Master in Financial Engineering

Earn a Master in Financial Engineering

The Master in Financial Engineering is deisgned to prepare students for a challenging and successful career in the international world of finance. You will see finance from advanced quantitative perspectives, including management of financial portfolios and risk analysis in financial markets.

The Financial Engineering Masters programme comprises a two-year curriculum with a total of 120 credits. It is a carefully designed and popular educational area of financial engineering. The course focuses on quantitative computer-based methods of financial analysis, and provides an advanced basis in mathematics and economics.

Financial Engineering is oriented towards financial real-life problems, using common financial software packages, and the textbooks have been chosen to support this approach. The programme is a natural continuation of the bachelor programme in Analytical Finance offered by Malardalen University.

Research studies are concentrated in financial mathematics, financial engineering, financial and risk management software, as well as in some related research areas such as actuarial mathematics, applied statistics and stochastic processes, and simulation. The best students are involved in research activities and the development of experimental financial software.

Year 1

Mathematics/Applied Mathematics 100%

Year 2

Mathematics/Applied Mathematics 100%

Graduates of Financial Engineering will obtain a Masters Degree and as a graduate of the Financial Engineering programme, you will have
very competitive advanced qualifications for obtaining a senior
position in a bank, stock exchange, investment company, insurance or
financial software company, government or other financial institution,
or manufacturing company. You will also have the opportunity to continue your education at the Ph.D. level at Mälardalen University or at another high-quality educational institution or university anywhere around the globe.