RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
Distance and Independent Studies Center
Master Programme in Financial Engineering
In-depth knowledge of methodology, modern financial mathematics and actuarial theory and their statistical and numerical use in practice are increasingly important in the finance and insurance industry. Regulators now also set strict risk assessment requirements for business portfolios, and these require an understanding of the latest statistical methods and actuarial models. A combination of methods is key in practice, but this demands comprehensive mathematics qualifications in all areas.
The programme is tailored to the demands of everyday working practice: interdisciplinary, and designed to teach the advanced financial mathematics and financial economics theory and skills required for an in-depth understanding of the increasingly complex financial market. It also explores links to actuarial science and teaches relevant statistical and numerical methods.
The programme is aimed at graduates of mathematics programmes who are already working, are seeking a career in applied financial mathematics or research, and whose first degree did not provide sufficient expertise in this area.
The programme is also and in particular aimed at graduates of other Master‘s programmes whose Master‘s or initial Bachelor‘s degree had a significant mathematics component, who are already working in a relevant industry and who want a more in-depth understanding of financial mathematics and to learn about the background, concepts and methods.
The standard length of the Financial Engineering distance-learning programme, including assessment periods, is six semesters. The programme is worth 90 credit points and begins in October each year.
The distance learning program is made up of 9 topics, which include
- Financial mathematics
- Interest rate models
- Financial decision making
- Economics of banking
- Insurance mathematics
- Risk measures and rating systems
- Financial statistics
- Computational methods in finance
Other Programmes offered by the Distance and Independent Studies Center
Distance and Independent Studies Center (DISC)
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
The Distance and Independent Studies Center is one of RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau‘s key scientific institutions. Its tasks comprise the initiation and development of further qualifications for university graduates who have already obtained an initial professional qualification. The range of measures that are offered in collaboration with the University’s departments and subject areas comprise program, program sequences, and study programs of varying lengths. One of the Center’s key focal points is the provision of distance learning programs, which can be taken on a part-time basis while pursuing a career.
More than 4,100 students are currently enrolled in the distance learning programs of Adult Education, Human Resource Management, School Management, Social Sciences: Organization and Communication, Systemic Management, Organizational Development, Systemic Consulting, Management of Health and Social Institutions, Management of Cultural and Non-Profit Organizations, Economy and Management, Commercial Law for Business Practice, Tax Law for Business Operations, Sustainable Development Cooperation, Software Engineering for Embedded Systems, Medical Physics, Medical Physics and Technology, Structural Fire Protection/ Safety Engineering, Child Psychology: Learning and Learning Disabilities, Nanotechnology and Nanobiotechnology.
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
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