Overview

The Financial Mathematics degree programme from Dublin City University is designed to give you a competitive edge, the programme offers the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in quantitative finance and insurance roles.

Key Facts

During the course, you’ll learn about the fundamentals of mathematics and finance to help build your technical skills. You’ll also cover pricing, hedging of financial derivatives, portfolio optimisation, risk management, data analysis, machine learning and more.

The course is open to graduates with a mathematics degree, or related area, keen to advance their careers. With part-time and full-time study options available, you can choose the best route for you. You’ll also get to undertake a work placement or complete a supervised project.

Once you graduate, you’ll be sought after for roles like financial engineer, financial services consultant or analyst in an insurance or financial institution.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Probability and Finance (Advanced)
Partial Differential Equations

Fixed Income Securities (Advanced)
Stochastic Finance (Advanced)
Simulation for Finance

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2025-08-30 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

63

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TOEFL^® IBT

92

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120

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Financial Mathematics View 3 other Masters in Financial Mathematics in Ireland

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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63

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92

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Other requirements

General requirements

For admission to the M.Sc. in Financial Mathematics

Hold an award equivalent to an Honours B.Sc. or similar in any quantitative discipline, such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering and Economics.
Candidates must have an honours primary degree in one of the above disciplines with not less than 50% grade in Calculus, Linear Algebra, Quantitative Methods or similar modules.
Applicants with appropriate combinations of professional qualifications and work experience will also be considered. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) applicants are required to submit a cover letter along with their application under the Transcripts section of the portal, affirming their intent to apply for RPL. For more information on RPL see here.
Candidates who are non-native speakers of English must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language. More information about DCU's English language requirements can be found here.

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Tuition Fee

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International

17000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17000 EUR per year during 12 months.
EU/EEA

6000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6000 EUR per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Dublin

1100 - 1800 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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