Master's Programme in Financial Engineering
Mälardalen University
Key Information
Campus location
Västerås, Sweden
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
SEK 270,000 **
Application deadline
Request info *
Earliest start date
02 Sep 2024
* application period 16 October - 15 January
** for students outside EU/EAA
Introduction
The Master's programme in Financial Engineering provides you with advanced qualifications in mathematics and finance, covering a wide range of topics from the management of financial portfolios to risk analysis in financial markets. As a graduate, you will be in demand for senior positions in the international world of finance.
Program Outcome
Financial Engineering is a carefully designed Master's programme, belonging to the popular educational area of financial engineering. Focusing on both theoretical and quantitative computer-based methods of financial analysis, the programme provides an advanced basis in mathematics, oriented towards financial real-life problems.
Curriculum
Research is concentrated on financial mathematics, financial engineering, financial and risk management software, actuarial mathematics, applied statistics, stochastic processes, and simulation. To prepare you for a senior position in finance, advanced financial software and programming languages are systematically used in the teaching process. You also have the opportunity to be involved in research activities.
The teachers of the programme are lecturers from both academia and the financial industry.
This Master's programme is internationally oriented and is taught entirely in English.
Career Opportunities
As a graduate, you will have very competitive advanced qualifications for obtaining senior positions in a bank, on the stock exchange, in an investment company, insurance or financial software company, in government or a financial institution.
Alumni from the programme can be found in senior positions all over the world.
You will also have the opportunity to continue your education at the PhD level at Mälardalen University or at another high-quality educational institution or university anywhere around the globe.