Course summary

Put your statistics knowledge into practice in the real world, and build up more experience for your CV. Our students have worked in finance roles at major corporations and applied their analysis skills to data science jobs in the civil service as part of their degree. Find the patterns in huge datasets, draw conclusions and apply those creative solutions to real industry problems. A Mathematics and Statistics with Placement Year BSc from Sheffield is where you put your statistics knowledge into practice in the real world – building experience for a career in research, major corporations or in data science. From the essentials, you’ll build advanced techniques, develop programming skills using Python and R, and learn to present your work as a professional mathematician using LaTeX. In your second year we’ll show you how to apply your statistics knowledge to increasingly complex problems, through statistical modelling and computer simulations. Your third year will be your placement year. This is where you get a taste of applied statistics in a finance role, or apply your analysis skills to data science in the civil service. You’ll have plenty of support from your tutors all the way through, and you may come back with the offer of a job when you graduate. There are also lots of opportunities – including summer research placements – where you can work with our mathematicians to tackle a complex research question. With this degree as your first step, a job in finance, technology or big data economy will soon follow. Why study this course?

• Leading maths research - 96% of our research is rated as world-leading or internationally excellent, according to the Research Excellence Framework 2021.

• Real-world problem solving - research unanswered questions, from the most abstract research in areas like algebraic geometry and number theory, to the calculations behind animal movements and black holes.

• Everyone is welcome - there’s a place at Sheffield for everyone who enjoys mathematics. Find a warm welcome at our active student society (SUMS), regular maths challenges and a dedicated LGBT+ student group for maths students.

• Industry placement experience - spend a whole year in industry, gaining first-hand experience in applying mathematics and statistics in a real business situation.