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Degree Programme Table: Financial Modelling and Optimization (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCFINMO1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Director of Studies.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 9 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    MATH11075 Discrete-Time Finance Semester 1 15
    MATH11076 Stochastic Analysis in Finance I Semester 1 7.5
    MATH10015 Simulation Semester 2 10
    MATH11088 Finance, Risk and Uncertainty Semester 1 10
    MATH11013 Dissertation (Fin. Math.) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
    MATH11118 Risk-Neutral Asset Pricing Semester 2 15
    MATH11111 Fundamentals of Optimization Semester 1 10
    MATH11077 Stochastic Analysis in Finance II Semester 2 7.5
    MATH11079 Research-Linked Topics Full Year 5




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    MATH11040    Credit Scoring and Data Mining   10  
    MATH11046    Financial Risk Management   10  
    MATH11009    Risk Analysis   5  
    MATH11074    Operational Research in the Energy Industry   5  
    MATH11090    Game Theory   5  
    MATH11029    Stochastic Modelling   10  
    PGPH11076    Parallel Numerical Algorithms   10  
    MATH11089    Dynamic and Integer Programming   10  
    INFR09021    Introduction to Java Programming   10  
    MATH10044    Numerical Partial Differential Equations   10  
    MATH11110    Optimization Methods in Finance   15  
    MATH11031    Nonlinear Optimization   10  
    MATH11032    Large Scale Optimization   10  
    MATH11010    Stochastic Optimization   5  
    MATH11030    Combinatorial Optimization   5  
    MATH11091    Global and Derivative-Free Optimization   5  

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    MATH11110    Optimization Methods in Finance   15  
    MATH11031    Nonlinear Optimization   10  
    MATH11032    Large Scale Optimization   10  
    MATH11010    Stochastic Optimization   5  
    MATH11030    Combinatorial Optimization   5  
    MATH11091    Global and Derivative-Free Optimization   5  

     


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