MSc Quantitative Finance

The University of Manchester > Alliance Manchester Business School

This Master’s in Quantitative Finance enables you to learn how to design new financial products and gain advanced knowledge of the main theoretical and applied quantitative finance concepts. There is an international and multicultural perspective with a focus on current issues.

Alliance MBS is ranked 20th in the world for Accounting and Finance research according to the 2018 QS World Rankings, and the course is linked to The Manchester Accounting and Finance Group – one o

MSc Quantitative Finance

Asset Pricing Theory
Credit Risk Measurement and Management
Derivative Securities
Interest Rate Derivatives
Real Options in Corporate Finance
Risk, Performance and Decision Analysis
Stochastic Calculus for Finance
Time Series Econometrics

Computational Finance
Corporate Finance
Cross Sectional Econometrics
Generalised Linear Models and Survival Analysis
Portfolio Investment
Real Options in Corporate Finance
Risk, Performance and Decision Analysis
Scientific Computing
Simulation and Risk Analysis

Case Studies
Group Work Exercises
Independent research project
Lectures
Seminars

Coursework
Dissertation
Written examinations

These lists are not intended to be exhaustive, and may be subject to change. You should check the course homepage for further details and the most up-to-date information.