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This is a degree, offered jointly between the
University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University, that provides an
intensive training in the mathematical ideas and tools vital to the
finance industry. The ongoing financial crisis has highlighted the
growing importance of such quantitative skills for the development and
management of risk models as they are applied throughout the finance
industry. The University of Edinburgh has long experience in
stochastic analysis in the School of Mathematics whilst Heriot-Watt
University has a tradition of association with the insurance and
finance industry through its Department of Actuarial Mathematics and
Statistics and the School of Management and Languages. The MSc in
Financial Mathematics combines their different branches of expertise.
The course is part of the Maxwell
Institute for Mathematical Sciences, the joint research institute
of mathematical
sciences at the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University. 
Lectures and tutorials are
held in Scotland's capital city, which is a great place to live with
its unmatched selection of cultural activities. In addition, as a
financial centre, Edinburgh is second only to London in the UK and
boasts a long tradition of association with life insurance companies.
It is the second biggest centre in Europe for equity investment
management and is home to the Faculty of Actuaries. More information on
the MSc programme can be found at the new webpage _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Scotland
| Undergraduate courses: | phone +44 (0)131 451 8176, | or email ugenquiries@macs.hw.ac.uk |
| Postgraduate courses: | phone +44 (0)131 451 4152, | or email pgenquiries@macs.hw.ac.uk |
| For other enquiries: | phone +44 (0)131 451 3420, | email enquiries@macs.hw.ac.uk , or fax +44 (0)131 451 3327 |
