📖Program Curriculum

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Compulsory Modules
ICM107 Securities, Futures and Options 20 7
ICM108 Fixed Income and Equity Investments 20 7
ICM127 Stochastic Calculus and Probability 20 7
ICM103 Quantitative Methods for Finance 20 7
ICM112 C++ for Financial Engineering 10 7
ICM292 Derivatives Modelling 20 7
ICM266 Essentials of Financial Engineering 10 7
ICM293 Numerical Methods for Finance 10 7
Option Modules
Students must choose 50 credits of option modules from the following
ICM201 Portfolio Management 20 7
ICM204 Financial Econometrics 20 7
ICM207 Market Risk 20 7
ICM211 Derivatives Securities Pricing, Hedging and Trading 20 7
ICM215 Foreign Exchange and Money Markets 20 7
ICM218 Research Project 20 7
ICM241 International Securities Markets 10 7
ICM243 Bond Market Pricing and Trading Strategies 20 7
ICM251 Corporate Finance 20 7
ICM265 Commodity Derivatives 10 7
ICM286 Advanced Derivatives Modelling 20 7
ICM289 Advanced Finance Theory with Empirical Applications 20 7
ICM296 Alternative and Responsible Investments 20 7
ICM297 Liquidity Risk and Algorithmic Trading 20 7

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

$0 USD

Tuition fee:

25,900 GBP per year

25,900 GBP in total

Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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Here is some more information about the enrollment process after you have been accepted.

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