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Mathematics Experience Statement

申请MSc Finance, MSc Finance & Accounting, MSc Investment & Wealth Management and MSc Risk Management & Financial Engineering的申请者需要提交这部分。网申系统里面是这样子的：

a) Mathematics

Please state what you believe was the most advanced module that you have taken in this area and list up to five topics covered during this module, giving an example of why each topic is useful wherever possible.（E.g. Mathematical Methods II - Partial differentiation, Gauss' theorem, Line integrals）

b) Probability Theory

Please state what you believe was the most advanced module that you have taken in this area and list up to five topics covered during this module, giving an example of why each topic is useful wherever possible.（E.g. Introduction to Probability - Binomial co-efficients, Bayes theorem, Covariance, Cumulative distribution functions）

c) Econometrics

Please state what you believe was the most advanced module that you have taken in this area and list up to five topics covered during this module, giving an example of why each topic is useful wherever possible.（E.g. Topics in Time Series - non-stationary stochastic processes, autoregressive distributed lag models, vector autoregressive models）

d) Computer packages and languages

Please list a maximum of five topics with which you are familiar and give an example of why each topic is useful wherever possible. （E.g. Excel）

这一部分如实按照情况列出来就行了，包括Quantitative Course、Topics、Level；Software Packages and/or Programming Languages、Used for、Level of proficiency。（PS：如大四正在上或大四下计划上的课程也记得写上，因为成绩单无法显示）

Career planning Questions

讲这部分之前首先和大家分享一个最新招生资讯：

MSc Finance：招生人数80；就业方向为Sales and trading, investment banking, asset management, hedge funds, Investment advisory.

MSc Finance & Accounting：招生人数160，就业方向为Financial services, professional services, accounting, corporate banking.

Investment & Wealth Management：招生人数85, 就业方向为Asset management, hedge funds, wealth management, sovereign wealth funds, investment advisory.

Risk Management & Financial Engineering：招生人数155, 就业方向为Risk management, sales and trading, hedge funds, financial engineering, consulting/advisory.

下面是关于职业规划的官方指导：

Please describe your short term (3 year) career goals (Please do not exceed 200 words)

For this question think about where you want to be three years after completing the MSc course and how this links into one of the following questions – your long term goals. If you are interested in joining a graduate scheme, think about how long it will be, and the type of role you will be doing on completion of it. Think about the type of promotion you might achieve after a graduate scheme – will you be looking after your own projects, clients or research? You might want to look at www.prospects.ac.uk and “jobs and work” for more information. Another resource to consider is www.milkround.com which has lots of information about a broad range of graduate schemes.

Please outline the challenges you think you will face in achieving these short term career goals and how you will overcome them?(Please do not exceed 200 words)

For this question we would like you to think about the current trends in the market and how they may affect your career path. Think about what things you could do to increase your employment potential. For example, this might be a better understanding of how Financial Institutions work or an appreciation of the different, interlocking areas of business. Consider how the core courses, the electives you can choose, or the individual research report and how these can be applied to the career you are looking for. You should think about not only the knowledge you will be acquiring, but the interpersonal and technical skills that you will develop on your MSc course.

Please describe your long term career goals or, if these are not clear, please outline the industry sectors that are of particular interest to you and why.(Please do not exceed 200 words)

Building on the previous questions you should think about your future and where you see yourself, for example, in five years’ time. Think about the sector you want to be working in, the type of position or business you want to have and which geographic location you want to be in. Use these two questions to identify your career goals. If you have no clear goals think about the resources you have used, such as websites, meetings with the career service at your university, presentations you have attended (employer presentations, university presentations) or talks with your friends or family that have helped you to form your ideas for your future career. For example, from your previous degree you might have begun to be interested in the world of finance, and then talks with you family might have convinced you to study abroad. You might have also attended recruitment presentations which together with your research using www.efinancialcareers.co.uk or www.prospects.ac.uk helped to you decide on the type of course to study and the type of role you are interested in.

What skills do you think are important in the career that interests you, how would you demonstrate that you have been developing these skills so far?(Please do not exceed 300 words)

For this question think about the skills your future employer might wish you to have, for example communication, team work, analytical or interpersonal skills and how you can demonstrate that you have them. For advice on the types of skills that employers commonly look for go to www.prospects.ac.uk and for the Graduate Recruiters perspective see www.agr.org.uk Think about how your key achievements link to your future career – did you learn something about yourself or your skills or career interests that has since informed your career thinking?

In which country would you like to start your career after graduation?

Please choose a first and second choice of country where you would like to gain employment upon graduation, from the drop down lists provided. Please note that your responses will not be used to restrict you from pursuing employment in other countries should your application be successful. Although we cannot guarantee that our graduates will gain employment in their preferred countries, your responses here will help to prioritise our efforts in seeking suitable employment opportunities in preferred regions.

Which sector would you like to work in after graduation?

Please specify your preferred sector in which you would like to gain employment following completion of your Masters studies from the drop down menu provided. Your responses will not be used to restrict you from pursuing employment in other sectors.