Master in Mathematics for Finance

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Course Enrolment

Modality:

Onsite

Edition:

14 Edition

Credits:

60 ECTS

Start date (d/m/y):

27/09/2011

Openings:

Total fees:

4400 €

End date (d/m/y):

31/12/2012

Itinerary:

Academic, Professional

Code

1107/14

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The development of new financial options assessment, hedging, and more generally, risk transfer technology since the 70's fostered the creation of the derivatives market and revolutionized the financial world. Since the 90's, financial entities increasingly require quantitative analysts, mathematicians in particular.

The Master in Mathematics for Financial Instruments was born from such demand, and it aims to help young math graduates, or other graduates with mathematical talent, to develop the language and tools to be able to enter the country's large financial institutions as quantitative analysts.

In the 10 years this Master has been offered, these goals have been successfully achieved, and we are currently highly regarded by financial institutions in Catalonia.

Professional placement for graduates is currently excellent, and there are excellent possibilities for high level professional careers in the financial world for our graduates. In fact, more than a hundred are currently working in the Catalan financial system in entities such as: La Caixa, Caixa Catalonia, Banc de Sabadell or Caixa Penedès.

Admission requirements

To have completed a minimum of 240 credits in mathematics, physics, ecomomics, engineering or similar fields, a degree in statistics or similar degree.

To have completed the degree in Mathematics for Financial Instruments (40 ECTS).

Location

Facultat de Ciències, CRM. Campus UAB, Bellaterra (Barcelona)

Language

Catalan (75%)
Spanish (25%)

Career opportunities

Financial institutions, company consulting, insurance companies, etc.

Information and pre-registration

Ignasi Utset Vila
Phone: 935811304
E-mail: mif@mat.uab.es
Web: http://mat.uab.cat/finances

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