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Quantitative Risk Thesis / Project B - MATH4012
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Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Mathematics and Statistics
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 12
 
 
EFTSL: 0.25000 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 5 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Under the supervision of a member of the academic staff from the School of Mathematics and Statistics a student undertakes a major project in the area of Quantitative Risk. The project could range from reading and / or research on theoretical aspects of Quantitative Risk to financial engineering involving implementation of a practical computer model. Research interaction with the finance industry is encouraged. The student will write a thesis summarising the result of their project and make a presentation of it.

This course is restricted to students in the Quantitative Risk major of an Advanced Mathematics degree (program 3523, 3986, or 3933)

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