
Financial Technology & Analytics and Statistics Dual Degree Master's Program
Program Details
Degree
Master of ScienceDepartment
School of Business Graduate ProgramAvailable
On campusStevens School of Business and Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) offer a highly-coordinated dual degree program in Financial Technology and Analytics and Statistics to prepare you for a career in the financial industry.
This dual degree program will teach you the main areas of statistics and probability and how to apply them to the finance industry. You will enroll full-time, taking courses within the MS in Financial Technology and Analytics program (at least 21 credits) at the Stevens School of Business and then taking courses within the MSc in Statistics program at AUEB (60 ECT units) . You will receive a diploma from each school after completion (approximately 24 months).
About The M.S. Financial Technology and Analytics Program
Steven School of Business MS Financial Technology and Analytics degree covers a range of topics in financial technology and data science, including financial technology, blockchain technologies and decentralized finance, digital payment technologies and trends, applied statistics with applications in finance, introduction to financial risk management, and time series with applications to finance or advanced financial econometrics. You will be well-equipped to lead financial technology and data science teams in both start-ups and established financial firms.
The Financial Technology and Analytics program has two concentrations:
• The Financial Data Science concentration focuses on Data Analysis and Machine Learning applications to Finance.
• The Financial Technology concentration is focused on the newest emerging technologies.
You are required to choose one of the concentrations, and additionally customize your degree with a set of elective courses, including the chance to pursue a structured specialization tailored to your career interests. A close collaboration between you and your faculty advisor will help you select the right classes for your future.
Core Courses
Select 2 or 3 elective courses from the M.S. Financial Technology and Analytics curriculum. Course load dependent on taking FE 610 at Stevens School of Business or Stochastic Calculus at AUEB. Courses must be approved by faculty advisor.
Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
The Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) is the premier Economics and Business University in Greece and the third oldest University in the country. It’s three schools, comprised of eight departments, offer state-of-the-art studies in areas such as Economics, International Relations, Management, Accounting, Marketing, Informatics and Statistics.
The University offers 29 Masters programs, many of which taught entirely in English, attracting students from both Greece and abroad. In addition, AUEB attracts more than 250 Erasmus+ students per year, ranking the University as second in Greece in terms of its percentage of incoming international Erasmus+ students. The high quality of staff, many of whom have been educated abroad, and the campus location in downtown Athens make for an international institution at the forefront of regional and global education and research.
About the M.S. Statistics Program
AUEB's MSc Statistics degree covers Probability Theory, Statistical Inference, Applied Statistics, Computational Statistics and Theory and Applications of Stochastic Processes. You will gain specialized knowledge in the main areas of Statistics and Probability, enabling you to scientifically resolve quantitative problems that arise in public and private sectors.
Courses
You must complete the compulsory courses in your first semester at AUEB. You can select two out of the three academic cycles in your second semester. View more details on AUEB's MSc Statistics program.
Master Thesis Course Details
Overall Grade Conversion
AUEB | AUEB Characterization | Stevens School Of Business |
---|---|---|
0-4.5 | Fail | F |
5 | Good | C |
5.5-6 | Good | C+ |
6.5 | Good | B- |
7 | Very Good | B |
7-7.5 | Very Good | B+ |
8-8.5 | Very Good (Upper Second Class) | A- |
9-10 | Excellence/Distinction | A |
The Credit rate conversion is established as follows. AUEB is using the European Credit System (ECTS) while Stevens is using the United States credit hours (USCH). The standard conversion 6 ECTS = 3 USCH assumes that a standard full time student load is 15 credit hours (USCH). While this is true at the undergraduate level, the standard load for a graduate student at Stevens is 12 credit hours (USCH) per semester. Thus, the conversion rate between the two Master programs is established at the rate: 2.5 ECTS = I USCH. Therefore, a standard 3 USCH graduate course in US is equivalent with 7.5 ECTS at AUEB.