Overview

The Statistics with Financial Mathematics course from University of Sheffield trains you to apply the probabilistic, statistical and mathematical techniques that are used in the finance industry.

Key Features

It is based on our Statistics MSc course, but also includes key financial topics such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the Black-Scholes option pricing formula and stochastic processes.

You’ll also develop a detailed working knowledge of more general statistical techniques and concepts, including linear and generalised linear modelling, Bayesian statistics, time series and machine learning.

You’ll learn how to analyse and draw meaningful conclusions from data, and develop your programming skills using the statistical computing software R.

Accreditation

Accredited by the Royal Statistical Society

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Data Analysis

Statistical Laboratory

Linear Models

Inference

Financial Mathematical, Dependent Data

Stochastic Processes and Finance

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-09-08 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-08-28 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Disciplines

Financial Mathematics Statistics Actuarial Science View 167 other Masters in Statistics in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

We ask for a 2:1 honours degree, or equivalent, with substantial mathematical and statistical components. In particular, you should have studied the following topics and performed well in assessments on them (for example, a score of at least 60 per cent).

Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Tuition Fee

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International

24400 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 24400 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

11950 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11950 GBP per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Sheffield

555 - 977 GBP /month

Living costs

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

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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