StudyQA — Master: Financial Mathematics

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The MSc in Financial Mathematics gives you the tools necessary to undertake high quality research in both financial and academic institutions.

As such, you will be equipped for roles involving the development of pricing and risk management models and their testing, or for a career as a risk analyst or quantitative analyst.

You will acquire an in-depth knowledge and understanding of financial mathematics. This will include financial mathematical theory and modelling, along with probability theory and programming which is then applied for asset pricing, modelling interest rates and risk management.

This programme is rigorous with respect to the mathematics but also places great emphasis on linking theory with real world developments. You will often be exposed to the teaching of real world practitioners from the City of London.

Cass's proximity to the City of London, and our close links to many of its institutions, will help you to access outstanding networking and career opportunities.

We review all our courses regularly to keep them up-to-date on issues of theory, practice and relevance. Therefore, there might be some late changes to the detailed content of the modules and occasionally to module titles.

To satisfy the requirements of the degree programme, students must complete: nine core courses and five electives or one elective and a Business Research Project

Two Induction Weeks The Financial Mathematics course starts with two compulsory induction weeks, focused on:

* an introduction to careers in finance and the opportunity to speak to representatives from over 75 companies during a number of different industry specific fairs.
* a reminder course of advanced financial mathematics, statistics and basic computing which forms a prerequisite of the core modules in term 1.

Term dates 2013/14

Induction
Week commencing 9 September 2013 - 27 September 2013

Please note that these dates are provisional and are subject to change. Contact the MSc office before making any travel arrangements.

Term I
30 September 2013 - 6 December 2013
Term I exams
13 January 2014 - 24 January 2014

Term II
27 January 2014 - 4 April 2014
Term II exams
28 April 2014 - 9 May 2014

Term III
12 May 2014 - 27 June 2014
Term III Assessments
30 June 2014 - 11 July 2014

Business Research Project submission deadline
1 September 2014

Official Course End Date
30 September 2014

Every year we welcome students from around 100 different countries. It is essential that all students have an excellent command of English in order to participate fully in our collaborative learning process. If you are not a native English speaker but have been studying in English at a degree level for the last three years, please submit a copy of your most recent English language test scores/qualification along with your application and a decision will be made by the Admissions Panel. If you have done a 2+2 degree with two years in the UK you WILL be required to provide IELTS or TOEFL scores and possibly to resit the test to meet our academic entry requirements. Please note that we assess each application on its own merit and you can help us to make decision by providing all relevant documents at the time of application.We require all Cass MSc students who are not nationals of a majority English-speaking country OR have not successfully completed an academic qualification, at least equivalent to a UK bachelor's degree, which was taught in a majority English-speaking country as defined by the UK Border Agency, to have an overall IELTS score of at least 7.0 (with a minimum of 6.5 in writing). For TOEFL we require, 107 (internet based test) / 263 (computer based test) / 627 (paper based test). English Language Requirements IELTS band: 7 TOEFL paper-based test score : 627 TOEFL iBT® test: 107 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.