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Master's programme in Financial Engineering
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.
The programme
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.
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.
Employment and Future Prospects
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 Ph.D. level at Mälardalen University or at another high-quality educational institution or university anywhere around the globe.
Apply to the programme
I’m an EU citizen/non-fee-paying student and want to apply in the national application round
Apply to the programmeCourse overview for program
Year 1
Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
100%
Year 2
Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
100%
Occasions for this programme
Autumn 2020
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Master's Programme in Financial Engineering, 120 credits
Scope
120 credits
Start
Autumn 2020 (start 2020-08-31)
Time and study pace
2 years (full time)
Education ordinance
Second cycle
Application code
MDH-41950
Language
English
Study location
Västerås
Syllabus
View syllabus (ZMS20)Course overview
View programme schedule (20/21)Specific requirements
A completed Bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to 180 credits, of which at least 60 credits in Mathematics including probability theory and statistics. A TOEFL test result, with a minimum score of 575 with a TWE score of at least 4.5 (PBT) or 90 with a TWE score of at least 20 (iBT) or an IELTS test result with an overall band score of at least 6.5 and no band score below 5.5 or equivalent is required.
Selection
Guaranteed Place
Degree
Masterexamen
Tuition fee
For students outside EU/EEA
Per installment prior to each semester: 67500 SEK
Annual tuition fee: 135000 SEK
Total programme fee: 270000 SEK
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Application and admission
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Mälardalen University scholarship programme
Every year Mälardalen University offers a limited numbers of scholarships to students applying for a Master's programme with us as their first choice.
How it works
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