Physics and Finance
Course, Master's level, 1FA361
Spring 2024 Spring 2024, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 18 March 2024–2 June 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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120 credits in science/engineering including Mechanics III and Quantum physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Selection
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Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- Application fee: SEK 900
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,083
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,083
- Application deadline
- 16 October 2023
- Application code
- UU-63020
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 4 March 2024–17 March 2024
- Information on registration.
Spring 2024 Spring 2024, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 18 March 2024–2 June 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits in science/engineering including Mechanics III and Quantum physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 4 March 2024–17 March 2024
- Information on registration.
About the course
This course discusses similarities of concepts and methods in finance and physics in order to enhance the cross-fertilisation of these fields. The course contains portfolio theory and constrained optimisation, relations between stochastic differential equations, regression models, time series and forecasting. Bubbles, crashes and path integrals in physics and finance is also part of the course.
Contact
- Study counselling
- studievagledare@physics.uu.se
- +46 18 471 35 21