A Master in Computational Science seeks to address the need of the financial industry for people that are able to grasp and understand financial concepts and theories, and that can model these concepts and theories into computer programs that are able to contribute to different areas of the finance sector.

The PhD is a doctoral degree, specifically called a "doctor of philosophy" degree. This is misleading because PhD holders are not necessarily philosophers (unless they earned their degree in philosophy!). That said, PhD recipients are able to engage in thought experiments, reason about problems, and solve problems in sophisticated ways.

Part-time learning allows one to obtain a degree or qualification even if one cannot attend school on a full-time basis. One can learn at one's own pace, gradually accumulating credits that count towards a final qualification.