Specifically, the programme provides in-depth training for professional roles such as quantitative analysis, trading, financial engineering and structuring, risk management, and software development. Business sectors include investment and commercial banking, fund management, the insurance business, and hedge funds.
The programme is taught jointly by the School of Mathematical Sciences and the School of Economics and Finance, leveraging on the expertise of both departments. It features a wide range of compulsory and elective modules, as well as the opportunity to undertake a significant project in an area of interest.Ê The MSc is offered full-time over one year or part-time over two years, and is assessed by a combination of coursework, examinations and a project dissertation.
This programme will:
- Introduce you to the mathematics used by practitioners in the field.
- Provide you a rigorous training and strong analytical and quantitative skills in finance.Ê
- Cover a wide range of analytical tools applied in quantitative asset pricing and financial derivatives.
