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)

ENGL 1101English Composition I

3

ENGL 1102English Composition II

3

 

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

OR

MATH 1112Plane Trigonometry

3

OR

MATH 1113Precalculus Mathematics

3

OR

MATH 1113HHonors Precalculus

3

OR

MATH 1251Calculus I

4

Note: Courses required for Area A must be completed within the first 30 hours.

Area B: Institutional Options (Credit: 4 hours)

Perspectives Elective

4

Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts (Credit: 6 hours)

Literature Elective

3

COMM 1110Public Speaking

3

Area D: Science, Math and Technology (Credit: 11 hours)

Lab Science

4

Lab Science

4

Area D Elective Credit: 4 hours

Choose from

MATH 1401Elementary Statistics

3

MATH 1251Calculus I

4

MATH 1501Calculus I

4

MATH 2252Calculus II

4

MATH 2253Calculus III

4

MATH 2260Introduction to Linear Algebra

3

MATH 2270Differential Equations

4

MATH 1501: eCore

Area E: Social Sciences (Credit: 12 hours)

HIST 2111United States History to 1865

3

OR

HIST 2112United States History since 1865

3

 

POLS 1101American Government

3

Area E Elective

3

Area E Elective

3

Area F: Lower Division Major Requirements (Credit: 18 hours)

Required Courses (Credit: 15 hours)

FTA 2400Introduction to Financial Technology

3

FTA 2410Coding for FinTech

3

FTA 2420Data Analytics for FinTech

3

FTA 2430Cybersecurity for FinTech

3

FTA 2440Financial Technologies and Services

3

Math Elective (Credit: 3 hours)

Take the following:

MATH 1401Elementary Statistics

3