BSc Mathematics with Finance (Placement Year)
About this course
BSc Hons in Mathematics with Finance (Placement Year), a mathematics and accounting and finance degree centred on mathematical and computational approaches to financial theory and practice. Core topics include Programming, Signal Processing, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Accounting, Human Behaviour, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course includes a professional placement year in the third year, offering full-time work experience in a graduate-level role. The first year covers the foundations through Foundations of Accounting and Finance, Logic and Discrete Mathematics, and Mathematical Modelling and Programming. The second year progresses with Econometrics for Finance, Intermediate Accounting and Finance, and Linear Algebra, alongside optional modules such as Applied Data Science and Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence. Year three consists of a placement module. The final year includes Advanced Accounting and Finance and Stochastic Processes, with optional modules spanning areas such as Banking and Behavioural Finance, Mathematical Finance, and Statistical Learning and Prediction.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA. This should include Mathematics grade A or Further Mathematics grade A. The overall offer grades will be lowered to AAB for applicants who achieve both Mathematics and Further Mathematics at grades AB, in either order. IB: 36 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects including 6 in Mathematics HL (either analysis and approaches or applications and interpretations)
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What students say
Based on about 124 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 93%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 165 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 23 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Finance Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 415 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 38%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 22%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 185 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 84%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 13%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Foundations of Accounting and Finance
- Logic and Discrete Mathematics
- Mathematical Modelling and Programming
- Matrices and Calculus
- Multivariate Calculus
- Probability and Statistics
- Econometrics for Finance
- Intermediate Accounting and Finance
- Linear Algebra
- Multivariate Probability and Statistics
- Applied Data Science
- Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence
- Real-world Dynamics
- Placement
- Advanced Accounting and Finance
- Stochastic Processes
- Banking and Behavioural Finance
- Changepoint and Time Series Analysis
- Dynamic Modelling
- Environmental Statistics
- ESG, Climate and Energy Finance
- Graph Theory and Algorithms
- Linear Systems
- Mathematical Finance
- Mathematics of Generative Modelling
- Optimisation for Machine Learning
- Statistical Inference
- Statistical Learning and Prediction
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Mathematics with Finance (Placement Year) at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £28,500 after 15 months, £31,000 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £30,000 and £56,500. The £42,500 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for Mathematics.
What do graduates of BSc Mathematics with Finance (Placement Year) at Lancaster University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Mathematics with Finance (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Mathematics with Finance (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 126 UCAS points.
Does BSc Mathematics with Finance (Placement Year) at Lancaster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Mathematics with Finance (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.