BSc Mathematics with a Placement Year
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, covering both pure and applied mathematical disciplines. Core topics include Programming, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Data Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course spans four years and includes a full-time placement of nine to 14 months in the third year, with optional modules available from other Schools in later years.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB including grade A in Mathematics
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 35%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 115 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 60%
- London: 17%
- South East: 11%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- YEAR ON PLACEMENT
- COMPUTATION AND MODELLING
- PROBABILITY AND MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS
- CALCULUS
- LINEAR EQUATIONS AND DIGITAL SKILLS
- PROOFS AND LIMITS
- REAL ANALYSIS AND GROUP THEORY
- COMPLEX INTEGRATION AND RING THEORY
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND APPLIED METHODS
- FLUID FLOW - THEORY AND COMPUTATION
- COMPLEX FUNCTIONS AND LINEAR ALGEBRA
- LINEAR AND GENERALISED LINEAR MODELS
- MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
- MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
- GEOPHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS
- METEOROLOGY
- INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
- PROGRAMMING 1
- QUANTUM THEORY
- INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
- FOUNDATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE
- EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
- MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES
- MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY
- GROUPS AND ALGEBRA
- GALOIS THEORY
- FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
- MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
- GENERAL RELATIVITY
- MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
- STOCHASTIC PROCESSES AND TIME SERIES
- ANALYTICAL MECHANICS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY
- Mathematics Project Extension
- MATHEMATICS PROJECT
- THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS
- HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS
- CHILDREN, TEACHERS AND MATHEMATICS: CHANGING PUBLIC DISCOURSES ABOUT MATHEMATICS
- INTRODUCTION TO CYBER SECURITY
- METEOROLOGY
- THE OCEAN SYSTEM
- MODELLING ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES
- LINEAR AND GENERALISED LINEAR MODELS
- SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
- QUANTUM THEORY
- FINANCIAL REPORTING
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- PROGRAMMING 2
- MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
- FOUNDATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE
- CLIMATE AND WEATHER PREDICTION
- EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Mathematics with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £34,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,000 and £52,000. The £34,500 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for Mathematics.
What do graduates of BSc Mathematics with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Mathematics with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
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 a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 127 UCAS points.
Does BSc Mathematics with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Mathematics with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.