BSc Mathematics with Finance with a Placement Year
About this course
BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Finance with a Placement Year, combining applied mathematics with financial theory. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, and Financial Analysis. The course includes a placement year spent in a professional role, and students complete a Mathematics Project in their final year.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB including grade B in Mathematics.
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What students say
Based on about 60 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 95 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 86%
- Left higher education: 13%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 21 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 5%
- 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: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 25 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- East Midlands: 25%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 25%
- London: 30%
- South East: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 125 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 77%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 1%
- Foundation course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 9%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 8%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- YEAR ON PLACEMENT
- LINEAR EQUATIONS AND DIGITAL SKILLS
- CALCULUS
- COMPUTATION AND MODELLING
- PROBABILITY AND MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS
- STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYTICS FOR ECONOMISTS
- CURRENT FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
- PROOFS AND LIMITS
- GROUPS AND RINGS
- THE ECONOMICS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND APPLIED METHODS
- CRYPTOGRAPHY
- MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
- LINEAR AND GENERALISED LINEAR MODELS
- FLUID FLOW - THEORY AND COMPUTATION
- FOUNDATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE
- INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS
- THE ECONOMICS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
- FURTHER FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
- MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
- NUMBER THEORY
- GROUPS AND ALGEBRA
- MATHEMATICS PROJECT
- PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
- STOCHASTIC PROCESSES AND TIME SERIES
- CRYPTOGRAPHY
- HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS
- FLUIDS AND WAVES
- TOPICS IN APPLIED ECONOMETRICS
- THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS
- BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE
- FURTHER ECONOMETRICS AND DATA ANALYSIS
- INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS
- PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
- LINEAR AND GENERALISED LINEAR MODELS
- PROGRAMMING AND DATA ANALYTICS
- THE ECONOMICS OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Mathematics with Finance with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £32,500 after 15 months, £30,000 after 3 years, £39,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £48,000. The £39,500 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Mathematics.
What do graduates of BSc Mathematics with Finance with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia 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 Mathematics with Finance with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
83% 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 with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 115 UCAS points.
Does BSc Mathematics with Finance 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 Finance with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
86% of students continued into their second year, and 13% left higher education.