MSc in Operational Research and Finance

University of Southampton

Postgraduate

In Southampton

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Southampton

  • Start date

    September

Introducing your course
The MSc in Operational Research and Finance at the University of Southampton will equip you with skills in revenue management, credit scoring, and financial risk management that are highly sought by employers, and this degree will give you a deep understanding of applied analytics and financial modelling that is applicable across the financial institutions.
The summer dissertation gives you an opportunity to develop your research skills, often in a commercial setting, and our industrial liaison team will work with you to find a project that suits your skills and ambitions.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Southampton (Hampshire)
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University Road, SO17 1BJ

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

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Subjects

  • Risk
  • Credit
  • Finance
  • Financial
  • Project
  • IT risk
  • Financial Training

Course programme

Year 1

In addition to the compulsory and optional modules listed below, students are required to complete a Maths Project.

Core [?]

A core module is a module which must be taken and passed.

MATH6002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Deterministic OR Methods

MATH6004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Stochastic OR Methods

Compulsory

MANG6022Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Corporate Finance 1

MATH6001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 60

Project

MATH6145Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Presenting Reports

MATH6005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Visual Basic for Applications

MATH6006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Statistical Methods

MATH6147Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Data Analytics

Students must select one module from the following three modules (this module will become Compulsory once chosen):

MANG6020Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Financial Risk Management

MANG6008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Quantitative Research in Finance

MANG6023Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Corporate Finance 2

Optional

MATH6011Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Forecasting

MATH6017Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Financial Portfolio Theory

MATH6120Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Nonlinear Optimisation

MATH6119Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Case Studies

MATH6146Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Revenue Management

MATH6158Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Managing Uncertainty and Risk

MANG6054Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Credit Scoring and Data Mining

MANG6023Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Corporate Finance 2

MANG6008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Quantitative Research in Finance

MANG6100Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Game Theory for Business

MANG6020Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Financial Risk Management

MANG6229Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Multivariate Statistics for Data Mining

MANG6169Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Credit Risk and Banking Regulation

MANG6231Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Software for Data Analysis and Modelling

MATH6013Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Healthcare Modelling

MATH6112Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Computer Analysis of Data and Models

MANG6331Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Text Mining and Social Network Analytics

COMP6234Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Data Visualisation

Additional information

Study Locations: , Highfield Campus

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