Financial Mathematics BSc(Hons)

Facts about Financial Mathematics

Year of entry 2012
Qualification BSc(Hons) (joint honours only)
Application route 3 years full-time: apply through UCAS
4 years sandwich: apply through UCAS
View course combinations page for joint honours UCAS codes
Modules Module Listing

About this course

Why choose this course?

This course is designed to help you develop the skills needed for careers in many aspects of the financial world – as well as the wider business environment where financial, mathematical, statistical and computing skills are highly valued.

See the course combinations section for more information about the different joint honours options.

What will you study?

You will cover three main areas: probability, statistics and stochastic methods; analytical and numerical methods; and mathematical modelling in finance. You can choose to complete a professional placement as part of your degree.

Module listing

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

  • Introduction to Mathematical Analysis
  • Introduction to Probability and Statistics
  • Fundamental Programming Concepts
  • Introduction to Linear Algebra

Year 2

  • Mathematical Methods
  • Regression Modelling
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Ordinary Differential Equations: Analytical and Computational Methods
  • Option modules

Year 3

  • Partial Differential Equations and Approximation Theory
  • Portfolios and Investments
  • Market Models and Derivative Securities
  • Option modules

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