Overview

About the program

The purpose of the Financial Engineering program at University of Johannesburg is to develop intellectual competencies and practical skills in the mastering, analysis, interpretation and application of advanced financial economics principles, mathematical statistics and computer programming to address current financial issues and develop new and innovative financial products.

UJ’s School of Economics core activity is to train economists in various fields of Economics (Financial Engineering, Industrial Economics and Trade Economics) so that they become the next generation leaders in the field of Economics and valuable assets for any organisation.

Programme Structure

Courses

Applied Econometrics and Machine Learning

Behavioural Finance

Cyber Security

Block Chain

Coding

Debt Market Modelling
Portfolio Optimization and Risk Allocation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-02-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-31 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

105

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Disciplines

Financial Mathematics View 9 other Masters in Financial Mathematics in South Africa

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7

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105

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Other requirements

General requirements

A potential student must be in possession of an Honours qualification, or an equivalent four-year qualification, (excluding BTech) with a minimum level of competency on NQF Level 8

A potential student must have obtained a 65% average for the NQF level 8 qualification.

If conditionally selected for the program, the student must attend and pass the preselection entrance course (the pass mark is determined by the head of the program)

High quantitative skills are needed
An examination will be written

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Accidents
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Tuition Fee

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International

45290 ZAR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 45290 ZAR per year during 24 months.

R45 290.00 and R274,000.00

Living costs for Johannesburg

8434 - 12036 ZAR /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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