London Part-time Masters

[Michael Watters]

Hi all,

I'm looking to start a part-time Masters degree in London this year in Finance/Financial Mathematics/Financial Engineering but I am unsure what is the best option for me. I work full time in London so need somewhere that does evening or weekend classes but still has a good reputation (one that is recognised worldwide).

So far, I have have looked at below programmes:

LSE, MSc Finance

Kings College London, MSc Financial Mathematics

Birkbeck, MSc Financial Engineering


My goal is to work as a desk quant or as close to that as possible. With the LSE, I will get a great brand name but will it have enough math to give me a good grasp on quantitative techniques? (there is a financial engineering module but not sure how deep this goes). I also appreciate that this will not cover any form of programming. Birkbeck and KCL seem to be on a par for the level of mathematics but do not share the same reputation as LSE.

Does anyone know of any other reputable part-time (evening/weekend) Masters courses in London?

How important is it to have the better brand name compared to having the more appropriate discipline on your CV?

Any advise would be much appreciated!

Thanks,
Michael

 

[bigbadwolf]

Does anyone know of any other reputable part-time (evening/weekend) Masters courses in London?

How important is it to have the better brand name compared to having the more appropriate discipline on your CV?

City U's program appears to be full time. And it doesn't seem to have enough coding in it either (just an elective or two in C++ and Visual Basic).

Sod the brand name. Just ask for placement stats and where exactly the grads ended up at. I suspect all the programs -- LSE, King's, Birkbeck -- will be skewed towards theory and not towards coding.