Mathematics with Finance and Investment Banking with a Placement Year BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Mathematics with Finance and Investment Banking with a Placement Year BSc (Hons)
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 a Placement Year course.
Study a wide range of topics, from statistics to foreign exchange, and experience the thrill of live markets. This four-year degree includes an integrated, year-long, paid industrial placement between your second and final year, allowing you to graduate with experience in the industry.
This course meets the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician de...
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 a Placement Year course.<br/><br/>Study a wide range of topics, from statistics to foreign exchange, and experience the thrill of live markets. This four-year degree includes an integrated, year-long, paid industrial placement between your second and final year, allowing you to graduate with experience in the industry.<br/><br/>This course meets the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation, awarded by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, when followed by subsequent training and experience in employment in order to obtain equivalent competences to those specified by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for taught masters degrees. <br/><br/>For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/mathematics-ug/bsc-mathematics-with-finance-and-investment-banking-with-a-placement-year
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
10/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
G1N4
Institution Code
R12
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,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 Diploma
D: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 Programme
32
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)
Not Accepted
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Maths C (or 4), English Language or English Literature C (or 4).
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3,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 Project
B
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.
A level
A,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).
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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 | £30,650 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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