MSc Mathematical Finance
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MSc Mathematical Finance course entry details Start date Sept 2023
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Fees & funding: For further information on the most up-to-date course fees, and our scholarship offering, please visit our MSc Mathematical Finance web page.
Duration: 1 year, full-time
Web: wbs.ac.uk/go/msmf
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Entry requirements: First or high 2:i (or international equivalent) achieved in a relevant subject at Undergraduate level. Strong mathematics and statistics, or econometrics ability essential. If English is not your first language, please note that you must meet a minimum overall standard in a recognised test of English. Further details of these tests and minimum overall scores are available on the MSc Mathematical Finance web page.
Career destinations All of our MSc students benefit from our dedicated CareersPlus service whilst at WBS. Our MSc Mathematical Finance graduates are highly employable, and go into a range of industries and roles.
Class of 2022 profile
Why MSc Mathematical Finance? Challenge yourself on our MSc Mathematical Finance with a high-level mix of mathematic and finance disciplines taught by three of the University’s top departments: Statistics, Mathematics, and Warwick Business School. This mathematically rigorous course will enable you to develop and apply the quantitative skills in machine learning, computational statistics and mathematical finance used in the financial markets and the finance industry. You will build on your strong mathematical background to gain both a deep theoretical and conceptual knowledge of finance, together with the requisite high-level probability, statistics and mathematics, to enable you to undertake advanced quantitative modelling. Assessment and modules Over three terms you will complete seven compulsory modules, and two optional modules of your choice. Assessment of these modules consists of a mixture of project work and examinations. Your studies will be completed by your dissertation. Compulsory modules for 2023 entry ■ Programming for Quantitative Finance ■ Stochastic Calculus for Finance ■ Financial Statistics ■ Simulation & Machine Learning for Finance ■ Asset Pricing & Risk ■ Financial Econometrics ■ Applications of Stochastic Calculus in Finance.
Optional modules Please note that this is a sample range and may be subject to change: ■ Behavioural Finance ■ Statistical Learning & Big Data ■ Advanced Trading Strategies ■ Partial Differential Equations in Finance. International opportunities with the QTEM Masters Network Program During your MSc year you can apply to the Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management (QTEM) Masters Network Program. If accepted, you will study at your choice of either one or two of the QTEM Masters Network academic partners from across Europe, Asia, and Australia, alongside completing an internship and a collaborative Global Business Analytics Challenge. The learning offered by the QTEM Masters Network Program will ensure that you develop your skills in analytical and quantitative techniques, and learn to use those skills to support decision-making in international contexts.
Number of students: 28
Number of nationalities: 9
Average age: 23
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