Course summary
We believe strongly that the work you do must be relevant to the world of work. Through our partnership with the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), a finanical sector professional body, we ensure you will develop a professional overview of the financial sector as well as advanced quantitative skills. Completing our course grants an MSc/PGDip as well as two internationally recognised professional qualifications and entitles you to become an Affiliate of the CISI to begin your career in finance. You’ll develop an advanced understanding of the concepts and techniques of financial mathematics and statistics, and the quantitative and analytic skills highly sought after by employers in the financial sector. Our degree has the significant advantage of no-experience necessary training in computer programming and data analysis, allowing you to develop first-class computing skills alongside your mathematical expertise. You'll need a good degree in a subject with mathematical content (such as maths, physics or engineering) but no prior knowledge of finance.
Modules
Risk Measurement (15 credits) - Compulsory Portfolio Analysis (15 credits) - Compulsory Financial Data and Professional Practice (15 credits) - Compulsory Fixed Income and Derivatives (15 credits) - Compulsory Stochastic Calculus and Pricing Derivatives (15 credits) - Compulsory Probability Theory and Mathematical Analysis (15 credits) - Compulsory Project (60 credits) - Compulsory Current Topics in Financial Mathematics (15 credits) - Optional Stochastic Processes (15 credits) - Optional Game and Decision Theories (15 credits) - Optional Time Series and Forecasting (15 credits) - Optional International Risk Management (15 credits) - Optional
Assessment method
Core module and most options are 100% coursework based, helping you build a portfolio of solutions to complex problems in finance using real market data.
Entry requirements
We welcome applications from graduates with a 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in an appropriate subject We also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications Those without formal qualifications need to demonstrate three years' relevant work experience and the ability to study at postgraduate level.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | With at least 6.0 in each component |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 87 | With at least 21 in listening & writing, 22 in speaking and 23 in reading |
| PTE Academic | 58 | With at least 51 in all components |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £15300* | Whole course |
| England | £10500* | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £10500* | Whole course |
| Scotland | £10500* | Whole course |
| Wales | £10500* | Whole course |
| International | £15300* | Whole course |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Middlesex University
Hendon Campus
The Burroughs
Barnet
NW4 4BT