MSc Statistics and Computational Finance

Train to work as a professional statistician and gain skills and experience working at the interface between statistics and finance.

Our course emphasises data analysis and will provide you with contemporary statistical ideas and methodologies that are attractive to prospective employers. The skills you gain are useful for a wide range of financial data analysis and in a range of other sectors where data analysis is required, for example sociology, health science, medical science or biology. This experience is also an ideal foundation for further academic study; many of our students choose to progress to PhD.

Our Statistics and Probability Group has a thriving research culture. Our group works with mainstream statistics to develop new methodology and apply it to real-world problems. The team produces world-class research, publishing in top journals. Our graduate students have full access to this expertise, as well as being exposed to forefront research carried out across the globe through our regular seminars and working groups.

This course will equip you with the necessary skills to:

• translate problems from the workplace into contemporary statistical ideas and methodologies
• solve problems using your advanced knowledge in statistical modelling and computational finance
• interpret and communicate your results.

Careers and skills

The big data analysis skills you develop on this course provide attractive employment opportunities in a growing number of industries where such skills are in high demand. The course is also a good foundation for continuing your studies at PhD level.