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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW DEGREE PROGRAMME MSc Financial Mathematics AWARDING INSTITUTION University of Liverpool, UK The full-time programme is also recognised by the Chinese Ministry of Education.

TUITION FEE RMB 90,000 PROGRAMME DURATION

18 months, full time SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships of up to 50% are available for our full-time programmes. For details, please visit: www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/study-with-us/admissions/scholarships ALUMNI DISCOUNT If you are a graduate of XJTLU, the University of Liverpool or Xi'

an Jiaotong University, you will automatically receive a discount of 20% of the tuition fee. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS UNDERGRADUATE BACKGROUND An undergraduate degree (UK 2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant field, such as mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, computer science, finance and economics. UK Upper second class (2:1) honours CHINA 1st tier universities: 75% or above 2nd tier universities: 80% or above Chinese applicants are not required to take the Ministry of Education postgraduate entrance exam. NORTH AMERICA 3.0 Cumulative GPA (out of 4) or 3.2 Cumulative GPA in the final two years of your undergraduate programme OTHER REGIONS Equivalent academic qualifications ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS IELTS: 6.5 (minimum of 5.5 in all sections) / TOEFL iBT:

90 (minimum of

21 in any skill) If you miss the English language requirements by 0.5-1.0 of an IELTS band, or a similar number for other English language exams, you can be admitted to the programme after successful completion of our four- or six-week intensive English presessional course. HOW TO APPLY APPLY ONLINE All applicants should apply via our online application system: 1. Choose your programme from www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/find-a-programme 2. Click/tap '

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on the programme page 3. Create an account or log in to your existing account 4. Complete your application. Upload the required documents (mentioned above) to the corresponding fields. You may log-in to view your application form at any time and upload any remaining supporting documents. After submitting your application successfully, you will receive an acknowledgement email from pgadmissions@xjtlu. edu.cn. If you do not receive the confirmation email or experience any difficulties during the online application process, please send us an email with specific details of the problem. www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/study-with-us/admissions/how-to-apply APPLICATION DEADLINES

30 June

2018 (International applicants)

31 July

2018 (Mainland China applicants) PREPARING TO APPLY Make sure you have prepared the following documents to upload onto the application system. Documents required for application include: Certificates of education qualifications and transcripts, translated into English Personal statement Two letters of reference Certificates of English language qualifications such as IELTS, TOEFL or other acceptable English qualifications (where required) Scholarship statement (if applying for the XJTLU scholarship) We reserve the right to request additional documents or an interview to assess your academic qualifications. MSc FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS 金融数学硕士 The University reserves the right to modify programmes at any time in response to unforeseen circumstances, feedback and review. The University also reserves the right to not offer programmes with low enrolments. For the latest information, please visit our website. XJTLU MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES XJTLU MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS The MSc Financial Mathematics programme will equip you with: intellectual skills and theoretical understanding appropriate for the study of financial mathematics and quantitative analysis at postgraduate level practical mathematics and object- oriented programming skills linking finance theories to real-world application skills in research, evaluation and analysis and the quantitative techniques to evaluate and interpret complex data and research literature skills and abilities to devise, plan and undertake complex research projects in the field of financial mathematics. CAREERS A postgraduate degree in financial mathematics gives you many employment opportunities in the business world such as in banks, investment firms, insurance companies, consulting services to the financial industry, government regulation agencies and businesses. You could also conduct teaching and research at universities, research institutions or government departments. The MSc Financial Mathematics provides students with the skills and knowledge for careers in financial institutions. To support this, the department has also developed an interdisciplinary research collaboration through the establishment of the Institute for Quantitative Finance. This includes establishing projects with industry players and organising various events in the field of quantitative finance. Our mission is to improve the research environment at XJTLU in quantitative finance and contribute to the development of financial markets in China. Dr GANG LIU ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL SUZHOU XJTLU MASTERS 本硕士项目提供先进的分析技能培训, 定量知 识以及现代金融机构要求的实用技能, 旨在教 授学生扎实的金融分析、 风险管理和金融工程 知识, 使学生能够从事金融和银行等行业工作. 本专业注重先进的数学计算和编程课程及其在 数学金融学和定量金融学中的设计与应用. 专业特色 金融数学硕士专业在理论与实践之间保持平衡, 这对学生在金融领域取得事业上的成功至关重 要. 完成本专业的学习后, 学生将获得金融方面 的计算与理论技能, 也将拥有丰富的财务数据 和终端工作经验, 这些技能与经验也是像Wind 资讯这类金融数据、 信息和软件服务企业所看 重的. 通过与业界的联系, 我们将为学生提供实习机会, 在职业发展上给予他们支持和帮助. 通过组织 各类活动加强与金融行业的联系. 总的来说, 本 硕士专业为学生提供了行业所需的知识和技能, 具有很好的就业前景. 毕业生将获得: 研究生阶段金融数学和定量分析研究所需的 智力技能及理论知识;