Applied Statistics and Financial Modelling

• This course is accredited by the Royal Statistical Society - graduates may be granted Graduate Statistician (GradStat) status.
• We offer state-of-the-art resources with access to cutting-edge software and tools in our modern computer labs.
• You will join a diverse and inclusive community of students and faculty which fosters collaboration and networking.
• We are located in the heart of London, with access to world-class facilities and vibrant cultural experiences, including University of London seminar programmes in probability and statistics, and excellent library facilities close by in Bloomsbury.
• Our teaching is informed by the needs of employers and you will be taught by academics who are professional practitioners involved in the world of economics and international finance. They provide specialist advice and training to government departments and City firms and banks.
• We have active research groups in mathematics, econometrics and statistics, macroeconomics and microeconomics, that all host visiting speakers and organise seminars you can attend. For example, our Birkbeck Centre for Applied Macroeconomics disseminates research, hosts events and houses visiting academics.

On successfully graduating from this MSc Applied Statistics and Financial Modelling, you will have gained an array of essential transferable skills, including in:

• advanced data analysis and statistical modelling
• financial forecasting and risk management
• critical thinking and problem-solving
• effective communication and presentation skills.

Graduates can pursue career paths in data collection, research, analysis, modelling and forecasting. Possible professions include:

• financial analyst
• data scientist
• risk manager
• quantitative researcher roles.

Our graduates have gone on to be employed by organisations such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Deloitte and the Bank of England.

Further information about careers in statistics is available from the Royal Statistical Society.

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