Quantitive Finance: Financial Engineering
The University of ManchesterProgram Overview
The Quantitive Finance: Financial Engineering at The University of Manchester is a MSc programme in Business & Management over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of business & management. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Quantitive Finance: Financial Engineering programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 24,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 24,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Quantitive Finance: Financial Engineering programme are prepared for diverse careers in business & management:
- Business Analyst
- Management Consultant
- Product Manager
- Strategy Analyst
- Operations Manager
- Entrepreneur
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Asset Pricing Theory
- Derivative Securities
- Stochastic Calculus
- Cross-Sectional Econometrics
- Portfolio Investment
- Scientific Computing
- Credit Risk Management
- Interest Rate Derivatives
- Computational Finance
- Corporate Finance
- Generalised Linear Models and Survival Analysis
- Real Options in Corporate Finance
- Risk, Performance and Decision Analysis
- Simulation and Risk Analysis
- Time Series Econometrics
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
They normally look for a UK bachelor degree with first or upper second class honours, or the overseas equivalent, with excellent results in finance and quantitative subjects (accounting is not considered to be finance).
When assessing your academic record, we take into account your grade average, position in class, references and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.
You need to have studied or be studying for a degree in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, actuarial or decision sciences and have taken or be taking a significant number of modules in quantitative subjects, such as differential equations, econometrics or mathematical statistics in the final year of your degree. You need excellent results in these subjects.
They highly recommend GMAT or GRE for applications to all our accounting and finance related programmes. We anticipate a well-balanced score with a strong performance in the quantitative sections.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 24,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 24,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 24,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 24,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact The University of Manchester directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About The University of Manchester
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University Profile- Application Deadline Jun, 2027
- Start Date Sep, 2026
- Language English
- Duration 12 months
