The market for postgraduate training in quantitative finance is evolving, with a change in the skillset that employers demand. The Mathematical Finance programme at Birkbeck, University of London offers advanced training in quantitative skills used in modern financial institutions, including most notably valuation of securities, and measurement and management of portfolio risks, enabling you to seek employment in financial institutions, including regulator bodies.
Students will be trained in programming, numerical methods and statistics, and given a grounding in pricing and risk management techniques. A key feature is the emphasis on computational methods and implementation of the pricing and risk management techniques learnt. Students will complete modules in programming, numerical methods and financial statistics, and many topics are illustrated by computer examples.
Highlights
- Many of college students work in the finance industry, which generates a lively atmosphere in class and ensures that students will be studying alongside committed, enthusiastic students with a wealth of experience.
- College teaching is informed by the latest research and by the needs of employers, so students will be taught by academics who are professional practitioners involved in the world of economics and international finance.
- College teaching is renowned for its high quality and college provide in-house training for government departments and City firms and banks, including the Treasury and the Bank of England.
- In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), more than half of college research outputs in Economics were ranked world-leading or internationally excellent.
- The Department ofÊEconomics, Mathematics and Statistics brings together research and teaching across economics and finance, mathematics and statistics in a single department, which creates significant interdisciplinary synergies.
