Manchester, United Kingdom
This specialist course gives you a thorough understanding of the full range of quantitative methods needed for financial decision making.
Our MSc Quantitative Finance programme is particularly suitable for students with a degree in Finance, Financial Economics, Actuarial Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (see entry requirements ), as well as relevant work experience (non-compulsory). It is also suited to those wishing to gain salary enhancements, or students wishing to pursue advanced studies in quantitative finance.
CFA training
We have teamed up with Kaplan Schweser to facilitate student preparation for the CFA exams.
Trading BootCamp Week
Together with Amplify Trading , a global financial trading and training firm, we offer a week long Trading BootCamp for MSc Accounting, MSc Accounting and Finance, MSc Finance and MSc Quantitative Finance course students.
experience a live trading floor provided by two experienced traders with specialist software
engage with contemporary financial markets and apply your classroom theory in practice
watch live breaking news, economic data and geo-political events, and use your knowledge and skills in trading different asset classes
a fantastic opportunity to prepare you for successful careers after graduation.
The Finance Zone
gain access to one of the UK's most comprehensive collections of specialist financial and business databases that are used by top researchers around the world.
Databases include Bloomberg, Datastream, Thomson ONE, Compustat, WRDS, Capital IQ and many more. Read more about the specialist financial and business databases
Special features
Worshipful Company of International Bankers Affiliation
Our accounting and finance division courses are now affiliated with the Worshipful Company of International Bankers (WCIB). Every year the best dissertation out of the following four courses will receive the WCIB Prize worth £300.
The winner will also enter the competition for the prestigious WCIB Lombard Prize .