MSc Mathematics of Sustainable Finance
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Key information
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus
- Delivery type
- Full-time, Part-time
- Start date
- September
- Duration
- 1 year
- Qualification
- MSc
Contact
Contact our enquiries team
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Are you interested in pursuing a career in Mathematical Finance while also positively contributing to society and the environment?
Our MSc Mathematics of Sustainable Finance program is tailored to equip you with the essential skills and knowledge to excel in this groundbreaking field. Our program stands out as it provides you with the necessary mathematical foundation and expertise to develop financial products that promote environmental, social, and governance (ESG) sustainability. You will have the opportunity to explore the latest areas of data science and their applications in financial mathematics.
Upon completion of this program, you will have a broad range of quantitative, numerical, and computational skills that are highly-valued and directly applicable in the financial sector and beyond.
Scottish Financial Risk Academy
We are proud to say this programme has been created in collaboration with partners at The Scottish Financial Risk Academy; the SFRA offers a series of activities with Industry Experts, covering Industry-led teaching, MSc and PhD projects and post-doctoral research. As part of this collaboration guest lectures will be conducted with members of the SFRA, where they will talk to our students about their experience and advice for working with sustainable finance.
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Course content
Year 1
Semester 1
Mandatory courses
- Climate Change and Sustainability (F71GF)
- Derivatives Markets and Pricing (F71DB)
- Statistical Inference (F71ST)
- Algorithmic and Scientific Programming (F78AP)
Optional courses
- Financial Markets (C31FM)
- Statistical Machine Learning (F21ML)
Semester 2
Mandatory courses
- Financial Economics 1 (F71AH)
- Derivative Pricing and Financial Modelling (F71DP)
- Bayesian Inference & Computational Methods (F79BI)
Optional courses
- Applied Risk Management (F71AR)
- Data Analytics and Time Series Analysis (F71DA)
Semester 3
- Dissertation (F71FD)
Go Global
Some of our Postgraduate Taught Masters Programmes are eligible for Inter-Campus Transfer. Please contact studywithus@hw.ac.uk for further information.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Status [footnote 1] | Full-time | Part-time |
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UK | 9152 | 4576 |
Overseas [footnote 2] | 20376 | 10188 |
Scholarships and bursaries
We aim to encourage well-qualified, ambitious students to study with us and we offer a wide variety of scholarships and bursaries to achieve this. Over £6 million worth of opportunities are available in fee and stipend scholarships, and more than 400 students benefit from this support.
View our full range of postgraduate scholarships.
Entry requirements
Entry
An honours degree (first or second class) or equivalent overseas qualifications in mathematics or statistics will be required for entry.
English language requirements
If your first language is not English, or your first degree was not taught in English, we'll need to see evidence of your English language ability. The minimum requirement for English language is IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
We offer a range of English language courses to help you meet the English language requirement prior to starting your masters programme:
- 20 weeks English (for IELTS of 5.0 with no skill lower than 4.5)
- 14 weeks English (for IELTS of 5.0 with minimum of 5.0 in writing and no skill lower than 4.5)
- 10 weeks English (for IELTS of 5.5 with no skill lower than 5.0)
- 6 weeks English (for IELTS 5.5 with no skill lower than 5.5)