Financial Mathematics with Placement BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Financial Mathematics with Placement BSc (Hons)
Mathematics is a fundamental subject that is critical to our understanding of the world. Through the study of mathematics you’ll advance your problem solving skills, develop your reasoning and increase your analytical thinking. This is why mathematics forms a basis to so many careers. Yes – it is a discipline in its own right, but it is also the thinking behind countless commercial, industrial and technological activities. Mathematical models underpin engineering, the applied sciences, computing and many aspects of management today.
Follow the four-year ‘Professional Placem...
Mathematics is a fundamental subject that is critical to our understanding of the world. Through the study of mathematics you’ll advance your problem solving skills, develop your reasoning and increase your analytical thinking. This is why mathematics forms a basis to so many careers. Yes – it is a discipline in its own right, but it is also the thinking behind countless commercial, industrial and technological activities. Mathematical models underpin engineering, the applied sciences, computing and many aspects of management today.<br/><br/>Follow the four-year ‘Professional Placement’ degree programme and you‘ll benefit from our extensive experience in helping students to find well-paid work placements with blue-chip companies. Our sandwich students find that their mathematical and transferable skills are in demand in many sectors, both in the UK and abroad.<br/><br/>Areas recently offering placements include: accountancy, aviation, banking, defence, finance, insurance, IT (software development, network management and design), management (public and private sector), marketing and telecommunications.<br/><br/>The Financial Mathematics BSc covers the application of mathematical methods to financial problems so if you’re looking to work in the fast-moving world of finance or commerce then this is the course for you. Two thirds of the course content focuses on developing your mathematical knowledge and skills. The rest of the course covers financial markets, corporate investment and finance.<br/><br/>This programme will meet the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation, awarded by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, when it is followed by subsequent training and experience in employment to obtain equivalent competences to those specified by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for taught masters degrees
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
GND3
Institution Code
B84
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
Not Accepted
Access to HE Diploma
Obtain a minimum of 128 - 120 UCAS tariff points in an Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3 and grade A in A level Mathematics or Further Mathematics
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
31
30
including grade 5 in Mathematics at Higher Level (Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM
DMM
in any subject + grade B in A level Maths or Further Maths or DDM in Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering with Distinction in Calculus to solve Engineering Problems and Further Engineering Maths and Merit in Engineering Principles
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2,H2,H3,H3,H3
H3,H3,H3,H3,H3
including H2 in Mathematics or Further Mathematics
GCSE/National 4/National 5
A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or grade 4 and above are required, including English Language (or grade B/5 in English Literature) and Mathematics
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DD
DM
in any subject and an A level at grade B in Mathematics or Further Mathematics or DD in Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering with Distinction in Calculus to solve Engineering Problems and Further Engineering Maths and Merit in Engineering Principles + grade B in any A level
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
DD
DM
in any subject and an A level at grade B in Mathematics or Further Mathematics or DD-DM in Engineering with Distinctions in Mathematics for Engineering and Applied Mathematics for Engineering and any A level at grade B or above
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
DDM
DMM
in any subject with an A level at grade B in Mathematics or Further Mathematics or DDM-DMM in Engineering with Distinctions in Mathematics for Engineering and Applied Mathematics for Engineering
Scottish Advanced Higher
A,B,B
B,B,B
including B in Mathematics or Further Mathematics
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
D
M
in any subject with A levels grade BB including a B in Mathematics or Further Mathematics
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
D
M
in any subject and A levels grade BB including grade B in Mathematics or Further Mathematics
A level
A,B,B
B,B,B
including B in Mathematics or Further Mathematics
T Level
M
and grade B in A level Maths
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
| EU, International | £20,400 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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