Financial Technology (Fintech) (A.S.)
To meet the demands of Georgia's growing Financial Transactions industry, Middle Georgia State has created the AS in Financial Technology. The program's curriculum has been developed with direct input from industry leaders, ensuring that graduates of this degree are well equipped with the skills needed to work in this high-demand career field.
Financial technology, also known as FinTech, is an economic industry composed of companies that use technology to make financial services more efficient. The AS degree program will expose students to the IT domains that make up the FinTech industry, including industry trends, disruptive technologies, big data, analytics, applications development, entrepreneurship, and cybersecurity.
Core Curriculum (Credit: 42 hours)
Area A: Essential Skills (Credit: 9 hours)
Note: Courses required for Area A must be completed within the first 30 hours.
Area B: Institutional Options (Credit: 4 hours)
| Perspectives Elective | 4 credits |
Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts (Credit: 6 hours)
| Literature Elective | 3 credits |
| COMM 1110 | Public Speaking | 3 credits |
Area D: Science, Math and Technology (Credit: 11 hours)
| Lab Science | 4 credits |
| Lab Science | 4 credits |
Area D Elective Credit: 4 hours
Choose from
Area E: Social Sciences (Credit: 12 hours)
| HIST 2111 | United States History to 1865 | 3 credits |
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| HIST 2112 | United States History since 1865 | 3 credits |
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| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 credits |
| Area E Elective | 3 credits |
| Area E Elective | 3 credits |
Area F: Lower Division Major Requirements (Credit: 18 hours)
Required Courses (Credit: 15 hours)
| ITEC 2400 | Industry Trends and Disruptive Technologies | 3 credits |
| ITEC 2410 | Web Applications Programming | 3 credits |
| ITEC 2420 | Big Data Analytics | 3 credits |
| ITEC 2430 | Cybersecurity | 3 credits |
| ITEC 2440 | IT Entrepreneurship & Innovation | 3 credits |
Math Elective (Credit: 3 hours)
Choose one from the following: