Master of Science [M.S] [Computational Finance] From University of Limerick

The MSc in Computational Finance programme is highly regarded by employers, due in no small part to its emphasis on a ?learning-by-doing? teaching philosophy, an approach which has been made possible by affording our students frequent exposure to both lecture and workshop classes in Ireland?s first campus-based (Bloomberg-equipped) Trading Floor, which is housed in the new Kemmy Business School building. ?Employment prospects for graduates of the programme are exceptional. ?Please refer to the Graduate Profile tab for some recent examples of graduate employment.

Graduate Profile

Typical career positions might be in quantitative analyst support roles to proprietary trading and risk-management functions; as investment analysts in any of the equity / fixed income / credit / energy commodity asset classes; as investment strategists or traders in hedge funds; as financial analysts in structured finance and/or private wealth management institutions; as risk-managers in middle-office regulation and compliance roles or as risk-analysts in financial regulatory institutions.

Graduates of this programme will be equipped with the requisite skills to operate effectively in the global financial services industry and can expect to find interesting and rewarding careers on graduation from the programme. ?Graduates of the programme will also be well positioned for consideration for entry onto PhD in Finance programmes. ?A PhD in (Computational) Finance is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite qualification for many of the specialist front-office trading and risk-management jobs now becoming available in the international financial services industry.