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MTH5840 · Minor industry placement
2027 Handbook12 credit pointsLevel 5School of Mathematics
Overview
This unit is designed to provide you with industry experience and work-based learning. Through the placement, you will be able to apply financial thinking, modelling techniques and mathematical and statistical skills acquired throughout the Masters programme to solve real-life problems in finance and related areas. In the process they will acquire invaluable experience and knowledge on the functioning of a finance-related workplace. You must complete at least 180 hours of placement in a relevant industry.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | Second semester | Teaching mostly conducted outside of a classroom/campus environment (IMMERSIVE) |
| Clayton | Winter semester | Teaching mostly conducted outside of a classroom/campus environment (IMMERSIVE) |
| Clayton | Summer semester A | Teaching mostly conducted outside of a classroom/campus environment (IMMERSIVE) |
| Clayton | Summer semester B | Teaching mostly conducted outside of a classroom/campus environment (IMMERSIVE) |
| Clayton | First semester | Teaching mostly conducted outside of a classroom/campus environment (IMMERSIVE) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continuous assessment | Demonstration | 100% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
Learning outcomes
- Put into practice financial thinking, modelling techniques and mathematical and statistical skills acquired throughout the programme;
- Analyse financial and/or insurance data using tools developed throughout the programme;
- Construct models and solutions in specific settings relating to financial and/or insurance problems;
- Recommend solutions to real-life problems in finance and related areas;
- Design solutions to real-life problems in finance and related areas based on financial thinking, modelling techniques and mathematical and statistical skills acquired throughout the programme;
- Exhibit effective reporting and writing skills in the context of a workplace. At the end of this capstone unit, students are expected to gain graduate placements in relevant industries.
Workload
No workload detail published.
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