MSc Financial Mathematics (MSc FM)
A financial-mathematics master combining financial models with computational and statistical methods. The summer component is a dissertation or a competitively allocated financial-sector placement.
What you’ll study
Core
- Financial Risk Measurement and Management
- Counterparty Credit Risk
- Advanced Financial Models
Electives
- PDEs in Financial Maths
- Measure Theory and Integration
- Stochastic Calculus
- Computational Finance
- Statistical Machine Learning
- Data Programming with Python
- Big Data Programming
- Financial Work Placement
- Financial Dissertation
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Before you apply
- Background
- 2:1 BSc or equivalent in a quantitative discipline with substantial mathematics or statistics
- Maths
- calculus; linear algebra; probability; statistics
- English
- IELTS 6.5 overall, minimum 6.0 each component, or equivalent
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After graduation
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September 2027 applications listed. Summer placements require approval and are not guaranteed. Fee figures lacked an explicit academic year, so tuition is not recorded.
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