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University of Glasgow: Quantitative Finance
| Institution | University of Glasgow View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Adam Smith Business School View department profile |
| Web | glasgow.ac.uk/business |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
This programme draws on recent developments in finance with a quantitative approach to help you understand the structure of financial markets in order for you to make optimal investment decisions.
- Quantitative Finance will provide you will a detailed understanding of:
- the structure of financial markets and forecasting of financial data
- theoretical models in the core areas of quantitative finance, such as option pricing and hedging
- advanced econometric and calibration methods to construct practical models of asset prices using these theories.
- You will put theory into practice by using software packages such as C++ and Matlab, and will have access to our Bloomberg training room to enhance your employability skills.
- You will develop programming skills to utilise in the workplace. In lectures you will be taught the theory and be provided with a financial problem and you will solve these in labs/tutorials.
- We are now partners with Bloomberg Experiential Learning. The ELP program recognises and celebrates academic institutions that are leaders in experiential learning through the integration of Bloomberg terminal exercises into curriculum.
- Take advantage of our individualised skills development programme, which will ensure you balance academic theory with crucial employability skills to help you maximise your potential and achieve your career goals.
You will take four core and two optional courses and complete a substantial independent piece of work, normally in the form of a dissertation.
Core courses
- APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL FINANCE
- DISSERTATION GCEFS
- FINANCIAL MARKET MICROSTRUCTURE
- INVESTMENT, FINANCE AND ASSET PRICING
- MATHEMATICAL FINANCE
Optional courses
- BASIC ECONOMETRICS
- ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
- EMPIRICAL ASSET PRICING
- FINANCIAL SERVICES
- MODELLING AND FORECASTING FINANCIAL TIME SERIES
- PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS AND INVESTMENT
- MACHINE LEARNING IN FINANCE WITH PYTHON (potential new course for 2022 - subject to change/approval)
This programme will help prepare you for a career in government, international organisations or financial institutions working as derivative traders, quantitative traders or quantitative risk managers. Recent graduates have taken up positions in various investments banks. We have a dedicated careers and employability team who provide 1-2-1 support and advice, group workshops, employer events on campus and networking opportunities throughout the year to help you with your career prospects.
MSc
University of Glasgow
Adam Smith Business School
The University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Business School has the triple crown of accreditation and is accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS, evidence of our credibility and performance worldwide. In 2019, the School was also recognised by the Athena Swan Charter, achieving a Bronze Award for gender equality. In 2020, the Adam Smith Business School became an advanced signatory of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME). This signals our commitment to promote sustainability and responsible management in our teaching, research and practice.
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