Financial Systems Engineering MSc

University College London

Postgraduate

In London

£ 12,150 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

This MSc provides an ideal foundation for graduates who wish to pursue a career as software engineers. The programme provides the opportunity to undertake a significant group software engineering project sponsored by a financial services company, allowing students to specialise in software systems engineering from a financial computing perspective.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

This professionally oriented programme provides an ideal foundation for graduates who wish to pursue a career as a software architect or leader of software development organisations. It also provides an excellent introduction for those who want to pursue research in software systems engineering.
Graduates from UCL are keenly sought by the world's leading organisations, and many progress in their careers to secure senior and influential positions. UCL Computer Science graduates are particularly valued as a result of the department's international reputation, strong links with industry, and ideal location close to the City of London.
Graduates have found positions at global companies such as RBS and UBS.

A minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree in computer science, computing, computer engineering or software engineering, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Relevant work experience may also be taken into account.

IET - Partial CEng (Further Learning). CITPFL - Accredited by BCS. CEng (partial fulfilment) - Accreditation by the BCS.

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Subjects

  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Engineering
  • Financial
  • Financial Training
  • Engineering
  • Systems
  • Software design
  • Software-intensive systems
  • Software architecture
  • Software

Course programme

Students gain instruction in all aspects of software engineering needed for the development of large, complex, highly dynamic, distributed software-intensive systems. The programme covers requirements engineering, software design, validation and verification, tools for the development of software intensive systems, and provides instruction in financial information systems.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of six core modules (90 credits), one optional module (15 credits), one elective module (15 credits) and a group project (60 credits).

Core modules
  • Financial Institutions and Markets (15 credits)
  • Professional Practice (15 credits)
  • Requirements Engineering and Software Architecture (15 credits)
  • Software Abstractions and Systems Integration (15 credits)
  • Tools and Environments (15 credits)
  • Validation and Verification (15 credits)
Optional modules

Students are required to select 15 credits from the Option group and 15 credits from the Elective group.

  • Option Group
  • Compliance, Risk and Regulation (15 credits)
  • Financial Market Modelling and Analysis (15 credits)
  • Elective Group
  • Complex Networks and Web (15 credits)
  • Computer Security I (15 credits)
  • Computer Security II (15 credits)
  • Distributed Systems and Security (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Logic, Semantics and Verification (15 credits)
  • Language Based Security (15 credits)
  • Malware (15 credits)
  • Modal Logic and Transition Systems (15 credits)
  • Multimedia Systems (15 credits)
  • Networked Systems (15 credits)
  • People and Security (15 credits)
  • Verification and Mechanised Proofs (15 credits)

Please note: the availability and delivery of modules may vary, based on your selected options.

Dissertation/report

All students participate in a group project, encompassing the full software development lifecycle and applying techniques learned, such as the technical skills of analysis, design and implementation.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, written and laboratory exercises, and project work. Student performance is assessed through written exercises with modelling notations, laboratory exercises with tools and environments, unseen examination papers, and a significant, comprehensive group project.


Additional information

Fee - £26,670 (FT)

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