入学要求 Requirement:
学术要求:Normally a Second Class Honours degree or equivalent in a science or engineering subject, with significant maths content.
英语要求: IELTS Overall score 7.0. No section less than 6.0
学费 Tuition Fee:2011/2012 £15,500
课程特征 Course Features:
Quantitative financial methods are one of the fastest growing areas of the present day banking and corporate environments. The solution by Black, Scholes and Merton of the option pricing problem set off a revolution in finance resulting in the introduction of sophisticated mathematical techniques in the financial markets and corporate planning.
课程内容 Course Content :
Total credits required: 180
Compulsory modules
•Methods for Stochastics and Finance (15)
•Analysis and Computation for Finance (15)
•Mathematical Theory of Option Pricing (15)
• Fundamentals of Financial Management (30)
• Research Methods for Finance and Accounting (15)
• Advanced Econometrics (15)
Option modules
• Research Methodology (15)
• Financial Mathematics Project (45)
Or
• Research Methods for Finance and Accounting (15)
• Investment Analysis 1 (15)
• Investment Analysis Project (15)
Plus
Remaining credits taken from:
• Corporate Finance (15)
• Derivatives Pricing (15)
• Principles of Finance (15)
• Advanced Financial Theory (15)
• Advanced Topics in Statistics (15)
• Dynamical Systems and Chaos (15)
• Pattern Recognition (15)
评估 Assessment:
By a combination of coursework and written examination, plus a 45-credit project (if you choose a stream of modules in Mathematics) or a 15-credit project (on the Business School stream). The Financial Mathematics project length is about 10,000 words.
职业展望 Career Prospects:
Our graduates enter a wide variety of fields where their analytical skills are valued both in business and in the public sector. Areas such as finance and actuarial work are particularly popular.
We have an excellent reputation with graduate recruiters and our students compete very successfully in the employment market. You will have the opportunity to meet graduate employers via our Careers Fairs and our Careers and Employment Service provides a wealth of guidance and advice to help you onto your career ladder.