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M.Sc. Quantitative Finance
University of Glasgow
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| Start date: | September 2013 |
| Duration full-time: | 12 months |
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| Delivery mode: | On Campus |
| Educational variant: | Part-time, Full-time |
Description
* MSc: 12 months full-time
Teaching is based on formal lectures which also allow opportunities for class discussion. More technical subjects are supported by weekly or fortnightly small tutorials, which provide opportunities for you to engage with some issues or questions in a group format. Some courses also involve lab sessions with students using specialised software, for instance in the study of econometrics.
You will take five compulsory courses and two optional courses. MSc students will write a dissertation of 12,00015,000 words.
Compulsory courses
* Basic econometrics*
* Financial derivatives
* Mathematical finance (co-requisite for Financial derivatives)
* Modelling and forecasting financial markets
* Research methods and dissertation training.
* Students who already have Basic econometrics will take three compulsory and three optionalcourses, subject to the approval of the programme director.
Optional courses
* Advanced portfolio analysis
* Applied computational finance (subject to course approval)
* Economic fundamentals and financial markets
* Portfolio analysis and investment (co-requisite for Advanced portfolio analysis).
Contents
* MSc: 12 months full-time
Teaching is based on formal lectures which also allow opportunities for class discussion. More technical subjects are supported by weekly or fortnightly small tutorials, which provide opportunities for you to engage with some issues or questions in a group format. Some courses also involve lab sessions with students using specialised software, for instance in the study of econometrics.
You will take five compulsory courses and two optional courses. MSc students will write a dissertation of 12,00015,000 words.
Compulsory courses
* Basic econometrics*
* Financial derivatives
* Mathematical finance (co-requisite for Financial derivatives)
* Modelling and forecasting financial markets
* Research methods and dissertation training.
* Students who already have Basic econometrics will take three compulsory and three optionalcourses, subject to the approval of the programme director.
Optional courses
* Advanced portfolio analysis
* Applied computational finance (subject to course approval)
* Economic fundamentals and financial markets
* Portfolio analysis and investment (co-requisite for Advanced portfolio analysis).
Requirements
Applicants should have at least a 2:1 Honours degree or non-UK equivalent. Normally this should be a degree in economics, finance, engineering, physics or another highly mathematical discipline.
If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level
English Language Requirements
| CAE score: | 75(Grade B) |
Funding
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