Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc
Course code	GN13

Tuition fee	To be confirmed

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in any language

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00168&subgroup=1

Overview

Mathematics is a discipline in which precise propositions can lead, through elegant arguments, to far-reaching consequences. Through developing truly expert abilities in mathematics, and discovering how these can be applied to financial situations, you will improve your capacity to make successful financial decisions.

Our BSc Finance and Mathematics offers you modules in mathematics, accounting and economics, to provide you with an academic training in the principles of accounting and finance. 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.

You gain a thorough grounding in both finance and mathematics, investigating topics including:

- Corporate finance
- Portfolio management
- Applying mathematical techniques
- Statistics and probability
- Micro- and macroeconomics

Our Department of Mathematical Sciences is genuinely innovative and student-focused; we are working on projects ranging from the economic impact of the behaviour of dairy cows, to understanding crowd behaviour through modelling a zombie apocalypse, to circular Sudoku and other puzzles.

More than two-thirds of our research is rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”, placing us in the top 25 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014).

Programme structure

Year 1

Quantitative Methods and Finance
Introduction to Economics
Calculus
Statistics I
Linear Mathematics
Mathematics Careers and Employability

Year 2

Foundations of Finance
Corporate Finance
Portfolio Analysis
Microeconomics (Intermediate)
Mathematical Methods
Statistics II
Survival Analysis

Final year

The Pricing of Securities in Financial Markets
Mathematics of Portfolios
Ordinary Differential Equations
Linear Programming (Half Course) (optional)
Mathematics Careers and Employability
Statistical Methods (optional)
Stochastic Processes (optional)
International Finance (optional)
Risk Management and Financial Institutions (optional)

Career opportunities

Our graduates are highly employable in a wide range of places, working in business, pharmaceutical industries, banking and computing among others. The Council for Mathematical Sciences offers further information on careers in mathematics.

Our recent graduates from our BSc Finance and Mathematics have found employment as:

Chartered accountants
Investment consultants
Accounts technicians
Stock lending analysts