Overview

The Mathematical Finance MSc course from University of Warwick build on your strong mathematical background to gain both a deep theoretical and conceptual knowledge of finance, together with the requisite high-level probability, statistics and mathematics, to enable you to undertake advanced quantitative modelling. Lab work will give you hands-on experience of using software packages for simulations and time series analysis, as well as learning programming for quantitative finance in three core languages: Python, C++ and R.

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Build on your strong mathematical background to gain both a deep theoretical and conceptual knowledge of finance, together with the requisite high-level probability, statistics and mathematics, to enable you to undertake advanced quantitative modelling. Lab work will give you hands-on experience of using software packages for simulations and time series analysis, as well as learning programming for quantitative finance in three core languages: Python, C++ and R.

Our departments benefit from excellent links to key financial institutions and employers, and this course has benefited from industry recommendations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Programming for Quantitative Finance

Stochastic Calculus for Finance

Financial Statistics

Simulation & Machine Learning for Finance

Asset Pricing & Risk

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-02 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

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100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Coventry, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Mathematics Finance Financial Mathematics View 144 other Masters in Mathematics in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

2.1 or first in BSc Financial Mathematics (or similar), BSc Mathematics or BSc Statistics
We do not require a GMAT or GRE score but a well-balanced score (700+) may strengthen your application.
Given the fast pace of the course, it is strongly recommended that you undertake preliminary reading before the start of the course if you have little or no background in areas such as Measure-Theoretic Probability, Statistics, and Financial Economics. Before you join the course, we will make reading recommendations and other materials available via our dedicated pre-arrival pages.

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Tuition Fee

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International

40790 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 40790 GBP for the full programme during 12 months.
National

33540 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 33540 GBP for the full programme during 12 months.

Living costs for Coventry

656 - 1057 GBP /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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Scholarships Information

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