Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Quantitative Finance at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

Intensive one-year honours programme in Quantitative Finance made up of coursework and a Quantitative Finance research project, aimed at graduates of the BCom (Actuarial Science) specialising in Quantitative Finance.

Faculty: Faculty of Commerce | Department: School of Management Studies (Actuarial Science Section) | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Actuarial Science III: Financial Economics, Alternative Investments, Quantitative Finance: Selected Topics, Applied Investments, one further approved 4000-level course and the BCom Honours Quantitative Finance Research Project (129 credits in total).

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Application information

Entry requirements

BCom (Actuarial Science) specialising in Quantitative Finance from UCT or equivalent, with at least 60% in both FTX3044F and FTX3045S or equivalent. Candidates from other universities are considered if they majored in both Mathematical Statistics and either Finance or Investment Management.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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