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MSc Financial Mathematics (MSc FM)

A one-year joint Business School and Mathematics degree covering discrete and continuous time derivative pricing, risk management and computation in finance, finished with a 60-credit project. Optional modules add investment, behavioural finance and statistical computing.

What you’ll study

Core

  • Corporate Finance
  • Discrete Time Finance
  • Continuous Time Finance
  • Risk Management
  • Computations in Finance
  • Project in Financial Mathematics
  • Project Skills for Statistics and Finance

Electives

  • Security Investment Analysis
  • Portfolio Risk Management
  • Behavioural Finance
  • Financial Derivatives
  • International Investment
  • Advanced Statistical Modelling
  • Statistical Computing

Source: courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗

Before you apply

Background
2:1 (hons) bachelor's in a related subject such as finance, economics, mathematics, physics, computing or engineering
English
IELTS 6.5 overall, no less than 6.0 in any component

Source: courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗

After graduation

Typical first roles
Quantitative analysis, Risk management, Investment banking, Financial consultancy
Employers
Allianz, AstraZeneca, Barclays, CITIC Group, Deloitte, Gaz de France, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, UK Government Actuary's Department

Source: courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗

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Checked 6 November 2026 against the sources linked on this page. Fees, units and requirements change each year, so confirm them on the programme’s website before applying.

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