Additional Qualifications
Gain additional Bloomberg Market Concepts and Microsoft Office Specialist qualifications alongside your degree
The School of Mathematical Sciences offers additional qualifications to all our postgraduate students to make sure they get the best out of their postgraduate study.
Bloomberg Market Concepts Qualification
MSc Financial Mathematics students can gain the Bloomberg Market Concepts qualification as part of successful completion of the module Financial Instruments and Markets.
Students on our other MSc programmes will also have the option to take the Bloomberg Market Concepts qualification alongside their studies. All students will have access to Bloomberg terminals in our computing lab.
Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) is an industry standard e-learning course that provides an interactive introduction to the financial markets. BMC consists of 3 sections — Core Concepts (includes four modules – Economic Indicators, Currencies, Fixed Income, Equities), Getting Started on the Terminal and Portfolio Management.
Microsoft Office Specialist Qualification
All postgraduate Maths students have the opportunity to take the prestigious Microsoft Office Specialist qualification. Being certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist demonstrates you have the skills needed to get the most out of Office and is a great addition to your CV.
Seminar Series
The School of Mathematical Sciences also offers a wide selection of seminar series and is involved in seminar series at other colleges and universities in London.