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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2015/2016

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Degree Programme Table: Financial Mathematics (jointly with Heriot-Watt University) (MSc) (PTMSCFINMA2F)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

  • Notes: This programme is administered through Heriot-Watt University.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    MATH11056 Derivatives Markets Semester 1 7.5
    MATH11153 Discrete-Time Finance Semester 1 10
    MATH11065 Financial Markets Semester 1 15
    MATH11058 Special Topics 1 Semester 1 7.5
    MATH11154 Stochastic Analysis in Finance Semester 1 20
    MATH11130 Credit Risk Modelling Semester 2 15
    MATH11057 Derivative Pricing and Financial Modelling Semester 2 15
    MATH11059 Special Topics 2 Semester 2 7.5
    MATH11013 Dissertation (Fin. Math.) 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 a minimum of 22.5 credits and a maximum of 35 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 15 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    MATH11070    Statistical Methods   15  
    MATH11129    Statistical Inference   7.5  

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

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 35 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    MATH11062    Time Series Analysis   7.5  
    MATH11064    Financial Econometrics   7.5  
    MATH11068    Numerical Techniques of Partial Differential Equations   7.5  
    MATH11149    Portfolio Theory   15  
    MATH11158    Optimization Methods in Finance   10  
    MATH10015    Simulation   10  
    MATH11150    Stochastic Control and Dynamic Asset Allocation   10  

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



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