Universities / University of Pretoria
BScHons in Mathematics of Finance (BScHons MoF)
A one-year honours (postgraduate-entry) degree: seven 15-credit modules plus a research project, with stochastic calculus and its finance applications.
What you’ll study
Core
- Stochastic integration
- Itô's lemma
- Stochastic differential equations
- Applications to finance
Source: up.ac.za ↗
Before you apply
- Background
- Relevant bachelor's degree (NQF 7)
- Maths
- average of at least 60% in final-year mathematics and applied mathematics
- English
- Proficiency required (no test score stated)
Source: up.ac.za ↗
After graduation
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Level is an honours year (postgraduate entry), not a first degree. Topics listed are from the 2019 yearbook; current module list unconfirmed (site returned 403). 2027 intake closing dates: 30/09/2026 SA, 31/08/2026 international.
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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