Our BSc Finance and Mathematics (including Year Abroad) offers you modules in mathematics, accounting and economics, to provide you with an academic training in the principles of accounting and finance, plus an opportunity to spend your third year abroad. Our business-oriented course equips you with the knowledge and skills that are currently in demand by employers, in particular in financial markets or corporate careers that involve financial decision-making.

Employers specifically value the key skills that students develop on our courses, such as problem solving, critical thinking, logical reasoning, IT and of course numeracy. Through tackling mathematical problems, you learn to communicate effectively, orally and in writing. Presentation and group-working skills are integrated in the specialist modules that are available. We also offer modules where you can use computing packages such as Matlab, Maple and R, and learn how to manipulate statistical data. In your final year, you can choose to undertake a project where you develop your research and time management skills. Mathematics graduates are currently in great demand across a wide range of careers. Clear thinkers are required in every profession, so the successful mathematician has an extensive choice of potential vocations. For example, some of our most recent graduates from BSc Finance and Mathematics have found employment as chartered accountants, investment consultants, accounts technicians and stock lending analysts. Other graduates of our Department work as accountants or actuaries in the financial sector. The Council for Mathematical Sciences provides a comprehensive guide to careers. You may also decide to enhance your career prospects, and further your education, by studying for MSc or PhD, and these are offered by our Department.