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Statistics (Financial Statistics) at London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London - UCAS

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Course summary

The Financial Statistics stream of the MSc Statistics programme is mainly intended for students wishing to pursue careers in the finance industry or as a stepping stone towards PhD study in statistics for finance. It provides high-level training in statistics with applications in finance. You will learn to analyse and critically interpret data, build statistical models of real situations, and use statistical software packages. The compulsory courses consolidate your understanding of fundamental ideas in probability and statistics and introduce advanced topics. You can choose options to focus on various topics, including those in statistics (with applications in finance or social science), data science, or approved courses from other departments. You may also be interested in the 12-month research stream of this programme, MSc Statistics (Financial Statistics) (Research), which includes a dissertation component.


Entry requirements

Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent with substantial amount of statistics and mathematics. Competition for places at the School is high. This means that even if you meet the minimum entry requirement, this does not guarantee you an offer of admission.-


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

More information on fees and funding can be found on our website: https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/fees-and-funding

Sponsorship information

LSE Graduate Support Scheme; other scholarships and awards are available.

Statistics (Financial Statistics) at London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London - UCAS