**Expand your mathematical knowledge, gain practical experience, and help prepare yourself for a professional career on our BSc Mathematics with Finance and Investment Banking with Placement Year course.**
Study a wide range of topics from statistics to foreign exchange, and experience the thrill of live markets. This flexible degree will help you to develop your skills - including how to code.
**Choose mathematics at Reading**
You will study mathematics for approximately two thirds of the course.
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**Expand your mathematical knowledge, gain practical experience, and help prepare yourself for a professional career on our BSc Mathematics with Finance and Investment Banking with Placement Year course.**<br/><br/>Study a wide range of topics from statistics to foreign exchange, and experience the thrill of live markets. This flexible degree will help you to develop your skills - including how to code.<br/><br/>**Choose mathematics at Reading**<br/><br/>You will study mathematics for approximately two thirds of the course.<br/><br/>Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and become a part of a supportive, interactive and accomplished learning community.<br/><br/>Taught by expert staff with extensive teaching and research experience, youll work collaboratively across a range of topics in pure and applied mathematics. Modules are informed by our world-leading research, and include areas such as:<br/><br/><br/>- calculus<br/><br/><br/>- numerical analysis<br/><br/><br/>- linear algebra<br/><br/><br/>- differential equations<br/><br/><br/>- statistics.<br/><br/><br/>Your second year will feature a skills module, designed to improve your transferrable skills and enhance your employability. In your final year, you will produce a report and do a presentation on a mathematical project.<br/><br/>This course meets the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation when followed by subsequent training and experience.<br/><br/>**Finance and investment banking**<br/><br/>Finance and investment banking will make up the remaining third of your degree.<br/><br/>Guided by the triple-accredited Henley Business School, you will have access to the latest investment management technology, including our three dealing rooms, equipped with Bloomberg and Thomsen Reuters Eikon terminals.<br/><br/>You will have the opportunity to manage the risk of a $50-100 million trading book, quote two-way prices, take positions, and immerse yourself in the financial industry.<br/><br/>We pride ourselves in our high-quality teaching, which will be delivered through a wide range of approaches, such as:<br/><br/><br/>- lectures<br/><br/><br/>- group tutorials<br/><br/><br/>- group presentations<br/><br/><br/>- open debate.<br/><br/><br/>- placement Year<br/><br/><br/>This degree includes an integrated, year-long, paid industrial placement between your second and your final year.<br/><br/>You could undertake a placement in the finance, logistics or technology sectors, at a range of national and international organisations such as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, and the NHS.<br/><br/>Our dedicated placements officer can provide advice and support to help you find your ideal placement, as well as developing your CV and interview skills.<br/><br/>You can also undertake summer placements throughout your degree if you wish to.<br/><br/>Visit the Important Information page for more details on securing and completing a placement year.
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Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
10/2025
Campus
Main Site
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Course Code
G1N4
Institution Code
R12
Points of Entry
Year 1
A levelA,B,B including Mathematics at grade A. If you place us as your Firm choice we will accept you with one grade lower than this, including accepting a B in Maths at A level. (e.g. ABC with Maths at B). UCAS TariffScottish HigherA,A,B,B,B including Mathematics at grade A. If you place us as your Firm choice we will accept you with one grade lower than this, including accepting a B in Maths (e.g. ABBBB with Maths at B). Access to HE DiplomaD:30,M:15 including at least 12 level 3 credits in Mathematics. If you place us as your Firm choice we will accept you with 18 level 3 units at Distinction and 27 level 3 units at Merit, including at least 12 level 3 credits in Maths. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme32 including Mathematics at grade 6 at Higher Level. If you place us as your Firm choice we will accept you with 30 points overall, including accepting Maths at grade 5 at Higher Level. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)GCSE/National 4/National 5GCSE Maths C (or 4), English Language or English Literature C (or 4). Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - PrincipalD3,M2,M2 including Mathematics at Grade D3. If you place us as your Firm choice we will accept you with one grade lower than this, including accepting a grade M2 in Maths. (e.g. D3, M2, M3 with Maths at M2). Extended ProjectB In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification provides to students for University study, we now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer. Eligible applicants would receive two offers, our usual offer plus an alternative offer of a B in the EPQ and one grade lower in their A level subjects. |
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