Students looking to study financial computing at postgraduate level come from a range of different backgrounds and aspire to a range of different future careers within the field. UCL offers a number of programme options to accommodate as many of these diverse students as possible.
Flow Chart
For an overview of UCL's postgraduate financial computing pathways, please look at the flow chart below (click to expand) or download a pdf file of it
here.
Questionnaire
For specific programme suggestions based on your own circumstances please try the questionnaire below. Answer the questions as accurately as possible and press the submit button at the bottom to find the most appropriate programme(s) for you.
Programme suggestion:
For a career in financial services technology, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for one of the following programmes:
Roles in financial services technology may include Technology Application Developer/Support, Technology Infrastructure Developer/Support, IT Business Analyst, IT Project Manager, and Financial IT Consultant.
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career in financial services technology, based on the answers you’ve given you should consider applying for the following programme:
Roles in financial services technology may include Technology Application Developer/Support, Technology Infrastructure Developer/Support, IT Business Analyst, IT Project Manager, and Financial IT Consultant.
Follow the link above for more information on the programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career in financial services technology, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for one of the following programmes:
Roles in financial services technology may include Technology Application Developer/Support, Technology Infrastructure Developer/Support, IT Business Analyst, IT Project Manager, and Financial IT Consultant.
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career in financial services technology, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for one of the following programmes:
Roles in financial services technology may include Technology Application Developer/Support, Technology Infrastructure Developer/Support, IT Business Analyst, IT Project Manager, and Financial IT Consultant.
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career in financial services technology, based on the answers you’ve given you should consider applying for the following programme:
Roles in financial services technology may include Technology Application Developer/Support, Technology Infrastructure Developer/Support, IT Business Analyst, IT Project Manager, and Financial IT Consultant.
Follow the link above for more information on the programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career in financial services technology, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for one of the following programmes:
Roles in financial services technology may include Technology Application Developer/Support, Technology Infrastructure Developer/Support, IT Business Analyst, IT Project Manager, and Financial IT Consultant.
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career as a quant developer in financial services, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for one of the following programmes:
It should be noted that quant developer roles are highly competitive and demanding, and are only suitable for those with exceptional maths backgrounds.
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career as a quant developer in financial services, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for the following programme:
It should be noted that quant developer roles are highly competitive and demanding, and are only suitable for those with exceptional maths backgrounds.
Follow the link above for more information on the programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career as a quant developer in financial services, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for one of the following programmes:
It should be noted that quant developer roles are highly competitive and demanding, and are only suitable for those with exceptional maths backgrounds.
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career as a quant developer in financial services, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for the following programme:
It should be noted that quant developer roles are highly competitive and demanding, and are only suitable for those with exceptional maths backgrounds.
Follow the link above for more information on the programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career as a quant developer in financial services, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for one of the following programmes:
It should be noted that quant developer roles are highly competitive and demanding, and are only suitable for those with exceptional maths backgrounds.
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For an academic research career in financial computing, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for one of the following programmes:
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For an academic research career in financial computing, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for the following programme:
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For an academic research career in financial computing, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for one of the following programmes:
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For an academic research career in financial computing, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for one of the following programmes:
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For an academic research career in financial computing, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for the following programme:
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For an academic research career in financial computing, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for one of the following programmes:
Follow the individual links for more information on each programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career in the computing industry or IT in sectors other than financial services, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for the following programme:
Follow the link above for more information on the programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
For a career in computational statistics or machine learning in sectors other than financial services, based on the answers you've given you should consider applying for the following programme:
Follow the link above for more information on the programme.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
UCL Department of Computer Science programmes in financial computing are not suitable for trading roles. The degrees are instead designed to train graduates specifically for technology roles in the financial services.
Please select a different work area.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
Unfortunately you are not eligible for UCL postgraduate programmes, which require a minimum of a 2:2 at Bachelors (Hons) level, or equivalent.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.
Programme suggestion:
Unfortunately, based on the answers you’ve given there are no suitable postgraduate programmes in financial computing. Please see the individual programme sites (left) for information on entry requirements and programme content.
Please note that these suggestions are based on the programmes’ entry requirements and academic content, and in some circumstances exceptions may apply. See the individual programme sites for detailed information.