The University of Essex offers research supervision for their MPhil Computational Finance in the following fields: agent-based modelling of financial markets; computational risk management; high-frequency finance; and the use of computational-intelligence methods for investment decision-making. Essex provides a vibrant research environment so MPhil students publish papers in prestigious international conferences and often attract the attention of industry and government; one of Essex's PhD students was recently invited to present their research on term structure models to the Bank of England and many others get the opportunity to directly apply their research through internships at investment banks and hedge funds.
Within CCFEA, Essex's students are normally jointly supervised by academic staff in two of their constituent departments, in order to give students an interdisciplinary perspective to their topic of research.
Graduates have gone on to become quantitative analysts, portfolio managers and software engineers at various institutions, including major investment banks like HSBC and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities.
Graduates of the Centre have gone on to become quantitative analysts, portfolio managers and software engineers at various institutions, including major investment banks like HSBC and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities.
Essex has an extensive network of industrial contacts through their City Associates Board and their alumni, while the expert seminar series gives students the opportunity to work with leading figures from industry. A number of the students have held internships with prestigious City institutions, such as HSBC, Old Mutual and the Bank of England.
| Level | Masters |
| Discipline | Professional Studies |
| Duration | 36 months |
| Intakes | Oct |
| Application Fees | GBP 0 |
| Tuition Fees | GBP 17050 |
| Campus | Colchester |
| Language proficiency (minimum) | |
| IELTS | 6 |
|---|---|
| TOEFL | 76 |
| PTE | 60 |
| Duolingo | Not Accepted |
| Exam proficiency (minimum) | |
| SAT | Not Required / Waiver |
|---|---|
| ACT | Not Required / Waiver |
| GRE | Not Required / Waiver |
| GMAT | Not Required / Waiver |
Minimum GPA - 70.0%
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