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Financial Modelling – (M.Sc.)

University of Glasgow

Business School
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Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 5,290 - ≈ € 13,520 (non-EEA)
Location: Glasgow / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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Location of University of Glasgow

* MSc: 12 months full-time

Teaching is through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials.

Core courses

* International capital markets
* Mathematical models for finance
* Statistical inference (half credit course)
* Probability (half credit course)
* Research methods
* Financial reporting and interpretation
* Mathematical and statistical modelling for finance

Optional courses

* Financial analysis and equity valuation
* International banking and financial markets.

You will also complete a dissertation of around 12,000 words.


Contents

* You will receive a high-level introduction to the use of mathematics and statistics in finance and gain a critical awareness of evolving and controversial areas of market behaviour. You will develop analytical, computation, evaluative and communication skills that can be applied to a wide range of finance and other business contexts.
* The programme is designed to meet the needs of highly numerate graduates (principally graduates in mathematics, statistics, engineering or a related discipline) who wish to use their skills to pursue a career in finance.
* MSc: 12 months full-time

Teaching is through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials.

Core courses

* International capital markets
* Mathematical models for finance
* Statistical inference (half credit course)
* Probability (half credit course)
* Research methods
* Financial reporting and interpretation
* Mathematical and statistical modelling for finance

Optional courses

* Financial analysis and equity valuation
* International banking and financial markets.

You will also complete a dissertation of around 12,000 words.

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Requirements

Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified.

Language Proficiency

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade B (Score: 75)

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