Postgraduate Prospectus

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Taught course modules
MSc Discrete Mathematics
and its Applications
Research Methods
Mathematical Research
Techniques Using MATLAB
Combinatorial Optimisation
Graph Theory
Cryptography and Codes
Stochastic Processes
Dissertation
Two optional modules
MSc Financial Decision
Making with Applications
Research Methods
Financial Decision Making
Judgement and Decision
Making
Dissertation
Four optional modules
MSc Mathematics
and Finance
Mathematics of Portfolios
Financial Modelling
Research Methods in Finance:
Empirical Methods in Finance
Research Methods in Finance:
Foundations in Finance
Research Methods
Dissertation
Two optional modules
MSc Operational Research
and Computer Science
Nonlinear Programming
Mathematical Research
Techniques Using MATLAB
Research Methods
Combinatorial Optimisation
Dissertation
Four optional modules
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MSc Statistics and
Computer Science
Linear Models
Mathematical Research
Techniques Using MATLAB
Experimental Design
Research Methods
Dissertation
Four optional modules
MSc Statistics and Data
Analysis
Research Methods
Econometric Methods and
Applications
Linear Models
Experimental Design
Mathematics of Portfolios
Dissertation
Three optional modules
MSc Statistics and
Econometrics
Research Methods
Econometric Methods and
Applications
Empirical Methods of
Economics and Finance
Linear Models
Experimental Design
Economics of Financial
Markets
Economics Dissertation
Two optional modules
MSc Statistics and
Operational Research
Research Methods
Nonlinear Programming
Combinatorial Optimisation
Linear Models
Experimental Design
Dissertation
Three optional modules
This information is a guide to course
content and is subject to change on an
annual basis.
of our taught courses has a set of
compulsory modules that can be combined
with optional modules to enable you to gain
either in-depth specialisation or a breadth
of understanding across several topics.
It goes without saying that our taught
courses and research degrees are high in
numeracy and problem solving skills. All
MSc courses include our core module,
Research Methods, which teaches essential
skills for employment like working
independently on research essays and
report writing, and use of a package,
LATEX, to produce a document as
close as possible to what professional
mathematicians produce in terms of
organisation, layout and type-setting.
We have University of Essex Scholarships
available to assist outstanding students
who would otherwise be unable to study
with us. Once you have received an offer,
these can be applied for via your myEssex
applicant portal.
Our graduates have achieved success in a
variety of professions. Many pursue careers
in finance, statistics, scientific computing
and weather forecasting.
MSc Discrete Mathematics and
its Applications•
Discrete mathematics underlies several vital
situations in practical life: the frequency
assignment problem for communication
networks (what keeps your mobile
telephone working) is a special case of
the ‘theoretical’ graph colouring problem;
the RSA cryptosystem, used on computers
all over the world, depends at bottom on
classical results of number theory; game
theory, with roots in mathematics, statistics
and economics, is routinely applied to
understanding and predicting human
behaviour; and problems of protection of
digital information against piracy are closely
related to aspects of set systems.
Our MSc Discrete Mathematics and its
Applications covers many aspects of
discrete mathematics and their potential
use in practice. The importance of this area
was emphasised in the recent International
Review of Mathematics in the UK but our