POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA / MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS

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This postgraduate programme is specially designed for graduates in the managerial level who wish to build and advance their careers in the most fast-changing and challenging field of financial sector. More importantly participants should be able to transform real world financial problems into quantitative models (formulation), solve the models by applying statistics and operational research techniques (analysis) with the help of software and IT applications.

The course consists of four main areas: Finance, Statistics, Operational Research, Mathematics, which are helpful for the financial analysis, decision making and product development.

Objectives

To introduce participants to the new financial world with options, forward, derivative markets.
To fulfill the financial concept knowledge gap of science and engineering graduates.
To fulfill the statistical/ mathematical knowledge gap of the other graduates.
To give the application knowledge of decision making using statistical/ mathematical theory in the field of finance.

Significant of the Degree Programme

The first master’s degree programme in Sri Lanka in Financial Mathematics.
Degree is offered by Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Leading Technical University in Sri Lanka convey world class recognition to it graduate.
Degree program is design from fundamental theories to complex real-world applications, thus any candidate who fulfil the minimum requirement of eligibility could successfully complete the programme irrespective of prior knowledge on statistics and financial with passion and dedication.
Highly focus on real world application with necessary theoretical concept.
Flexible assessment criteria and evenly distributed course workload which enable the graduate balancing their academic and professional works.

Main Study Areas

Financial Mathematics
Actuarial Statistics
Quantitative Techniques
Decision Theory
Game Theory
Corporate Finance
Financial Data Analysis
Economics for Finance
Introduction to Marketing Management Information system
Multivariate Data Analysis
R programming language for statistical computing

For more details: Course Detail and Syllabus

Duration

Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Mathematics - 12 months (part-time) (SLQF - L8)
Master of Financial Mathematics - 16 months (part-time) (SLQF - L9)
Master of Science in Financial Mathematics - 24 months (part-time) (SLQF - L10)

- Lectures are conducted on weekends

Programme Structure

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For more details: Course Detail and Syllabus

Eligibility Requirements

Course Fee and Payment Instructions

Full Course Fee -
- PG Dip. in FinMath - Rs.350,000/=
- Master of FinMath - Rs. 400,000/=
- MSc in FinMath - Rs. 500,000/=
All payments must be made to the following account
- Bank : BOC Katubedda
- Acc.Name: University of Moratuwa
- A/C No: 70993353

Please indicate "MFM24-Applicant’s NIC" in the reference field in your receipt.

(Eg. If your NIC is 2000123456, the reference should be MFM24-2000123456).

The fee for the MSc/ PG Diploma in Financial Mathematics course could be paid in two installments.

Installment 1: On registration, 60% of the total fees (Students need to pay the examination and registration fee of Rs.2000/- and a refundable deposit of Rs. 2500/-, which is charged for the use of the university library)
Installment 2: The remaining 40% must be paid before the Semester 1 examination approximately after nine months of the registration.

How to apply

Please refer to the Paper Advertisement for more information regarding the deadline

The application can be submitted online

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