Mathematics of Data Analysis and Finance

Prospects of graduates

Graduates of the Master's degree are experts capable of using modern methods of statistics, data processing and financial mathematics in practice. Since he/she has acquired the basic theoretical knowledge of mathematics and statistics, he/she is able to supplement his/her education by self-study according to the needs and focus of his/her workplace. Each graduate is familiar with basic mathematical and statistical methods and the possibilities of their application in practice. They will also master the use of computer technology (with emphasis on statistical software R) and know the possibilities of software used in statistically oriented workplaces and in the field of finance and insurance. The graduate can evaluate the pros and cons of various mathematical methods and their application to problems in finance and insurance, and can present the results of the methods to a recipient of information without a mathematical background.
The best students have the opportunity to continue their doctoral studies in Mathematical Analysis, therefore, within the framework of elective courses and individual consultations, it is expected to acquire deeper theoretical knowledge in some specialization of mathematics.
Graduates find employment in the insurance and financial sector as data analysts, financial analysts or actuaries, in various sectors of the economy as statisticians and data analysts. They are also employed in scientific research departments and as university teachers of mathematics, statistics and related fields.



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Conditions of admission

Admission requirements for the second cycle of studies

A candidate for the second cycle of studies for the academic year 2023/2024 must have completed a Bachelor's degree in a study programme in the same or a related field of study as the one to which he/she is applying.
The admission examination for the second degree of study in both full-time and part-time form of study in the academic year 2023/2024 will be held as follows:
1. applicants for study programmes of the Faculty of Business Administration of the MBU may be admitted without admission examinations on the basis of a proposal of the study programme guarantor in the case when the number of applicants for a study programme does not exceed the planned number. The basic condition for their admission will be the successful completion of a bachelor's degree in the same or a related field of study as the one to which they are applying;
2. if the number of applicants for a given study programme significantly exceeds the planned capacity of the faculty, applicants will be admitted on the basis of the results of the admission examination (written tests). The successful applicant must achieve a minimum pass rate of 50 % in the written test (in the case of teaching programmes in a combination of subjects, the pass rate is related to the test for each subject).

Written tests will be written:
- from the pedagogical-psychological basis and the subjects of the SP (approbation subjects) in the scope of the university curriculum of the first degree for the study of teaching biology, physics, geography, chemistry, informatics, mathematics, as well as approbation subjects implemented at the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Arts of the MBU.
- from the pedagogical-psychological basis and from the overview of the technical application of mathematics and physics in the scope of the university curriculum of the first degree for the study of teaching technology,
- from applied informatics in the scope of the university curriculum of the first degree for the study of applied informatics,
- in Applied Geology within the scope of the first cycle undergraduate curriculum for the study of Applied Geology,
- in Mathematics within the scope of the first cycle undergraduate curriculum for the study of Mathematics in Data Analysis and Finance,
- in Ecology, Monitoring and Information Systems within the scope of the first cycle undergraduate curriculum for the study of Environmental Biology.



Conditions for international students

According to Act No.422/2015 Coll. on the Recognition of Educational Proofs and on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts, applicants who have completed a previous degree abroad are obliged to submit a recognition of an educational document obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic. The decision on the recognition of educational qualifications must be submitted by the accepted applicant no later than on the day of enrolment. Recognition of a document of education of a graduate of a secondary school abroad is within the competence of the Regional Education Office, which issues a decision after all conditions have been met. Recognition of a university graduate's education document (1st cycle and 2nd cycle in the case of continuation at a higher level) abroad is the responsibility of the university, which will issue a decision once all the conditions have been met. An exception is made for documents obtained on the territory of the Czech Republic, for which recognition is not required.
Applicants who have been granted asylum, subsidiary protection or temporary refuge (hereinafter also referred to as "persons with special legal status") in accordance with Section 56 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Act on Higher Education"), the condition of attainment of a complete secondary education or a complete secondary vocational education for the purpose pursuant to Section 56, Paragraph 1, of the Act on Higher Education may be met by a person with a special status of "refugee status". 1 of the Higher Education Act by means of an affidavit in accordance with the Methodological Instruction No 4/2022 Special Conditions and Procedures of the MBU and its Faculties in Relation to Persons Granted Asylum, Subsidiary Protection or Temporary Shelter and a General Studies Aptitude Test.



Conditions of admission without the entrance exam

Candidates enrolled in study programmes of the Faculty of Business Administration of the MBU may be admitted without entrance examinations on the basis of a proposal of the study programme guarantor in the case when the number of applicants for a study programme does not exceed the planned number. The basic condition for their admission will be the successful completion of a bachelor's degree in the same or a related field of study as the one they are applying for



Coordinator for students with specific needs

COORDINATOR FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS


doc. Ing. Ľudovít Trajteľ, PhD. (no. dv. F 131); 048/ 446 7131;
email: ludovit.trajtel@umb.sk



General information on the admission exam

The deadline for applications for Bachelor's and Master's degrees, both full-time and part-time, is 30 April 2023. The date of the postmark is decisive. Applicants may apply for more than one degree programme, for each of which a new application form must be submitted and documented. A copy of the proof of fee payment must be attached to each application form. Without proof of payment of the fee, the applicant's application will not be accepted and will be returned.
The amount of the fee for the admission procedure for one study programme of full-time and part-time study is 35,- € (in case of sending also an electronic application 32,- €). In case of multiple applications, the amount is the same.
The fee is not refundable for applicants who have failed the entrance examinations or have not taken part in them. In case the applicant fails to appear for the entrance examination for serious reasons, a part of the fee will be refunded to him/her on the basis of an application, which must be delivered to the Department for Pedagogical Activities of the Faculty of Education of the MBU by the date of the entrance examinations (the date of postmark is decisive).
The theses for the entrance examinations, in which the content of the required curriculum is specified, will be sent to the applicants by the Department for Pedagogical Activities of the Faculty of Education together with the invitation to the entrance examinations.



Tests

written form



  • Apply the application for study

    01.11.2022 - 30.04.2023

  • Performance of the entrance exam

    14.06.2023 - 15.06.2023

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted: 10
Additions
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Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: cost free
The fee for admission procedure
application form: 35 €
E-application form: 32 €
Billing information

Billing information (also posted on www.platby.umb.sk):

1. Payment of the fee from EU countries:
Account name: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Name and address of the bank: the State Treasury, Radlinského 32, 810 05 Bratislava 15
Account number/IBAN: SK75 8180 0000 0070 0009 5590
SWIFT/BIC: SPSRSKBA
VS (variable symbol): 5032 (for Master's applicants)
KS (constant symbol): 0308 - non-cash payments
S (specific symbol): birth number (for applicants from the Slovak Republic)
date of birth in DDMMYYYY (for foreign applicants)
Recipient message: applicant's name and surname
2.
Name of the account: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Name and address of the bank: Všeobecná úverová banka, a. s, Mlynské Nivy 1, 829 90 Bratislava
Account number/IBAN: SK75 8180 0000 0070 0009 5590
SWIFT/BIC: SUBASKBXXXXXX
VS (variable symbol): 5032 (for applicants for Master's studies)
KS (constant symbol): 0308 - non-cash payments
SS (specific symbol): birth number (for applicants from the Slovak Republic)
date of birth in the form DDMMYYY (for foreign applicants)
Recipient's message: applicant's first and last name

Payment by postal order is not accepted due to the impossibility to identify the payer in the University's information system.

The payment of the admission fee must be made by bank transfer by the applicant or his/her authorised person no later than on the last day on which the application form can be sent. An application for studies without payment of the admission fee in the specified amount will not be accepted.

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Detail of the study program

 
 
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Detail of the study program

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