Quantitative Finance and Risk Management MSc

Master

In Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

£ 9,810 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Newcastle-upon-tyne

  • Duration

    12 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Our Quantitative Finance and Risk Management MSc will develop your understanding of generalist finance issues. You'll also develop specialist practical skills in quantitative methodology and risk management.

Worldwide growth in the financial services sector has fuelled the demand for graduates with a sound understanding of generalist finance issues, combined with specialist skills in quantitative methodology and risk management. This course meets this demand. It builds on the Business School’s established strengths in economics and finance.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (Tyne and Wear)
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Citywall, Citygate, St James Boulevard, NE1 4JH

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

This course will provide opportunities for you to develop relevant skills and a practical understanding of:

the behaviour of international financial markets
the ability to analyse the strategies of financial market investors
the role of finance in a modern economy

The course will suit those wanting to develop a career in the broad financial services sector. It is particularly relevant to a career as a quantitative analyst in the investment banking and risk management fields.

Graduates from this course have undertaken various roles including:

Senior Associate Chartered Accountant
Financial Trader
Auditor
Risk Analyst
Economist
Financial Analyst
Investor Relations Advisor

A 2:1 honours degree, or an international equivalent. You also need to show a firm grasp of:

basic calculus
probability theory
statistical inference

Benefit from our Chartered Banker Institute Centre of Excellence status. This course has a Chartered Banker pathway so you can achieve the Associated or full Member status of the Chartered Banker Institute.

Professional recognitions and accreditations are subject to revision.

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Subjects

  • Risk
  • Finance
  • Financial
  • Risk Management
  • IT risk
  • Financial Training
  • Quantitative Finance
  • Economics
  • Econometrics
  • Risk modelling
  • Economics and Finance
  • Financial Theory

Course programme

Compulsory modules
  • NBS8020 Dissertation
  • NBS8185 MATLAB for Finance
  • NBS8187 Time-Series Econometrics
  • NBS8201 Risk Modelling
  • NBS8330 Research Methods in Economics and Finance
  • NBS8331 Introductory Econometrics
  • NBS8332 Financial Theory
  • NBS8333 Financial Derivatives
  • NBS8257 Applied Econometrics
Optional modules

You take optional modules to the value of 20 credits from the following:

  • NBS8018 International Money and Banking
  • NBS8200 Behavioural Finance
  • NBS8203 Retail and Investment Banking
  • NBS8259 Cross Sectional and Panel Econometrics
Module changes

Modules change annually to take account of:

  • changing staff expertise
  • developments in the discipline
  • the requirements of external bodies and partners
  • student feedback.

Additional information

UK Full time Fee : £9,810

Quantitative Finance and Risk Management MSc

£ 9,810 VAT inc.