BSc Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year
About this course
BSc in Mathematics, combining pure and applied mathematical techniques with financial applications. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Entrepreneurship. The four-year programme includes a year of paid industrial placement in a mathematician or statistician role.
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What students say
Based on about 78 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 76%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 250 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 92%
- Left higher education: 4%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 4%
What graduates do next
Based on about 34 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 7%
- Further study: 8%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Engineering professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 160 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 13%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 16%
- Wales: 41%
Who gets in
Based on about 240 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 98%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Modules
- Computing for Mathematics
- Foundations of Mathematics I
- Foundations of Mathematics II
- Linear and Differential Equations
- Probability and Statistics
- Foundations of Finance and Modern Financial Markets
- Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus
- Probability Theory and Stochastic Simulation
- Operational Research
- Modern Mathematical Computing
- Further Finance: Pricing and Risk Modelling
- Abstract Algebra
- Mechanics
- Entrepreneurship
- Industrial Training
- Behavioural Finance
- Market Microstructure, Trading Theory and Applications
- Introduction to Functional and Fourier Analysis
- Algebraic Topology
- Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces
- Introduction to Number Theory 2
- Algebra II: Rings
- Algebra III: Fields
- Measure Theory
- Complex Analysis and Functional Series
- Knot Theory
- Theori Clymau
- Methods of Applied Mathematics
- Fluid Dynamics
- Solid Mechanics
- Project Module (Full Year)
- Project Module (Half)
- Project Module (Half) Spring Semester
- Stochastic Processes for Finance and Insurance
- Statistical Modelling
- Time Series
- Big Data Technologies
- Algorithms and Heuristics
- Optimisation
- Game Theory
- Algorithmau a Dulliau Hewristig / Algorithms and Heuristics
- Mathematics of AI and Deep Learning
- Developing Mathematics Teachers for Future Generations
- Prosiect
- Modiwl Prosiect (Hanner) Semester yr Hydref
- Modiwl Prosiect (Hanner) Semester y Gwanwyn
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £31,000 after 15 months, £27,500 after 3 years, £36,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £47,000. The £36,500 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Mathematics.
What do graduates of BSc Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year at Cardiff University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year at Cardiff University?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year at Cardiff University?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.