Statistics and Computational Finance

University of York
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Mathematics and statistics

About this course

This programme in statistics and computational finance aims to train students to work as professional statisticians, not only at the interface between statistics and finance, but to provide skills applicable in sociology, health science, medical science, biology, and other scientific areas where data analysis is needed. The emphasis of the programme is on data analysis. It will equip students with contemporary statistical ideas and methodologies as well as advanced knowledge, which will make students very competitive to industry, academic and governmental institutions. There are excellent career prospects for employment in industry and the public sector for our graduates.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2134 Programmers and software development professionals
2431 Management consultants and business analysts
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
4124 Finance officers
1131 Financial managers and directors
3534 Financial accounts managers

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
York
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Mathematics and statistics