The Department of Economics, Mathematics and Communication and Statistics offers the following Master Programs:
Program Name
The market for postgraduate training in quantitative finance is evolving, with a change in the skillset that employers demand. Birkbeck’s MSc Mathematical Finance offers advanced training in quantitative skills used in modern financial institutions, including most notably valuation of securities, and measurement and management of portfolio risks, enabling you to seek employment in financial institutions, including regulator bodies.
Finance and Banking (MSC)
Specialist knowledge of finance is increasingly valued in commercial firms, government and academia. On our MSc Finance and Banking you will obtain excellent specialist training in finance and banking including basic portfolio theory, corporate finance and pricing theory applied to derivatives and government bond markets. You also learn the latest econometrics and numerical analysis skills important in the marketplace.
Financial Economics (MRES)
Birkbeck’s MRes Financial Economics will prepare you to undertake MPhil/PhD or professional research by giving you the theoretical knowledge and analytical techniques you need. The course will also give you a solid understanding of financial economics through modules taught at Master’s and MPhil level. You can also specialize in a particular area of personal or professional interest via a range of option modules.
Economics (MRES)
Birkbeck’s MRes Economics will prepare you to undertake MPhil/PhD or professional research by giving you the theoretical knowledge and analytical techniques you need. The course will give you a solid understanding of economics through modules taught at Master’s and MPhil level, including a dedicated research topics module in macroeconomics. You can also specialize in a particular area of personal or professional interest via a range of option modules. You will be assigned an academic MRes supervisor from the onset.
Statistics (Graduate Diploma)
Our Graduate Diploma in Statistics introduces you to the methods and practical implementation of statistical analysis, firmly grounded within the context of the underlying statistical theory and associated mathematics.
The Graduate Diploma in Statistics is particularly suitable for those who are looking to upskill quickly in the theoretical underpinnings and practical implementation of the kinds of statistical analyses that are often required in the practice of data science, but who are not yet ready to begin a Postgraduate Certificate or Master’s program.
Finance and Banking (MSC)
Specialist knowledge of finance is increasingly valued in commercial firms, government and academia. On our MSc Finance and Banking you will obtain excellent specialist training in finance and banking including basic portfolio theory, corporate finance and pricing theory applied to derivatives and government bond markets. You also learn the latest econometrics and numerical analysis skills important in the marketplace.
Finance Economics (MRES)
Birkbeck’s MRes Financial Economics will prepare you to undertake MPhil/PhD or professional research by giving you the theoretical knowledge and analytical techniques you need. The course will also give you a solid understanding of financial economics through modules taught at Master’s and MPhil level. You can also specialize in a particular area of personal or professional interest via a range of option modules.
Economics (MRES)
Birkbeck’s MRes Economics will prepare you to undertake MPhil/PhD or professional research by giving you the theoretical knowledge and analytical techniques you need. The course will give you a solid understanding of economics through modules taught at Master’s and MPhil level, including a dedicated research topics module in macroeconomics. You can also specialize in a particular area of personal or professional interest via a range of option modules. You will be assigned an academic MRes supervisor from the onset.
Applied Statistics (MSC)
Our MSc Applied Statistics has been specially designed to meet the personal and career development needs of people who want to continue working, or gain valuable interning experience, while also studying in the evening. Many of our students are involved in data analysis, the interpretation of statistics, the optimal design and control of systems, and the modelling and prediction of time-dependent phenomena.
Applied Statistics and Financial Modelling (MSC)
While practically orientated, this MSc Applied Statistics and Financial Modelling proceeds from a strong theoretical background so as to develop your ability to tackle new and non-standard problems with confidence. The mutual dependence of practice and theory is emphasised wherever possible.
Economics (Graduate Diploma)
Our Graduate Diploma in Economics fills a critical gap in the market for postgraduate training in economics. If you have an undergraduate degree in another subject area but wish to switch to economics, this specialist conversion course will help you do that – without requiring you to sign up to a full undergraduate degree.
Financial Economics (MSC)
This MSc Financial Economics will give you the tools and techniques you need to investigate important economic issues. It provides a thorough grounding in mathematical and econometric techniques, as well as microeconomics, and examines why financial markets are prone to crises, studying the details of past and present crises, and subsequent policy responses.
Mathematics and Financial Modelling (MSC)
The MSc Mathematics and Financial Modelling offers you the opportunity to increase your knowledge and abilities in pure, applied and financial mathematics. A wide choice of modules allows you to study several different topics in depth and to focus on the areas that interest you most. Finance options include the Mathematics of Financial Derivatives and Financial Data Science with Python.
Finance (MSC)
Birkbeck’s MSc Finance combines academic rigor with a solid grounding in the practical, problem-solving skills that employers value. The course will give you excellent, specialist knowledge and training in finance and financial economics, including basic portfolio theory, corporate finance, and pricing theory applied to derivatives and government bond markets. You will also learn the latest econometrics and numerical analysis skills. All of these skills are increasingly valued in the marketplace, banks, commercial firms and government, so this course could help you stand out in a competitive job market.
Quantitative Risk Management with Machine Learning (MSC)
In the wake of recent financial crises, major regulatory reforms have been imposed on the financial sector and this has led to a rise in demand for specialists in the field of financial risk management. The MSc in Quantitative Risk Management with Machine Learning has been designed to meet this demand.
Politics, Philosophy and Economics (MSC)
It is impossible to fully understand the modern world without knowledge of politics, philosophy and economics. They have long been recognized as overlapping and informing one other and it was only relatively recently in intellectual history that the three subjects were separated from one another. Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) brings together these subjects to help you understand and engage with the world. You will develop essential skills of reasoning, inquiry and analysis that are applicable to a wide range of careers, including banking and finance, law, academia and teaching, journalism and politics.
About Birkbeck University of London
Birkbeck offers a unique combination of evening study and a matchless central London location, right in the geographic and academic center of the city, giving you exceptional opportunities.
At Birkbeck, you can build your own university experience, with as little or as much support as you need. Birkbeck offers a famously friendly, welcoming environment and we will be with you every step of the way, offering academic support and pastoral guidance, whenever you need it.
Birkbeck is different: our classes are held in the evening, so your days are free – to study, work, volunteer or just do your own thing.
We know the conventional university model isn’t right for everyone. Our evening teaching gives people who care about their future something special: the opportunity to study at a world-class, research-intensive university and progress their life goals at the same time.
With a global reputation for high-quality research and teaching, Birkbeck is part of the prestigious University of London, alongside University College London (UCL), King’s College London (KCL), the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), among others.
At Birkbeck, you can choose as much or as little of the standard university experience as you like. You might work during the day, study in one of Bloomsbury’s world-famous libraries, undertake an internship via Birkbeck Talent, our in-house professional recruitment service – or do something completely different. Many people are drawn to Birkbeck because we support and enable diverse life choices.
The combination of evening study and a city-centre location offer you exceptional opportunities. Our main campus is next to other universities, surrounded by world-famous museums and galleries and in the heart of corporate and governmental London.
With the West End, Soho, Covent Garden and King’s Cross on our doorstep you can take full advantage of London’s world-famous shops, restaurants, bars, theatres and clubs before and after your evening classes. Everything that London has to offer is here for you to enjoy.
In addition, you will have access to the affordable sports facilities, societies, music venues, bars and cafes of Student Central, right next door to our main campus in Bloomsbury, central London.
