MEng in Financial Technology (FinTech)
所属信息
基本信息
项目时长
3-5 semesters项目学分
30 credits - 10 courses学费估算
$90,750; $30,636/semester申请人数
498录取人数
207申请截止日期
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秋季
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常规
3月15日 -
早申请
1月15日
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其他
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其他
ONLINE - 秋季DDL: 4月15日
申请信息
托福/GRE Code
5156 【GRE Optional for 2023 application cycle】Department Code
5199 (GRE)申请费
$75成绩单寄送要求
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推荐信要求
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文书要求
FinTech is all about creating new and innovative solutions, in your opinion what is the most creative fintech solution of the past 20 years and why do you consider it the most creative?
Often successful FinTech solutions are new, but sometimes they are new applications of existing solutions. What was the most creative solution to a problem that you’ve ever designed/built, either physical or virtual? Please include details.
The emergence of decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms in recent years could cause significant changes to traditional banking systems and financial markets. These platforms operate on a blockchain, allowing for peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries. As a prospective Fintech graduate student, you are presented with the following hypothetical scenario
In a country with a strong and stable banking system, a new DeFi platform emerges and quickly gains popularity among the younger population. The platform offers high-interest savings accounts, instant peer-to-peer loans, and has its native token that starts to be used as a form of payment in various local businesses. The country's central bank has not yet formulated a definitive stance on DeFi platforms.
• Discuss the potential risks and benefits this DeFi platform brings to the country's financial ecosystem, considering both macroeconomic and microeconomic perspectives. What should be the approach of the central bank to this newcomer platform?
• What would it look like if you were to design a bridge between this new DeFi platform and traditional financial institutions? The bridge should prioritize seamless integration and mutual growth for both sectors."
Often successful FinTech solutions are new, but sometimes they are new applications of existing solutions. What was the most creative solution to a problem that you’ve ever designed/built, either physical or virtual? Please include details.
The emergence of decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms in recent years could cause significant changes to traditional banking systems and financial markets. These platforms operate on a blockchain, allowing for peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries. As a prospective Fintech graduate student, you are presented with the following hypothetical scenario
In a country with a strong and stable banking system, a new DeFi platform emerges and quickly gains popularity among the younger population. The platform offers high-interest savings accounts, instant peer-to-peer loans, and has its native token that starts to be used as a form of payment in various local businesses. The country's central bank has not yet formulated a definitive stance on DeFi platforms.
• Discuss the potential risks and benefits this DeFi platform brings to the country's financial ecosystem, considering both macroeconomic and microeconomic perspectives. What should be the approach of the central bank to this newcomer platform?
• What would it look like if you were to design a bridge between this new DeFi platform and traditional financial institutions? The bridge should prioritize seamless integration and mutual growth for both sectors."
Prerequisite
Skills assessment—To foster student success, all enrolling students will be required to take:
- A programming skills assessment, and
- An economics/finance assessment
Online preparatory courses—Depending on the outcome of the skill assessments, we may require completion of one or more online preparatory courses to ensure a strong knowledge base upon entering our rigorous curriculum
- A programming skills assessment, and
- An economics/finance assessment
Online preparatory courses—Depending on the outcome of the skill assessments, we may require completion of one or more online preparatory courses to ensure a strong knowledge base upon entering our rigorous curriculum
申请材料
Online Application
Documentation of your Bachelor's Degree, in engineering or science from an accredited institution:
Transcripts (or, for institutions not using a 4.0 system, estimated GPA and grade scale)
Short Answer Essays + Video Introduction
Resume
Three (3) Recommendations
GRE Optional for 2023
International Applicants:
English Language Testing official results (TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo)
Documentation of your Bachelor's Degree, in engineering or science from an accredited institution:
Transcripts (or, for institutions not using a 4.0 system, estimated GPA and grade scale)
Short Answer Essays + Video Introduction
Resume
Three (3) Recommendations
GRE Optional for 2023
International Applicants:
English Language Testing official results (TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo)
适宜学生
Have a variety of undergraduate majors—such as finance, engineering, economics, business and math
GPA 3.5-3.8
GRE Verbal: 155-161
GRE Quantitative: 168-170
GRE Analytical Writing: 3.0-3.5
TOEFL: 103-109
GPA 3.5-3.8
GRE Verbal: 155-161
GRE Quantitative: 168-170
GRE Analytical Writing: 3.0-3.5
TOEFL: 103-109
特点
STEM项目
在杜克大学，培养紧缺的技术技能—跨学科的经验
Pratt工程学院+杜克金融经济中心联合开设
项目可以通过8-12周的internship（暑假）和最后的capstone project获得真实世界的经验，并且有利于找工作
Capstone需要借鉴所修课程的全部范围，team work，专注于开发解决现实世界问题的方法，并将其提交给相关领域的公司或专业团队进行评判。主题都是和业内公司合作，解决实际应用问题的项目。在完成项目的过程中得到很大程度的锻炼，还可以得到业内人士的指导。
参加系列研讨会，直接向行业领袖学习
就业指导服务，从简历润色到mock interview，从机面到真人模拟，还有各个行业的面试百科大全，每个环节配备了许多有经验的老师或者丰富的资源
2020年的新项目，director想做好项目建立口碑，非常用心
在杜克大学，培养紧缺的技术技能—跨学科的经验
Pratt工程学院+杜克金融经济中心联合开设
项目可以通过8-12周的internship（暑假）和最后的capstone project获得真实世界的经验，并且有利于找工作
Capstone需要借鉴所修课程的全部范围，team work，专注于开发解决现实世界问题的方法，并将其提交给相关领域的公司或专业团队进行评判。主题都是和业内公司合作，解决实际应用问题的项目。在完成项目的过程中得到很大程度的锻炼，还可以得到业内人士的指导。
参加系列研讨会，直接向行业领袖学习
就业指导服务，从简历润色到mock interview，从机面到真人模拟，还有各个行业的面试百科大全，每个环节配备了许多有经验的老师或者丰富的资源
2020年的新项目，director想做好项目建立口碑，非常用心
