BSc (Hons) in Financial Mathematics and Applied Statistics

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BSc (Hons) in Financial Mathematics and Applied Statistics

BSc (Hons) in Financial Mathematics and Applied Statistics

This degree is specially designed to cater the needs of a popular area of employment in various areas in business where we identified a dearth of qualified graduates, with good knowledge of theoretical concepts and applications of mathematics and statistics along with finance and computing

Graduate Opportunities

Upon completion of the degree, graduates will exhibit a broad and coherent body of knowledge in Mathematics, Statistics and Finance and acquire strong analytical skills to analyse any financial data and derive inferences in a meaningful and logical manner for the benefit of policy decision.
Graduates will have effective communication skills in English in both verbal and written forms in formal and informal settings with expert audiences and business and financial sector
It is expected that Central Bank, and banks under Licensed Commercial Banks, Licensed Specialized Banks, and Licensed Financial Companies which has more work related to actuarial sciences will create more job opportunities for such graduates with high salaries and less stress in Sri Lanka and also in globally
Can enrol to high ranking world class universities to carry out postgraduates studies.

The students after completing the first two years in SLIIT can enroll to the university of Butler in the USA to obtain B Sc(Hons) in Actuarial Science.

The students also have a 1+2 or 2+2 program with Bond University in Australia and obtain B Sc in Actuarial Science.

Duration : 4 Years
Entry : June / September
Location : Malabe
Delivery : Weekdays
Medium of Instruction: English

Entry requirements

Local A/Ls: Minimum of 3 "S" passes in any stream (Covering Combined Mathematics).

Cambridge/Edexcel A/Ls: Minimum of 3 "D" passes in any stream (Covering Mathematics).

Applicants should also pass the Aptitude Test conducted by SLIIT.

Code	Module	Credit
Semester 1
BM0010	Accounting	03
MA1033	Calculus I	04
MA1083	Discrete Mathematics	03
MA1074	Probability and Distributions	03
EN1073	Communication Skills	03
Semester 2
IT1019	Introduction to Programming	04
BM1030	Microeconomics	03
MA1091	Statistical Packages	01
MA1092	Statistical Inference	03
EN1083	English for Academic Purposes

Code	Module	Credit
Semester 1
MA2124	Calculus II	04
MA2133	Linear Algebra	03
MA2153	Regression Analysis	03
BM1042	Macroeconomics	03
BM1043	Financial Accounting	03
Semester 2
MA2174	Calculus III	04
MA2183	Differential Equations	03
MA2194	Time Series Analysis with Financial Applications	03
MA2202	Statistical Programming with R & Python	01
BM1012	Principles of Management	03

Code	Module	Credit
Semester 1
MA3223	Numerical Methods	03
MA3233	Theory of Interest	03
MA3253	Categorical Data Analysis	03
MA3243	Sampling Techniques	03
1 Elective
BM2373	Financial Management	03
IT3019	AI and ML in Financial Desicion Making	03
Semester 2
MA3273	Mathematical Modelling	03
MA3293	Operations Research	03
MA3303	Design and Analysis of Experiments	03
MA3313	Actuarial Mathematics I	03
BM3374	Financial Reporting	03
MA3331	Seminars-Professional Development	01
MA3343	Industial Training	Non (GPA)

Code	Module	Credit
Semester 1
MA4353	Multivariate Data Analysis	03
MA4363	Stochastic Processes	03
MA4383	Loss Models	03
MA4403	Survival Analysis	03
1 Elective
MA4393	Portfolio Management	03
BM4360	Strategic Finance	03
Semester 2
MA4423	Stochastic Calculus	03
MA4433	Econometrics	03
MA4443	Statistical Learning	03
MA4453	Actuarial Mathematics II	03
MA4416	Research Project	06
1 Elective
MA4463	Bayesian Statistics	03
MA4473	Financial Derivative	03

Students can select one elective (out of two electives) in Y4S1 and Y4S2.

COURSE FEE

The fee is presently Rs. 310,000 per semester. Fees for any subsequent semester should be paid prior to the commencement of each semester. This all inclusive fee is charged to cover lectures, tutorials and examinations and access to computer laboratory facilities and library.

The fees should be credited to, Account No 1630552 of the Bank of Ceylon in favour of Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, at the Bank of Ceylon Kollupitiya Branch located at the first floor of the BoC Merchant Tower Building or at any branch of the Bank of Ceylon; or to Account No 00 399 0000033 of the Sampath Bank at any branch of Sampath Bank. Normally, fees paid will not be refunded. However, requests for refund of fees may be considered if made before expiry of one week from the date of commencement of lectures for each semester. The date of commencement of lectures for the new applicants will be the date of commencement of lectures of the Orientation Programme. The refund, if made will be subject to a deduction of ten percent of the fee paid.

Account No 1630552

of the Bank of Ceylon

Account No 00 399 0000033

of the Sampath Bank

Account No 156010007350

of the Hatton National Bank

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New Kandy Road, Malabe

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