BASc in Financial Technology
Curriculum
The BASc(FinTech) degree is designed to nurture financial technologists and entrepreneurs with essential knowledge in both finance and technology, so they can take leading roles in innovation and applications of financial technology.
An emerging interdisciplinary area with very high impact on the economy of every society, this programme combines computing, finance, and policies and regulations to give students a thorough grounding in FinTech.
The programme consists of foundation courses in mathematics, statistics, finance, computing and law, as well as courses in:
- FinTech (distributed ledger and blockchain technology, big data and data mining, computational finance and algorithmic trading, e-payment and crypto-currency, financial programming and databases, and mathematical finance etc.); and
- Arts and social sciences (training students to have a broader mindset and allowing them to apply their knowledge and skills adaptively and creatively in this fastgrowing discipline). This programme prepares graduates with knowledge in both finance and technology, allowing them to have a broad career pathway as they could take up positions in FinTech industry, finance and IT industries.
Summary of Curriculum Structure
The curriculum comprises 240 credits of courses as follows:
Course Categories |
No. of credits |
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UG5 Requirements |
36 |
BASc Requirements |
18 |
Discipline Core Course |
54 |
Discipline Elective Courses |
30 |
Capstone Experience |
12 |
Electives |
90 |
Total |
240 |
A Discipline Core course is a compulsory course which a candidate must pass in the manner provided for in the Regulations.
A Discipline Elective course refers to any course offered by the Faculty of Engineering or the Faculty of Business and Economics for the fulfillment of the curriculum requirements of the degree of BASc in Financial Technology that are not classified as discipline core course.
Curriculum Details
Course Categories |
Details |
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UG 5 Requirements (36 credits) |
Technical English for Computer Science Practical Chinese for Engineering Students Four University Common Core Courses |
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BASc Requirements (18 credits) |
Foundations of human knowledge Sustainable leadership Essential skills for undergraduates: foundations of data science |
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Discipline Core Courses (54 credits) |
Computer programming I Introduction to financial technologies Foundations of FinTech Programming Distributed ledger and blockchain Linear algebra, probability and statistics Introduction to financial accounting Introductory microeconomics Corporate finance Regulation of financial markets |
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Discipline Elective Courses (30 credits) |
One course from the following list:
Four courses from the following list:
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Capstone Experience (12 credits) |
Project |
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Elective Courses (90 credits) |
Any courses except Common Core Courses. |
Degree Classification
The degree of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Financial Technology shall be awarded in five divisions in accordance with FITE 15 of the Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Financial Technology and UG 9 of the Regulations for First Degree Curricula.