Course description
Course description
This flexible single-honours undergraduate master's degree programme is designed for those who are interested in learning about some of the recent applications of mathematics to the financial sector and pursuing a career in this area. It enables you to acquire a working knowledge of models and procedures and modern financial mathematics as it is applied in banks, broker companies and insurance companies as well as in the financial departments of national and international companies. You get good all-round mathematical knowledge together with the ability to experience more specialised results, methods and ideas. You get an education in sufficient depth in these areas to enable you to undertake postgraduate studies, conduct mathematical research or work as a specialist mathematician in industry, business or higher education.
A core of basic mathematics provides you with the fundamental mathematical knowledge and skills, and the basis for more advanced work later on. The core material is covered in the first three semesters, up to the mid-point of your second year. You develop your capacity to learn and apply mathematical ideas, to understand the significance and power of mathematics, and to acquire a thorough knowledge and understanding of those mathematical topics that any employer would expect of a mathematics graduate. In the second semester of your second year, you choose from a range of options in preparation for later, more advanced, course units in which you can pursue your mathematical interests. You can also, from your second year onwards, choose some options from other subject areas. You also undertake a substantial finance-related final year project.
Special features
-Generous entrance scholarships are available.
-Small group teaching in the first year.
-Wide range of options in the third and fourth years.
-All undergraduate students have affiliate membership of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
Career opportunities
The study of Mathematics develops skills and knowledge which are of value in a wide variety of professions. A Mathematics degree is a good preparation for any area of employment requiring people who can think clearly and logically. The main areas of employment of our graduates in recent years are finance, industry, computing (including operational research), management, administration, statistics, teaching (schools and colleges) and postgraduate study.
