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Degree Programme Table: Financial Operational Research (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCFINOR1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
MATH11128 Computing for Operational Research and Finance Semester 1 10
MATH11048 Financial Mathematics and Investment Semester 1 10
MATH10065 Fundamentals of Operational Research Semester 1 10
MATH11111 Fundamentals of Optimization Semester 1 10
MATH11007 Methodology, Modelling and Consulting Skills Semester 1 10
MATH11028 Simulation Semester 1 10
MATH11046 Financial Risk Management Block 4 (Sem 2) 10
MATH11029 Stochastic Modelling Semester 2 10
MATH11043 Dissertation (Op. Res.) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60




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


Overarching rule collection group: A  
Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
Code   Course Name   Credits
MATH11088    Finance, Risk and Uncertainty   10  
MATH11008    Probability and Statistics   10  

Notes:SEMESTER 1 courses - please confirm delivery period using the course links
 
AND   

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
Code   Course Name   Credits
MATH11095    Advanced Computing for Operational Research   5  
MATH11030    Combinatorial Optimization   5  
MATH11148    Credit Scoring   10  
MATH11051    Financial Model Building   5  
MATH11146    Modern Optimization Methods for Big Data Problems   10  
MATH11031    Nonlinear Optimization   10  
MATH11041    Operational Research in Telecommunications   5  
MATH11042    Operational Research in the Airline Industry   5  
MATH11073    Time Series Analysis and Forecasting   5  
MATH11110    Optimization Methods in Finance   15  
MATH11009    Risk Analysis   5  
MATH11039    Statistical Modelling   5  
MATH11010    Stochastic Optimization   5  
MATH11024    The Analysis of Survival Data   10  
MATH11147    Large Scale Optimization for Data Science   10  

Notes:SEMESTER 2 courses - please confirm delivery period using the course links
 



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