MSc Quantitative Finance

at Bayes Business School

What will you learn

• You will gain a good understanding of the technical aspects used in financial markets, starting from the financial theory, looking at different financial instruments and showing various applications of the theoretical concepts.
• You will gain a sound knowledge and understanding of stochastic modelling, mathematical finance, econometrics as well as programming.
• You will also obtain a very good understanding of different financial assets, in particular derivatives, and how they can be used in different context, such as risk management, asset management or structuring.
• You will have three different possibilities to complete your degree in the third term, including writing a dissertation or an applied project. You can also opt to gain all the credits through taught electives.

• A UK upper second class degree or above, or the equivalent from an overseas institution.
• Your academic background should be in a highly quantitative subject such as mathematics, physics, engineering, economics or computer science and having covered areas such as statistics, linear algebra and calculus
• Work experience is not a requirement for this course.

English Language Requirements

• A UK upper second class degree or above, or the equivalent from an overseas institution, in a highly quantitative programme such as mathematics or statistics is required to enter this course
• Work experience is not a requirement of this course.
• If you have been studying in the UK for the last three years it is unlikely that you will have to take the IELTS test
• If you have studied a 2+2 degree with just two years in the UK you will be required to provide IELTS results and possibly to resit the tests to meet our requirements.

IELTS

The required IELTS level is an average of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in the writing section and no less than 6.0 in any other section.

UK/EU/International
£29,500
Tuition fees are subject to annual change

Fees in each subsequent year of study (where applicable) will be subject to an annual increase of 2%. We will confirm any change to the annual tuition fee to you in writing prior to you commencing each subsequent year of study (where applicable).

Deposit: £2,000 (usually paid within 1 month of receiving offer and non-refundable unless conditions of offer are not met)

The job opportunities for students from the three quants masters programmes are very similar.

They usually find employment with large investment banks, but also some smaller boutique finance firms, hedge funds or other specialist companies.

Working as a general or technical analysts, risk management position, working on fixed income security desks and the asset management industry including hedge funds are typical jobs which students from the MSc Quantitative Finance go into. Hear from our Quantitative Finance Alumni.

Students from the MSc Quantitative Finance will have covered more topics relating to forecasting and regression analysis. You will also have the skills to study for a PhD in the area of quantitative finance and financial markets.