Taught course

Financial Mathematics

Institution
King's College London · Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Qualifications
MSc

Entry requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours degree in mathematics or mathematics based subject.

Applicants would need to demonstrate previous study of Further Mathematics and Pure Mathematics.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The Financial Mathematics MSc enables graduates and professionals with a strong mathematical background to research, develop and apply quantitative and computational techniques to investment and risk management. Based in the Department of Mathematics, this course has a superb reputation for research-led teaching and strong links to industry.

Key benefits

  • A rigorous approach to quantitative finance taught entirely by the Department of Mathematics.
  • In-depth coverage of the skills needed for working in the financial, actuarial or related industry: probability theory, optimisation, statistics and computer implementation.
  • Unrivalled facilities in central London with City of London’s financial centre close by, and with access to live market data in our Bloomberg Data Laboratory.
  • Flexible study course offering the opportunity to study part-time.
  • King’s is a member of the London Graduate School in Mathematical Finance which provides advanced courses for students who wish to push beyond the MSc core syllabus.
  • Lecturers on the course have extensive experience in consulting and working for financial companies and institutions such as Bank of Finland, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, ION Trading, Standard Chartered Bank and Winton Capital Management.

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

  • MSc
    full time
    12 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    part time
    24 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

Name
Postgraduate Office
Email
artshums-graduateadmissions@kcl.ac.uk