BUSE Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Statistics and Financial Mathematics

Entry Requirements:
All applicants have to meet the following minimum requirements for admission prescribed under the general regulations (i.e.):

Have obtained at least 5 O’ level subject at Grade (C) or better including English Language and Mathematics;
Must have obtained “A” level passes or their recognized equivalents in Physics and Mathematics
Structure of the Programme

Programme Structure

Part I
SEMESTER I
CODE	DESCRIPTION	CORE	WEIGHT	PRE-REQ
SFM 111	CALCULUS AND FINANCIAL MODELLING	Y	4
SFM 112	LINEAR ALGEBRA AND FINANCIAL MODELLING	Y	4
SFM 113	PROBABILITY	Y	4
CS 101	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE	Y	4
HS 102	Health Education	Y	4
PC 103	COMMUNICATION	Y	4
PC 108	CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION	Y	4

SEMESTER II
CODE	DESCRIPTION	CORE	WEIGHT	PRE-REQ
SFM 121	OFFICIAL STATISTICS		4
SFM 122	INTRODUCTION TO STATICS	Y	4	SFM 113
SFM 123	PROBABILITY THEORY II		4	SFM 113
MT 112	MATHEMATICAL DISCOURSE AND STRUCTURES		4
AC 101	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IA		4
EC 101	ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES		4

Part II
SEMESTER I
CODE	DESCRIPTION	CORE	WEIGHT	PRE-REQ
SFM 211	RESEARCH METHODS	Y	4
SFM 212	LINEAR REGRESSION	Y	4
SFM214	MULTIVARIATE METHODS		4
SFM213	FINANCIAL TIME SERIES ANALYSIS	Y	4
SFM215	STOCHASTIC PROCESSES WITH APPLICATION IN FINANCE AND ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS		4
BS 203	CORPORATE FINANCE I	Y	4

SEMESTER II
CODE	DESCRIPTION	CORE	WEIGHT	PRE-REQ
SFM 221	OPERATIONS RESEARCH IN FINANCE		4
SFM 222	RISK THEORY	Y	4
SFM 223	NUMERICAL METHODSIN FINANCE		4
SFM 224	APPLIED STATISTICS I	Y	4	SFM 113
SFM 225	TESTING OF HYPOTHESES		4
BS 213	CORPORATE FINANCE II		4	BS203

Part III

CODE	DESCRIPTION	CORE	WEIGHT	PRE-REQ
SFM 300	INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT	Y	16	SFM211
SFM 400	RESEARCH PROJECT	Y	24

Part IV
SEMESTER I
CODE	DESCRIPTION	CORE	WEIGHT	PRE-REQ
SFM 411	MODERN APPLIED STATISTICS	Y	4
SFM 412	ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS		4
SFM 413	FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES	Y	4	BS 213
SFM 414	PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS FOR FINANCE		4
SFM415	RELIABILITY THEORY		4
MT 201	ANALYSIS I		4	SFM111

SEMESTER II
CODE	DESCRIPTION	CORE	WEIGHT	PRE-REQ
SFM 421	GENERAL LINEAR MODELS	Y	4
SFM 422	ECONOMETRICS MODELLING		4	SFM212/6
SFM 423	ADVANCED PROBABILITY THEORY		4	MT201
BS 419	INVESTMENT ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT	Y	4
BS 222	ENTREPRENEURSHIP	Y	4

And any ONE (1) of the following courses, whichever is on offer:
AC 107	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IB		4	AC 101
SFM 424	ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL DATA		4
SFM 425	APPLIED ECONOMICS		4

Programme Overview

Employment Opportunities
Job opportunities for our students prevail in:

The science teaching field
Banking sector
Civil service
Insurance companies
Manufacturing industry
Meteorological sector
Agriculture
Statistics
Research and consultancy firms

BUSE Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Statistics and Financial Mathematics

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