Master of Arts in Governance and IT in Financial Services

The MA in Governance and IT in Financial Services aims to meet the legal, compliance, governance and IT needs of financial services companies and has been developed in collaboration with a few key employers within the relevant industry. The course is designed to enhance skills, judgment and ability to apply the regulatory requirements in the management and practice of compliance.Semester 1 modules primarily focus on the development of knowledge around financial services Industry, principles of data protection, governance and ethics and information systems. Semester 2 modules focus on further developing skills around regulatory frameworks as well as I.T security, compliance and privacy and risk management and audit. The Masters programme offers a capstone as a substantial research project, work-based learning project based on situated learning and reflection, marrying best practice literature with situated practice, to form critical insights on theory in practice. We also offer a postgraduate diploma qualification for this course. This course offers learners an opportunity to study the same modules and may suit those seeking a shorter programme duration as the length of programme is 9 months. Learners studying the PG Diploma will not be required to undertake the Work Based Learning project.