入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：Applicants should have at least a 2:1 Honours degree or non-UK equivalent. Normally this should be a degree in economics, finance, engineering, physics or another highly mathematical discipline.
英语要求： IELTS 6.5 (with no subtest less than 6)
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £13750
课程特征 Course Features：
This Masters programme offers training in the core areas of finance, drawing on recent developments in each of the subject areas with a quantitative approach to understanding the structure of financial markets and forecasting their expected movements.
•The programme will develop your understanding of theory in lecture-based teaching and its practical application in computer labs, allowing you to develop real-life skills, such as pricing financial derivatives and forecasting exchange rates.
课程内容 Course Content ：
You will take five compulsory courses and two optional courses. MSc students will write a dissertation of 12,000–15,000 words.
Core courses
•Basic econometrics*
•Financial derivatives
•Mathematical finance (co-requisite for Financial derivatives)
•Modelling and forecasting financial markets
•Research methods and dissertation training.
* Students who already have Basic Econometrics will take four compulsory and three optionalcourses, subject to the approval of the programme director.
Optional courses
•Advanced portfolio analysis
•Computational finance (subject to course approval)
•Economic fundamentals and financial markets
•Portfolio analysis and investment (co-requisite for Advanced portfolio analysis).
职业前景 Career Prospects：
We expect graduates from this programme to gain employment in financial institutions, government organisations and international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The programme also provides a strong foundation for PhD research, particularly for our PhD in Quantitative Finance.