About the course

You'll study the pricing of financial contracts such as financial and real options, management of investment portfolios, capital adequacy requirements for financial institutions, valuation of firms, optimal capital management and optimal contracting.

　　Our 1 year full-time program offers you a practical and flexible curriculum that you can tailor to your interests and career goals through a range of elective courses, including computation in financial mathematics, financial calculus, machine learning, financial risk management, and econometrics of financial markets.

　　Accelerate your career in organisations such as investment banks, corporate risk management units, insurance companies, fund management institutions, financial regulatory bodies, brokerage firms and trading companies. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 1 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Semester 1 (February), 2024	St Lucia
Semester 2 (July), 2024	St Lucia
Semester 1 (February), 2025	St Lucia

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for The University of Queensland

To be eligible for entry, you'll need:

　　a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with first-year, university-level mathematics, including single-variable and multi-variable calculus, ordinary differential equations, and linear algebra, or

　　5 years of full-time equivalent, relevant work experience in data science, financial engineering or information technology.

　　You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 5.5 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.

　　IELTS overall 6.5, reading 6, writing 6, speaking 6, listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ

　　TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.

　　TOEFL PBT - Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 87.0

　　

Application deadline:

This date isn’t available – speak to an IDP counsellor to get detailed information.

　　

Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at The University of Queensland. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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