BSc (Hons) Financial Mathematics

Explore the full range of modern mathematics as you gain fundamental knowledge and advanced mathematical and statistical skills. Mathematics holds the key to advances in virtually all areas of our lives, from finance to computing, logistics to medicine and travel to weather forecasting. If you’re looking for a career that involves shaping technological or scientific progress, mathematics is an ideal degree for you.

What’s more, our flexible course allows you to specialise in whichever area of mathematics interests you most. You will find our friendly and personalised approach in the small group tutorial besides your day to day lectures. We have particular teaching expertise in various areas of numerical modelling, financial mathematics, algebra, statistics, optimisation and mathematical physics. You can even choose to take a year out to study abroad or undertake a placement.

Study abroad

This course offers you the opportunity to study abroad in the Sandwich Year through the University's Study Abroad programme. Study abroad opportunities are available worldwide and in Europe under the Erasmus+ Programme.
Past students have gone on research and study abroad placements to the US, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Switzerland and Singapore. 

Work placement

All of our Mathematics degree programmes can be taken as a sandwich degree, with a professional placement year. We have a dedicated Placements Tutor in our School who, along with the Careers & Placements Service, will help you find and set up your placement. Within the UK our students have worked at Glaxo-SmithKline, Roche, NHS, Warner Bros, BAE Systems. A placement year greatly enhances your employability prospects (many of our placement students start the final year of their degree with a job offer from their placement company) and is financially and personally rewarding.