Master of Mathematics and Quantitative Finance at University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Major regulatory changes and the emergence of new types of financial risk means that skilled quantitative finance professionals are more in demand than ever. The UTS postgraduate Quantitative Finance program is recognised in Australia and overseas as a leading qualification for aspiring and established quantitative finance professionals.

Designed by industry experts and leading UTS quantitative finance academics, the Master of Mathematics in Quantitative Finance has been designed to meet demand in this specialist field among graduates seeking to build their academic quantitative expertise. Through a combination of theoretical learning and hands-on experience, students gain the skills and professional competencies required to measure and manage risk in today’s complex financial markets.

Explore our quantitative finance degrees
UTS offers a suite of postgraduate quantitative finance degrees, each with a different area of focus. Students considering the Master of Mathematics and Quantitative Finance may also be interested in the following courses:

• Master of Quantitative Finance
• Master of Data Science in Quantitative Finance
   

Course content is comprised of 14 subjects, including six from the internationally recognised UTS Master of Quantitative Finance. Students start by building core competencies in mathematics, statistics and computer programming before progressing to advanced concepts in financial market instruments, probability theory and risk management – crucial components of any quantitative finance career.

They also learn to apply their theoretical learning to industry-relevant assignments in areas such as derivative security pricing, valuation of financial instruments, and market and credit risk measurement and management.