Quantitative Finance

Master of Quantitative Finance

UTS course code: C04052
Testamur title: Master of Quantitative Finance
Abbreviation: MQF
Course fee: $2,400 per subject (local)¹
$11,400 per semester (international)¹
Total credit points: 72

Graduate Diploma in Quantitative Finance

UTS course code: C07023
Testamur title: Graduate Diploma in Quantitative Finance
Abbreviation: GradDipQF
Course fee: $2,400 per subject (local)¹
$11,400 per semester (international)¹
Total credit points: 24

Footnote:
1. Fees subject to confirmation.

Admission requirements
Course duration
Course structure
Course program
Other information

The Quantitative Finance program provides participants with the opportunity to acquire the detailed specialised knowledge and the professional competency required to work as a quantitative finance analyst in the modern finance industry.

The Graduate Diploma in Quantitative Finance provides the core knowledge of the modern financial instruments and the fundamentals of the specialised quantitative finance skills required for a basic professional competency in quantitative finance.

The Master of Quantitative Finance provides the full gamut of specialised quantitative finance skills and development of professional competency required to be a quantitative finance specialist performing at the cutting edge of the discipline. Participants have the opportunity to see the application of quantitative finance to advanced financial instruments, an integrated approach to risk management and how to implement quantitative finance strategies.

Admission requirements

The admission requirement is a cognate degree from a recognised university or equivalent institution. In exceptional circumstances an applicant who does not possess a cognate degree may be admitted to the program on the basis of demonstrated capacity to successfully complete the Graduate Diploma in Quantitative Finance (C07023).

Course duration

The Graduate Diploma is a one-and-a-half-year, part-time, or one-year, full-time course if taken in Autumn and Spring semesters only.

The Master of Quantitative Finance is a two-year, part-time, or one-year, full-time course if taken in Autumn and Spring semesters only.

Course structure

Both programs are offered in an intensive mode to facilitate access by participants who are already working in the industry and teaching and learning strategies have been designed with this in mind.

Course program

Other information

Further course information is available from the Faculty of Business website at:

www.business.uts.edu.au/courses