Mathematics

King’s College London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

The Mathematics MSc is a wide-ranging course drawing on modules from pure mathematics and theoretical physics, with additional options to study elements of Complex Systems Modelling or Financial Mathematics. The course is suitable for graduates who wish to pursue an advanced mathematical study pathway with the intention of studying at a PhD level in a mathematical discipline later on.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Unrivalled facilities in central London with City of London's financial centre close by.
Flexible study course offering the opportunity to study part-time.
King’s is a member of the London Graduate School which provides advanced courses for students who wish to push beyond the MSc core syllabus.

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London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

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Subjects

  • Mathematics
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Financial
  • Systems
  • Part Time
  • Financial Training
  • GCSE Mathematics

Course programme

Year 1 Required Modules

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you are required to take modules totalling 180 credits

Required module

  • MSc Mathematics Project (60 credits)
Optional Modules

Optional modules

In addition, you are required to take 120 credits from a range of optional modules:

  • Real Analysis II (15 credits)
  • Complex Analysis (15 credits)
  • Fourier Analysis (15 credits)
  • Metric and Banach Spaces (15 credits)
  • Nonlinear Analysis (15 credits)
  • Operator Theory (15 credits)
  • Algebraic Curves (15 credits)
  • Algebraic Geometry (15 credits)
  • Lie Groups and Lie Algebras (15 credits)
  • Manifolds (15 credits)
  • Topology (15 credits)
  • Algebraic Number Theory (15 credits)
  • Galois Theory (15 credits)
  • Representation Theory of Finite Groups (15 credits)
  • Rings and Modules (15 credits)
  • Advanced General Relativity (15 credits)
  • Advanced Quantum Field Theory (15 credits)
  • Advanced Quantum Mechanics (15 credits)
  • Quantum Field Theory (15 credits)
  • Space Time Geometry and General Relativity (15 credits)
  • String Theory and Branes (15 credits)
  • Supersymmetry (15 credits)

You may take modules up to 45 credits (from your 120 credits of optional modules) from a range of modules which may typically include:

  • Probability Theory (15 credits)
  • Risk Neutral Valuation (15 credits)
  • Financial Markets (15 credits)
  • Stochastic Analysis (15 credits)
  • Statistics in Finance (15 credits)
  • Numerical and Computational Methods in Finance (15 credits)
  • Interest Rates & Credit Risk (15 credits)
  • Recent Topics in Financial Mathematics (15 credits)
  • Incomplete Markets (15 credits)
  • Theory of Complex Networks (15 credits)
  • Dynamical Analysis of Complex Systems (15 credits)
  • Elements of Statistical Learning (15 credits)
  • Equilibrium Analysis of Complex Systems (15 credits)
  • Mathematical Biology (15 credits)

Part-time students should aim to take four modules (60 credits) from the optional modules list in each year. The MSc Mathematics project will be taken in the second year.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest that you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for update.

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