Master of Financial Mathematics 24 months Postgraduate Program By The University of Queensland |Top Universities
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Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

48,160 AUDTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

31 May, 2024Application Deadline

Program overview

Main Subject

Mathematics

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

UQ’s Master of Financial Mathematics is designed to equip you with sophisticated mathematical and computational techniques to measure and manage risk in the financial marketplace.

You'll study the pricing of financial contracts such as financial and real options, management of investment portfolios, capital adequacy requirements for financial institutions, valuation of firms, optimal capital management and optimal contracting.

The program offers you a practical and flexible curriculum that you can tailor to your interests and career goals through a range of elective courses, including Computation in Financial Mathematics, Financial Calculus, Machine Learning, Financial Risk Management, and Econometrics of Financial Markets.

You'll also be able to experience financial markets first-hand with an industry placement project, applying your knowledge and skills while working in sectors such as banking, energy trading or superannuation.

With a Master of Financial Mathematics qualification from UQ you’ll be highly sought after by investment banks, corporate risk management units, insurance companies, fund management institutions, financial regulatory bodies, brokerage firms and trading companies.

Program overview

Main Subject

Mathematics

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

UQ’s Master of Financial Mathematics is designed to equip you with sophisticated mathematical and computational techniques to measure and manage risk in the financial marketplace.

You'll study the pricing of financial contracts such as financial and real options, management of investment portfolios, capital adequacy requirements for financial institutions, valuation of firms, optimal capital management and optimal contracting.

The program offers you a practical and flexible curriculum that you can tailor to your interests and career goals through a range of elective courses, including Computation in Financial Mathematics, Financial Calculus, Machine Learning, Financial Risk Management, and Econometrics of Financial Markets.

You'll also be able to experience financial markets first-hand with an industry placement project, applying your knowledge and skills while working in sectors such as banking, energy trading or superannuation.

With a Master of Financial Mathematics qualification from UQ you’ll be highly sought after by investment banks, corporate risk management units, insurance companies, fund management institutions, financial regulatory bodies, brokerage firms and trading companies.

Admission Requirements

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To be eligible to complete the degree in 2 years full-time (only available as full-time study), you'll need:

  • a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with first-year, university-level mathematics (including single-variable and multi-variable calculus, ordinary differential equations, and linear algebra), or
  • a graduate diploma (or equivalent) in financial mathematics, or
  • to have successfully completed 3 years of study towards an approved qualification at an overseas partner institution, with a formal pathway to the Master of Financial Mathematics.

31 May 2024
2 Years
Feb
Jul

Tuition Fee and Scholarships

Domestic Students

7,910 AUD
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International Students

48,160 AUD
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