BSc Mathematics
About this course
BSc in Mathematics. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course spans three or four years, with an optional industrial placement year in a sponsoring company. Final-year students choose from a wide range of option modules and complete an independent investigation project.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including Maths
What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 73%
- Learning opportunities: 71%
- Assessment and feedback: 70%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 60%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 40%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Finance Professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 85 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 7%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 26%
- West Midlands: 13%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 27%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 55 students who started
- A levels: 77%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Access course: 2%
- Foundation course: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 7%
- Other qualifications: 11%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Scientific Computing
- Financial Engineering
- Operational Research
- Differential Geometry
- Groups and Symmetry
- Mathematical Modelling
- Topology
- Equations of Mathematical Physics
- Business Microeconomics
- Topics in Mathematical Biology
- Machine Learning for Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence
- Markov Processes
- Generalised Linear Models
- Number Theory
- Communicating Mathematics
- Data Mining and Neural Networks
- Fields and Classical Geometry
- Complex Analysis
- Introduction to Functional Data Analysis
- Business Macroeconomics
- Nonlinear Optimisation
- Calculus and Analysis 1
- Linear Algebra 1
- Fundamentals of University Mathematics
- Calculus and Analysis 2
- Linear Algebra 2
- Probability and Statistics
- Elements of Number Theory
- Business Microeconomics
- Programming Fundamentals
- Sets, Relations and Groups
- Business Macroeconomics
- Algorithms, Data Structures and Advanced Programming
- Vector Calculus
- Advanced Linear Algebra
- Introduction to Computing
- Differential Equations
- Algebra
- Investigations in Mathematics
- Actuarial Modelling 1
- Statistical Distributions and Inference
- Advanced Discrete Mathematics
- Mathematical Foundations of AI and Machine Learning
- Statistical Data Analysis
- Industrial Applications of Mathematics
- Actuarial Modelling 2
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Mathematics at University of Leicester earn?
The median salary is £32,000 after 15 months, £33,000 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £34,500 and £51,000. The £42,500 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for Mathematics.
What do graduates of BSc Mathematics at University of Leicester 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 at University of Leicester?
73% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Mathematics at University of Leicester?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 117 UCAS points.
Does BSc Mathematics at University of Leicester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Mathematics at University of Leicester?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.