Master Seminar Stochastics and Financial Mathematics

6 EC

Semester 1 & 2, period 1, 2, 4, 5

5374MSSF6Y

Owner Master Stochastics and Financial Mathematics
Coordinator dr. E. Musta
Part of Master Stochastics and Financial Mathematics, specialization Data Analysis and Statistics, year 1Master Stochastics and Financial Mathematics, specialization Financial Mathematics, year 1Master Stochastics and Financial Mathematics, specialisation Probability and Decision Making, year 1

Course manual 2025/2026

Objectives

  • Students will learn to read papers or books at a research level.
  • Students will learn how to organize the material for a seminar talk.
  • Students will practice presentation skills.
  • Students will learn to constructively participate in a research seminar.

Learning activities

Activity

Hours

Hoorcollege

56

Werkcollege

112

Total

168

(6 EC x 28 uur)

Attendance

This programme does not have requirements concerning attendance (TER-B).

Assessment

Item and weight Details

Final grade

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

WeeknummerOnderwerpenStudiestof
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32

Contact information

Coordinator

  • dr. A. Khedher