The course
- UCAS code
- GGC3
- Duration
- Up to 4 years
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Delivery type
- Full-time
Contact
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Contact
Admissions Officer (MACS)
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Telephone
+44 (0)131 451 8176
Overview
The Course
If you are looking for a career that offers the best pay of all the professions (and without the need to take postgraduate qualifications) and have an interest in science or engineering, then Financial Mathematics is the degree for you.Just as civil engineering deals with the design, construction and maintenance of buildings and roads, financial mathematics is concerned with the design, construction and maintenance of financial products.An explosion in the market of financial mathematicians occurred after the 1987 crash. Following the recent turmoil in the financial markets, investment banks are already planning to recruit more properly skilled mathematicians.
Teaching excellence and student satisfaction
93% of our 2017 graduates reported in the National Student Survey that they were satisfied overall with their course.
What Financial Mathematicians do
- They manage financial risk and design new financial products
- They are experts in deciding which assets to choose to fit the investment needs of their clients
- They do this by analysing the past and modelling the future
- They apply financial mathematics, probability, statistics, economics, and finance to solve problems in banking and investment
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Course content
Detailed course guideYear 1
Introduction to Statistical Science; Calculus; Introduction to University Mathematics; Professional Development Planning; Finance; Economics and practical work.
Year 2
Probability and Statistics; Actuarial and Financial Mathematics; Linear Algebra; Real Analysis; Multivariate Calculus; Numerical Methods and practical work.
Year 3
Portfolio Theory and Asset Models; Differential Equations; Derivative Markets and Discrete-time Finance; Stochastic Processes; Statistical Modelling; Vector Analysis; Numerical Analysis; Bayesian Inference and Computational Methods.
Year 4
Advanced Derivative Pricing; Time Series; Credit Risk Modelling; Risk Theory; Optimisation; Numerical Analysis and other advanced topics.
More in-depth information on the content of the courses listed above, how they are assessed and the learning outcomes can be accessed via our current student portal.