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Mathematics with Finance and Investment Banking with a Placement Year at University of Reading - UCAS

University of Reading

Degree level: Undergraduate

Mathematics with Finance and Investment Banking with a Placement Year

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2024 - 2025
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University of Reading has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Course summary

Expand your mathematical knowledge, gain practical experience, and help prepare yourself for a professional career on our BSc Mathematics with Finance and Investment Banking with Placement Year course. Study a wide range of topics from statistics to foreign exchange, and experience the thrill of live markets. This flexible degree will help you to develop your skills - including how to code. Choose mathematics at Reading You will study mathematics for approximately two thirds of the course. Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and become a part of a supportive, interactive and accomplished learning community. Taught by expert staff with extensive teaching and research experience, you'll work collaboratively across a range of topics in pure and applied mathematics. Modules are informed by our world-leading research, and include areas such as:

  • calculus
  • numerical analysis
  • linear algebra
  • differential equations
  • statistics.
Your second year will feature a skills module, designed to improve your transferrable skills and enhance your employability. In your final year, you will produce a report and do a presentation on a mathematical project. This course meets the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation when followed by subsequent training and experience. Finance and investment banking Finance and investment banking will make up the remaining third of your degree. Guided by the triple-accredited Henley Business School, you will have access to the latest investment management technology, including our three dealing rooms, equipped with Bloomberg and Thomsen Reuters Eikon terminals. You will have the opportunity to manage the risk of a $50-100 million trading book, quote two-way prices, take positions, and immerse yourself in the financial industry. We pride ourselves in our high-quality teaching, which will be delivered through a wide range of approaches, such as:
  • lectures
  • group tutorials
  • group presentations
  • open debate.
  • placement Year
This degree includes an integrated, year-long, paid industrial placement between your second and your final year. You could undertake a placement in the finance, logistics or technology sectors, at a range of national and international organisations such as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, and the NHS. Our dedicated placements officer can provide advice and support to help you find your ideal placement, as well as developing your CV and interview skills. You can also undertake summer placements throughout your degree if you wish to. Visit the Important Information page for more details on securing and completing a placement year.

Modules

The following modules have been approved in principle for delivery in 2024/25. Please note that as part of our current curriculum improvement process, all modules require final University approval and may be subject to change. Core modules:

  • Calculus
  • Foundations of Mathematics
  • Linear Algebra
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Introductory Finance / Trading Simulation I
  • Introductory Securities and Markets
  • Financial Modelling
  • Mathematical Modelling and Professional Skills
  • Differential Equations
  • Numerical Analysis I
  • Placement Year
  • Derivative Securities
  • Portfolio of Projects
The University cannot guarantee that all optional modules will be available to all students who may wish to take them. Further information about the content of final approved modules will be available between May and July 2023. We suggest that you regularly revisit this webpage during this time to ensure you have the most up-to-date information regarding the modules offered on this programme.

How to apply

31Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
G1N4
Institution code:
R12
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Contextual offers for this programme are usually two grades beneath our standard entry requirement, e.g. BBC including Mathematics at grade B.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5We require a minimum score of 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
TOEFL (iBT)88We require a minimum score of 88 overall with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking.
Cambridge English AdvancedBWe require a grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162.
Cambridge English ProficiencyCWe require a grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162.
PTE Academic69We require a minimum score of 69 overall with at least 59 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
Institution's Own TestTest of English for Educational Purposes (TEEP). We require a minimum score of 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
Trinity ISEMeritWe require a Merit in each element from ISE II. If you take ISE III or ISE IV, we require a Pass in each element.

Full list of acceptable English Language Tests

http://www.reading.ac.uk/ad-EnglishTests.aspx

Student Outcomes

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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
93%
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1
EU £27650 Year 1
International £27650 Year 1

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Mathematics with Finance and Investment Banking with a Placement Year at University of Reading - UCAS