You will study the following compulsory modules and select from a choice of optional modules over the course of your degree. As you progress through your course you will have more flexibility to study more of the topics that interest you, culminating, in your final year with a 15-credit practical project module in an application of mathematics for finance.

BSc 3 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Introduction to Analysis 1 September-January 15 MA-101
Foundations of Algebra September-January 15 MA-111
Geometry: Mathematics, Logic and Communication September-January 15 MA-131
Introduction to Modelling and Simulation September-January 15 MA-181
Introduction to Analysis 2 January-June 15 MA-102
Introductory Linear Algebra January-June 15 MA-112
Probability and Statistics January-June 15 MA-192
Foundations of Finance January-June 15 MN-1502
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Multi-variable analysis September-January 15 MA-201
Vector Spaces September-January 15 MA-211
Probability Theory September-January 15 MA-252
Metric spaces and measure theory January-June 15 MA-202
Optional Modules
TB1 Choice
Choose Exactly 15 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Professional Development and Career Planning September-January 0 MA-203
Differential Equations September-January 15 MA-241
Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds September-January 15 MN-2066
AND
TB2 Options
Choose Exactly 45 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Subject to Pre-Requisite Requirements

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Groups and Rings January-June 15 MA-212
Credibility, Liability and Ruin January-June 15 MA-274
Game Theory and Optimization January-June 15 MA-282
Statistical Data Analysis January-June 15 MA-292
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Complex Analysis September-January 15 MA-301
Financial Mathematics in Discrete Time September-January 15 MA-358
Optional Modules
Dissertation
Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Dissertation in the Mathematics of Finance September-June 30 MA-350
OR
Practical Project
Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Cashflows and Interest Rates September-January 15 MA-345
Practical Project in Mathematical Finance January-June 15 MA-355
AND
Options
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Subject to Pre-Requisite Requirements

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Partial Differential Equations September-January 15 MA-311
Cashflows and Interest Rates September-January 15 MA-345
Markov Processes and Applications September-January 15 MA-364
Machine Learning January-June 15 MA-308
Higher Algebra January-June 15 MA-312
Assurance and annuity January-June 15 MA-346
Financial Mathematics in Continuous Time January-June 15 MA-359
Risk and Survival Models January-June 15 MA-365
BSc 4 Year Full-time (with a year abroad)

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