Masters in Quantitative Finance Project 1

Course aim

Development and completion of an individual or group research project. The project will address an area of relevance to modern Finance or Insurance.

Course content

Design and completion of a research project to be conducted under guidance of a suitably qualified supervisor. The project will address a topic of significance to Quantitative Finance theory and/or practice. The specific topic of the research project will reflect personal and/or professional interests of the student and the supervisor. The project can be a self-contained small research problem, a literature study to initiate a larger program of research, an analysis and implementation of a financial modelling method or any other opportunity for the student to study an area of Financial Mathematics or Actuarial Science not covered elsewhere in curriculum.

Note: Master of Quantitative Finance Project 1 can be structured as the first stage in a larger research project, to be completed as Master of Quantitative Finance Project 2.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of at least 30 units in the Master of Quantitative Finance (DMQN) program.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Directed Study	1-2 hours x 13 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 8 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Initial project proposal, Presentation, Project report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.