Financial mathematics msci (hons)

Structure

You can complete your Financial Mathematics degree in four or five years. If you choose to do a professional placement or study abroad this will take place in Year 3, and you will return to Queen Mary to complete your final two years of study.

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3
• Year 4

Year 1

• Calculus I and II
• Computing and Data Analysis with Excel
• Economics for Business
• Essential Mathematical Skills
• Introduction to Probability
• Numbers, Sets and Functions
• Probability and Statistics I
• Vectors and Matrices

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 2 Compulsory

• Applied Linear Algebra
• Differential Equations
• Probability and Statistics II
• Statistical Modelling I

• Actuarial Mathematics I and II
• Complex Variables
• Financial Institutions
• Introduction to Algebra
• Introduction to Computer Programming
• Professional Skills and Data Analysis with SAS
• Statistics for Insurance

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 3 Compulsory

• Financial Mathematics I, II and III
• Numerical Computing with C and C++
• Partial Differential Equations
• Random Processes

• Convergence and Continuity
• Financial Management
• Statistical Modelling II
• Time Series

• Differential and Integral Analysis
• Metric Spaces and Topology
• Statistical Theory

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 4

• Advanced Computing in Finance
• Advanced Portfolio Theory and Risk Management
• Financial Derivatives Pricing and Risk Management
• MSci Financial Mathematics Project
• Programming in C++ for Finance
• Stochastic Calculus and Black-Scholes Theory
• Topics in Probability and Stochastic Processes

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Study options

Apply for this degree with any of the following options. Take care to use the correct UCAS code - it may not be possible to change your selection later.

Professional Placement

Apply for our Financial Mathematics MSci with Professional Placement to spend a year carrying out paid work in the financial sector as part of your degree. As well as helping you to stand out from the crowd and secure graduate employment, a placement is an excellent opportunity to develop your business skills and put your learning into context.

Year abroad

Go global and study abroad as part of your degree – apply for our Financial Mathematics MSci with a Year Abroad. Queen Mary has links with universities in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia (partnerships vary for each degree programme).

Find out more about study abroad opportunities at Queen Mary and what the progression requirements are.

You can do either a year in a professional placement or a year abroad - you cannot combine these options.