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Quantitative Finance and Risk Management MSc

Develop your career in the financial services, or as a quantitative analyst in investment banking and risk management fields.

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Start date(s):

  • September 2025
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Overview

Our Quantitative Finance and Risk Management MSc will develop your understanding of generalist finance issues. You'll also develop specialist practical skills in quantitative methodology and risk management.

Develop your career in financial services, or as a quantitative analyst in investment banking and risk management fields.

There has been worldwide growth in the financial services sector. This has fuelled the demand for suitably qualified graduates. We ensure you'll graduate ready to meet this demand. You'll develop a sound understanding of generalist finance issues, and gain specialist skills in quantitative methodology and risk management.

You'll be able to develop a career in the financial services sector. The course is also suitable for future quantitative analysts in economics and finance.

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What you'll learn

This course will provide the opportunity for you to develop relevant skills and a practical understanding of:

  • the operation and behaviour of international financial markets
  • the ability to analyse the strategies of financial market investors
  • the role of finance in a modern economy

Of particular note is the practical module on MATLAB. This provides you with a detailed understanding of how this programming tool can be used for effective empirical modelling.

Advanced statistical software

Where possible you'll have access to advanced statistical software including:

  • Eviews
  • SPSS
  • Stata
  • MATLAB
  • SAS
  • Maple
  • Minitab
  • R/R Studio
  • Python

Databases

You'll also have access to a number of financial databases including:

  • Bloomberg - access to trading terminals is available on-campus only
  • LSEG Workspace (Eikon, DataStream)
  • WRDS (Compustat, CRSP, CSMAR, I/B/E/S, TRACE, OptionMetrics)
  • Fame
  • Orbis Europe (formerly Amadeus)
  • Orbis Asia Pacific (formerly Oriana)
  • Orbis Crossborder Investment

Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

How you'll learn

Your development

You'll benefit from our status as a Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner. Through self-study, you'll complete the Bloomberg Market Concepts certificate.

This gives you an interactive introduction to the financial markets. You can take part in a live financial trading simulation delivered by a leading global provider of finance simulations. You will get the chance to:

  • showcase your skills on the trading floor
  • gain insights into different roles in the financial industry
  • boost your employability

If you’re interested in being a quantitative analyst, you can complete a practical module on MATLAB to help you gain employment. Newcastle University Business School is also an academic partner of the CQF Institute (the awarding body for the Certificate in Quantitative Finance). This offers you access to member-only benefits from the CQF Institute, including:

  • online technical talks and conferences
  • networking opportunities
  • career advice
  • thought leadership
  • finance-focused introductory workshops

You can take part in a live financial trading simulation. This is jointly delivered with the CFA annual global investment challenge. This is to gain insights into different roles in the financial industry and boost your employability.

Guest lectures

You can also attend guest lectures which complement the study of theoretical frameworks. These lectures analyse the most recent trends in financial markets and banking industries.

Partnerships

Newcastle University Business School is an academic partner of the CQF Institute (the awarding body for the Certificate in Quantitative Finance). You can register for free membership and get access to member-only benefits, including:

  • online technical talks and conferences
  • networking opportunities
  • career advice
  • thought leadership
  • finance-focused introductory workshops

Postgraduate Study Abroad

Gain global experience with the Business School's postgraduate study abroad opportunities. Enhance your skills, explore new cultures, and stand out. Find out more on our Postgraduate Study Abroad page.

Dual Award with Grenoble École de Management

Our new Dual Award programme allows you to spend an additional academic year at Grenoble École de Management in Grenoble, France.

After completing your postgraduate studies, you would join the last year of their Grande École programme, Masters in Management - M2 year.

On successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded:

  • your Newcastle University degree
  • an MSc in Management from Grenoble

As part of the programme, you will need to either:

  • complete an internship (minimum duration 13 weeks, full time), or
  • provide evidence of equivalent work experience, either in France or in another country

Please note that students who complete this scheme will not be eligible for the UK graduate work visa.

Semester abroad

Study a complementary subject for one semester at a European partner university. You would study with the partner university on an exchange basis.

The experience takes place at the end of your studies, once you have submitted your dissertation/final project. You'll develop new skills to set you apart from other graduates.

Studies undertaken at a partner university will not count towards a double/dual degree award. However, you'll receive a transcript from your host university evidencing your achievements.

Please note that students who complete this scheme will not be eligible for the UK graduate work visa.

Your future

Graduate destinations

Graduates from this course have undertaken various roles, including:

  • financial trader
  • financial analyst
  • risk analyst
  • engineer on economic modelling
  • investor relations adviser
  • economist
  • auditor

Careers

This course prepares you for a wide range of careers with employers, such as:

  • HSBC Bank
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
  • Normura
  • Tiburon Partners LLP
  • PwC
  • KPMG
  • State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic

Our Careers Service

Our Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. 

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Quality and ranking

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body

Facilities

Newcastle University Business School is one of the largest Schools in the University. We have over 4,000 students from over 85 countries. This valuable community extends beyond our current students to include:

  • regional, national and international leaders
  • over 37,000 alumni in our network, spanning 152 countries
  • leading professional and academics who are experts in their field
  • businesses and partners in academe

The Business School is the gateway to Newcastle Helix -  a landmark 24 acre hybrid city quarter. It brings together researchers, business and communities with the purpose of helping families, communities and cities around the world live healthier, longer, smarter, and easier lives.

We have two buildings – the Business School and the Frederick Douglass Centre. Both offer a range of purpose-build facilities, including.

  • computer clusters housing over 120 PCs, plus open IT spaces for laptops
  • seven large lecture theatres, plus a 750-seat auditorium – the largest in the University
  • 25 seminar and teaching spaces, many with flexible furniture to accommodate learning
  • a dedicated Student Hub and Quiet Space, providing a mix of space for group work, individual study, or quiet study
  • study pods, some with wall mounted screens, and bookable rooms for working in groups or individually
  • a contemporary café, refurbished in 2025
  • two dedicated hubs for employability support and events
  • a Bloomberg lab with over 20 terminals, so you can experience a real trading room floor
  • Experimental and Behavioural Economics Lab, a state-of-the-art research facility for conducting studies in experimental economics and economic psychology
  • a flexible conference room with panoramic views across the city and St. James’ Park, which doubles up as a large flexible teaching space

Accessibility

The Business School values individual differences and the diversity this brings. Our buildings are accessible and user friendly. We have a range of adjustments that can support you when moving around our buildings, such as lifts and accessible toilets. We also have gender-neutral toilets in the FDC.

Main Newcastle University Business School building viewed from St James' Park

Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2025 entry (per year)

What you're paying for

Tuition fees include the costs of:

  • matriculation
  • registration
  • tuition (or supervision)
  • library access
  • examination
  • re-examination
  • graduation

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Entry requirements

The entrance requirements below apply to 2025 entry.

Qualifications from outside the UK

English Language requirements

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Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can allow you to convert existing relevant university-level knowledge, skills and experience into credits towards a qualification. Find out more about the RPL policy which may apply to this course

INTO International Pre-Master's - Pathway course

Our Business and Humanities Pre-Master's will prepare you for Master's study at Newcastle. If you're successful then you're guaranteed a place on this Master's course.

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