入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：at least a good second class honours BSc degree or qualification of equivalent standard recognised by the University in a subject with a substantial element of Computing
英语要求：IELTS 6.5
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £12,500
课程特征 Course Features：
Financial services are not only one of the most dynamic sectors of the economy but also one of the two largest customers of IT. This MSc is offered together with the Department of Economics in order to give you both a command of the software technologies that financial institutions require to "embrace the challenge of change" and of the business context and organisational structures that IT systems need to support.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Core Modules
•Corporate Finance
• Financial Information Systems
• Service-Oriented Architectures
• System Re-engineering
• Personal and Group Skills
Option modules are chosen from the following list:
Option modules
• Advanced System Design
• Domain Specific Languages
• Financial Information Systems
• Game Theory in Computer Science
• Generative Development
• International Money and Finance
• Networking and Distributed Computing
• Principles of Banking
• Service-Oriented Architectures
• Software Process Engineering
• System Re-engineering
• Analysis and Design of Algorithms*
• Applied Numerical Mathematics*
• Communication and Concurrency*
• Compression Methods for Multimedia*
• Cryptography and Information Security*
• Distribution Systems and Applications*
• Financial Mathematics*
• Operations Research*
• Wavelets and Signal Processing*
• Web Technologies*
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
Teaching is by a variety of methods including lectures, seminars, self-paced learning and practicals. Assessment of taught modules is by coursework and examination. Coursework consists of a mixture of computer-based practicals, essays and small group projects. The compulsory Personal and Group Skills module combines attendance of seminars, group discussions and collective essay writing on topics selected for the seminars, as well as attendance at a series of workshops on transferable skills and career planning. The project is assessed separately.