Bachelor degree
Application deadlines: 1 April
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: CA$60
Full-time
Intakes: Fall
Program overview
Laurier’s Financial Mathematics program is structured to teach you mathematics and its financial applications at the same time. Our core courses cover many topics that are fundamental to financial mathematics, including:
calculus
analysis
linear algebra
differential equations
numerical analysis
optimization
probability theory and statistics
stochastic processes
stochastic calculus
You will obtain extensive experience solving real-world problems in financial mathematics and risk management in our math labs, where you will use appropriate mathematical and statistical software.
You can select elective courses in mathematics and statistics within six optional concentrations:
Analysis and Geometry
Discrete Mathematics and Algebra
Mathematical Modelling
Statistics and Data Analytics
Financial Risk Management
Computational Finance
You also have the opportunity to complete an option in Management.
Study options
This program can be done
On campus
Requirements
Exams:
- TOEFL iBT
- PTE
- IELTS
Minimum admission range of mid 70s.
Competitive admission range of mid 80s.
English at 60%.
Advanced Functions, and Calculus & Vectors at 75%.
HL or SL English at 3.
HL or SL Mathematics at 4.
IB Minimum Score: 26
Career opportunities
accounting analyst
actuary
bank examiner
business analyst
commodities manager/broker
cost estimator/analyst
credit analyst
data analyst
financial analyst/manager
investment analyst
loan/mortgage officer
market research analyst
risk management analyst
securities analyst/broker
statistical analyst
systems administrator
teacher/professor
trading floor analyst
underwriter
