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Cardiff University: Operational Research, Applied Statistics and Financial Risk

Institution Cardiff University
Department School of Mathematics View department profile
Web www.cardiff.ac.uk/mathematics
Email enquiry@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone +44 (0)29 2087 4455
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Summary

A unique MSc degree aimed at those who wish to study in greater depth risk models, particularly for applications to financial markets, but also to other sectors.

Our MSc in Operational Research, Applied Statistics and Financial Risk aims to equip you with the necessary analytical skills, methods and ways of thinking to tackle and analyse complex organisational problems, help make better decisions, and to become confident statistical analysts.

This course is ideal training for those who wish to study, in greater depth, risk models, particularly for application to financial markets but also to other sectors.

You will undertake case studies and project work which will give you the opportunity to put your skills into practice and provides valuable experience of working in the field. The dissertation project, typically undertaken with an industrial partner, will allow you to work with complex data in a creative manner and a problem-solving environment, as well as to communicate your ideas and findings effectively.

We offer a one year full-time and a three year part-time programme.

MSc

Cardiff University
School of Mathematics
 

About Us:
The School of Maths has access to some of the best mathematicians in the country, a cutting-edge research community, and a wide range of courses and modules to choose from.

Led by passionate academics, our teaching centres on pioneering research and the needs of modern technology, to ensure our students education is at the forefront of the discipline.

We have an outstanding building named Abacws, which boasts exceptional facilities designed to encourage interaction and innovation through collaborative study spaces and research areas. The building is located in a central position within the university …

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