入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：The programme is for strong (First, Upper Second-class or equivalent) graduates from programmes in mathematics, or programmes with advanced mathematical components
英语要求： IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £15,660
课程特征 Course Features：
This programme aims to provide students with the computational engineering, software engineering, and computer programming skills, as well as the underlying mathematical and statistical theory, to prepare graduates for a career on the computational end of quantitative finance. This is a highly specialised and rapidly growing area.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Financial Engineering is a multi-disciplinary field that involves the application of the computational engineering, software engineering, and computer programming skills, as well as the underlying mathematical and statistical theory to the analysis and management of financial opportunities. Students will receive the most advanced computational and programming techniques that help them advance quickly in the field.
Compulsory modules:
•Mathematical Finance
• Further Mathematical Finance
• Statistical Methods in Economics
• Computational Methods
• Software Workshop
Optional modules:
• Game Theory
• Numerical Methods in Linear Algebra
• Fundamentals: Software Engineering
• Fundamentals: Databases
• Intelligent Data Analysis
教学与评估 Learning and Assessment:
The learning and teaching methods include standard lectures, examples classes, computer laboratories, software workshops, team mini-projects and group or individual tutorials. A more substantial summer project requiring independent work and presentation skills is another important teaching component of the programme.
职业前景 Career Prospects：
A great variety of employment prospects are currently available for graduates holding a postgraduate degree in the area of finance. While the expected destination at the end of the programme is the financial sector, the skills and expertise acquired are generally considered attractive by a wide range of traditional employers in science and technology. In addition to this, we mention the excellent support offered by the Careers and Employability Centre throughout the duration of the programme, with dedicated services and events such as the Finance and Science and Technology Fairs, recruitment presentations, career workshops etc.