Applied Mathematics to Risk Management

Education objectives

The course has a threefold purpose: to provide a solid core training in mathematics essential for risk assessment, to recognize the student with a degree that allows immediate integration into the job market and the knowledge needed to progress to more advanced cycles of study, such as the MSc in Mathematics and Applications, from FCT NOVA, with specializations in Actuarial Sciences, Statistics and Operational Research and also in Financial Mathematics, available to the graduates in Applied Mathematics to Risk Management.

This course differs from other academic offerings, both local and national, because of its architecture in accordance with internationally recognized requirements for professionals in risk analysis. The focus is on applied mathematics, complemented by knowledge in economics and computer science, which are understood as essential to identification, quantification, mitigation and risk management, particularly in financial institutions such as banks and insurance companies.

Career opportunities

The employability associated with courses in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics is around 100% and among the more than a thousand graduates of the Department of Mathematics at FCT NOVA, the number of unemployed is residual, attesting to our capacity to train students with recognized competence and knowledge in the business environment and at the level of public institutions.

Graduates of the Degree in Mathematics Applied to Risk Management acquire the needed skills to pursue studies at the level of the 2nd cycle and their insertion in the labor market in areas related to banking, insurance, social security, pension funds, finance and economics.