Master in Technologies in the Financial Sector: FinTech

Formative Complements *

Asignaturas	ECTS	TIPO	Idioma
Database and Datawarehouse	3	FC
C++ Programming	3	FC
Java programming	3	FC

📥 │ Formative Complements

* Formative Complements: must be taken by students of degrees other than the Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering or related degrees. Check the requirements for access to the master.

C) Compulsory: 30 ECTS

E) Elective Course: 18 ECTS

Internship: 6 ECTS

Master's Thesis: 6 ECTS

✎ All subjects will have a final physical examination that must be done in the facilities of the University at the end of the academic year.

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

☛ First year offered: 2016

• Information about Master´s Degree
• Verification report
• External Evaluation and Monitoring Reports

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators

☛ Labour insertion indicators

PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).

• Academic Committee

FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN

☛ Curriculum subjects and their faculty

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

Application

The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process, please, read the following information:

• Documentation that must be uploaded to the on line application
• Calendar and general information about admission 
• Follow the step-by-step instructions in the application for admission

Requirements

As established by the Royal Decree 822/2021 of 28 September 2021.

Students must hold a degree in Computer/Telecommunication Engineering (any speciality), or a similar qualification related to ICTs.
 

FORMATIVE COMPLEMENTS

Other profiles in Engineering and Basic Sciences can access the Master's degree after passing some previous Formative Complements that will focus on three specific areas (to be determined for each student by the Master's Academic Committee):

• Database and Datawarehouse (3 ECTS)
• C++ programming (3 ECTS)
• Java programming (3 ECTS)

The dates and schedules of the Formative Complements can be consulted here.
 

Admission criteria

*B2 language qualification according to the European Reference Framework

Student Profile

This master's degree is aimed at people with a clear technical profile, such as graduates, graduates or engineers in degrees related to Information Technology and Communications, in particular, students with a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering.

However, there are other profiles in Engineering and Basic Sciences that can access the Master's Degree after passing the Formative Complements established in the program.

Language requirements

Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.

students with foreign university degrees

Once admitted to the Master’s, students with university degrees issued by a higher education institution belonging to an educational system outside the EHEA, must provide, for enrolment, the diploma, legalized by diplomatic procedures or by means of The Hague Apostille. They must also submit the transcript of records, with the grade point average, duly legalized.

More information about Legalization of Foreign Documents.

If needed, documents must be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish.

TUITION FEES*

Reservation fee: €600

• it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
• the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled

60 ECTS in the first academic year:

• EU students: €5,700 (€95/ECTS credit)
• Non EU students: €9,000 (€150/ECTS credit)

✎│Tuition fees
 

NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.

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* Current fees for the 24/25 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 25/26 academic year.

Additional information

• You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
• When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
• The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
• Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
  No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.

✎│Enrolment master’s programmes

✎│ECTS credits recognition

Best Practices and Regulations

• Student cohabitation system
• Ethical code
• Enrollment and permanence rules
• Master's degree access rules
• Master's Thesis rules
• Rules for credits recognition

[+] information

The program of the Master in Technologies in the Financial Sector: FinTech requires to perform an internship in a specialized company on financial technologies. To facilitate such goal, Universidad Carlos III of Madrid has signed several agreements with the main companies of this area which will allow the students to participate, through fellowships, in the main innovation and development teams of the financial sector.

All the internships are paid and compatible with the master's schedule. If you are already working in financial technologies, the internship could be recognized with you current job.
 

PAID INTERNSHIP OFFER

ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024

For 2023-2024, technological companies which has offered interships so far are the following:

• Accenture:
• [+] information
• [+] information
• Management Solutions | [+] information
• NTT Data | [+] information
• BBVA:
• Becas en áreas de Tecnología e innovación 
• Quantitative & Business Solutions Department
• Tiampe | [+] information

The collaborating companies of the master offer employment contracts to the students of the course 2022-2023. To access the selection processes of these positions, students must be accepted in the Master, in its 2022-2023 edition, and have made the reservation of the place.

The direction of the master will not intervene, in any case, in these selection processes, nor can guarantee that students finally access to one of the jobs offered.

Those students who obtain one of the offered jobs, may request the recognition of credits of Academic Practices in Business.
 

Offer of employment contracts for students of the 2022-2023 academic year

📥 │ Arfima - Quantitative researcher