入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：First or upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in a subject involving a significant amount of quantitative work (e.g. computer science, economics, engineering, mathematics, physics, statistics), or relevant work experience
英语要求：IELTS 6.5
学费 Tuition Fee： 2011/2012 £12,250
课程特征 Course Features：
This programme, linked to the School of Management's MSc Management Sciences and Finance, offers a firm grounding in finance in preparation for a career in financial institutions. You will develop an understanding of how OR, statistical and optimisation techniques are applied to practical problems, and will acquire many key workplace skills. A three-month industrial placement follows successful completion of the instructional component.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Compulsory modules: Corporate finance; Deterministic OR methods; Presenting reports; Spreadsheet and database modelling; Statistical methods; Stochastic OR methods; Visual basic for applications
Optional modules: Constraint satisfaction; Consultancy skills; Credit scoring and data mining; Economics; Financial portfolio theory; Financial risk management; Forecasting; Game theory; Project management; Trends in IT
Plus: Dissertation
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：Examination, coursework, dissertation
职业机会 Career Opportunities：Academia; banks and other financial institutions; statistics/OR practitioners (e.g. in consultancy, defence, government, health, manufacturing, transport)