sheffield Hallam University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Course summary

  • Master industry-leading systems such as SAS for statistical data analysis and HaDoop for data storage and processing.
  • Learn and apply statistical data modelling, data storage and data mining techniques.
  • Gain specific knowledge related to financial services, consultancy, regulation, supervision and compliance.
  • Prepare candidates for analytics jobs in financial services with competitive salaries.

On this course, you'll gain a firm handle on data analytics and its role in banking and finance. You'll access real company live data, work with Bloomberg terminals, use cutting-edge software and get excellent real-world experience. The course is designed with industry input, so you're able to hit the ground running as soon as you graduate.

How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

This course explores the application of data analytics in financial industries. You will work with contemporary platforms including cutting-edge SAS, Hadoop, and Bloomberg terminals.

In the business part of the course, you examine and scrutinise the fundamental concepts of banking, finance and investment.

You will also learn technical skills associated with data analytics, and apply these skills in context of financial industries.

You learn through

  • teaching sessions
  • learning materials
  • recommended readings
  • problem-based learning
  • individual and group projects
  • contemporary software platforms

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

  • statistical analysis and machine learning techniques
  • database and programming technologies
  • statistical theory
  • marketing and insight
  • credit risk
  • data and technology
  • digital analytics
  • data science.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 17,205per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University

  • University League Table

    63rd

  • Campus address

    Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 1WB, England

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Sheffield is a diverse student city in the centre of the UK and home to over 60,000 students from all over the world.
Sheffield Hallam's relationships with top international companies helps students access internships and build connections for their future career.
Sheffield Hallam offers a range of scholarships and funding support to help towards the cost of studying in the UK.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Accounting & Finance

    72nd out of 103 4

    75th out of 117 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 227
    111 49%

    75th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    62.0 62%

    59th

    7

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.95 74%

    89th

    3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 227
    120 53%

    87th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    81.0 81%

    59th

    4

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.01 75%

    57th

    41

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