Mathematics for the Financial Sector MSc
Master
In Dundee
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Dundee (Scotland)
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Duration
12 Months
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Start date
September
The financial sector is increasingly using sophisticated mathematical models to predict the development of markets and risks related to the services and products it provides. Banks, building societies, accountancy, insurance, investment and pension companies demand graduates with strong quantitative skills. This programme aims to prepare you for a successful career in these fields.
Taught by Mathematics at the School of Science and Engineering and Business at the School of Social Sciences, we ensure you can experience both the mathematical and economic perspective of the subject.
This courses offers a challenging range of modules across disciplines at the University of Dundee, one of the highest ranked universities in in UK for student experience and satisfaction.
Mathematics is central to many disciplines across a wide variety of fields particularly in the financial sector. You will enhance your analytical and critical abilities and competence in the application of mathematics to solve real world problems.
Demand for people with mathematical qualifications in the financial sector is particularly high and graduates of this programme will gain a significant advantage to further their career within the financial industry.
You will be taught by staff who have experience applying mathematical models to financial problems or who have gained insight into the financial sector through practical experience or research.
The MSc Mathematics for the Financial Sector is a highly marketable qualification which will prepare you for a successful and rewarding career.
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Employers value the precision and reasoning of mathematics graduate which makes them some of the most high-sought and highly paid graduate in the UK. This programme will equip you with analytical and decision tools required for careers in fields such as finance, banking and business.
This programme is designed distinguish our graduates from an increasingly large graduate population within these sectors.
You should have at least a 2.2 Honours BSc (or equivalent) in Mathematics or another relevant mathematical discipline.
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Subjects
- Mathematics
- Financial
- Engineering
- Financial Training
- GCSE Mathematics
- Global Financial Markets
- Financial markets
- Risk Management
- Programming
- Computational
Course programme
The course comprises the following modules in Semester 1 and 2:
- BU51013 - Global Financial Markets
- BU51021 - Derivatives and Risk Management
- MA51004 - Computational Modelling and Programming
- MA51005 - Stochastic Processes
- MA52004 - Optimization in Finance and Energy
- MA53003 - MSc Project Module
- BU52006 - Global Risk Analysis
- BU52017 - Econometrics for Finance
- MA51003 - Dynamical Systems
- MA51006 - Inverse Problems
- MA51007 - Measure Theory
- MA52006 - Functional Analysis
This is complemented with a project (25 credits) over the summer, which may take the form of either a review-based analysis of applications of mathematics to the financial sector or a report based on work experience gained in the financial sector.
Non-compulsory modules of up to 30 credits can be replaced with a selection of comparable modules from School of Science and Engineering or the School of Business.
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Mathematics for the Financial Sector MSc