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Mathematics for Finance and Management at University of Portsmouth - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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7Dec
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Course summary

This is a Connected Degree Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course. Overview Prepare for the fast-paced world of finance, investment analysis, marketing and business management by developing sought-after skills in data-driven decision making, operational research and mathematical modelling. Graduate with the confidence to lead on innovative strategies and lead companies to success. On this BSc (Hons) Mathematics for Finance and Management degree course, you'll specialise in mathematical analysis and modelling used by finance professionals to track investments and forecast revenue, ensuring companies can make informed decisions to grow their profits. You'll develop the applied maths skills used by senior management to set financial plans and budgets that keep businesses competitive in their market and get a solid foundation in corporate financial management and derivative pricing, setting yourself up for a senior role managing business finances and accounts. Course highlights

  • Develop your knowledge of fundamental topics such as algebra, financial management, calculus and quantitative supply chain management
  • Choose specialist modules that match your interests and career ambitions, such as statistical methods in health research, advanced corporate financial management, astrophysics and decision modelling
  • Learn to use industry-standard mathematical, statistical and operational research software
  • Get access to our Bloomberg Suite, set up to simulate the system used by 250,000 international finance professionals to monitor and analyse real-time financial market data
  • Apply your skills on optional work placements in the community, such as assisting math teachers in local schools
Careers and opportunities A degree in mathematics shows that you have the ability to think analytically in many different areas of business and conveys an intellectual maturity that many employers look for when they hire staff. You'll graduate with the skills and understanding to work in many related areas, including:
  • statistics
  • finance
  • mathematical modelling
  • teaching
  • government research
  • marketing
Our graduates have worked for companies such as:
  • Peters & May Logistics
  • Global Freight Solutions
  • CBRE Group
  • Wates Group
  • Heathrow Airport Limited
Our graduates now work in roles including:
  • trainee chartered accountant
  • revenue development analyst
  • finance management trainee
  • commercial finance analyst
  • maths teacher
Other graduates have continued their studies at postgraduate level or set up successful businesses with help and support from the University. Placement year (optional) Taking an optional placement year gives you the experience you need to increase your chances of landing your perfect role after graduation. You could work in a paid role in a professional organisation (our students earn an average salary of £19,000 during their placements) or set up your own business, giving you the chance to grow your professional network and enhance your CV. We'll give you all the support you need to find a placement that prepares you for your career, and we'll continue to mentor you throughout your placement. You could take on placement roles such as:
  • commercial estimator
  • statistician
  • researcher
You could secure a placement at organisations such as:
  • BAE Systems
  • JP Morgan
  • Natwest Bank

Modules

Year 1 Core modules in this year include:

  • Calculus I (20 credits)
  • Computational Mathematics (20 credits)
  • Linear Algebra (20 credits)
  • Mathematical Foundations (20 credits)
  • Mathematical Models (20 credits)
  • Statistical Theory and Methods I (20 credits)
There are no optional modules in this year. Year 2 Core modules in this year include:
  • Applications of Mathematics and Graduate Skills (20 credits)
  • Calculus Ii (20 credits)
  • Corporate Financial Management (20 credits)
  • Mathematics for Finance (20 credits)
Optional modules in this year currently include:
  • Algebraic Structures & Discrete Mathematics (20 credits)
  • Exchange Study Abroad - School of Mathematics and Physics (40 credits)
  • Mathematical Methods for Machine Learning (20 credits)
  • Mechanics and Dynamics (20 credits)
  • Operational Research (20 credits)
  • Real and Complex Analysis (20 credits)
  • Statistical Theory & Methods Ii (20 credits)
  • Universe: Planetary Systems, Stars and Galaxies (20 credits)
Year 3 Core modules in this year include:
  • Financial Derivative Pricing (20 credits)
Optional modules in this year currently include:
  • Advanced Corporate Financial Management (20 credits)
  • Advanced Decision Modelling (20 credits)
  • Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology (20 credits)
  • Modern Astrophysics 1 (20 credits)
  • Nonlinear Dynamics (20 credits)
  • Partial Differential Equations and Their Applications (20 credits)
  • Project (20 credits)
  • Quantitative Supply Chain Management (20 credits)
  • Statistical Learning (20 credits)
  • Statistics Methods in Health Research & Social Science (20 credits)
  • Stochastic Processes (20 credits)
  • Undergraduate Ambassador (20 credits)
Placement year (optional) After your second or third year, you can do an optional work placement year to get valuable longer-term work experience in the industry. Students have previously completed placements at organisations such as Lockheed Martin and IBM. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your aspirations. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year. We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

Assessment method

You’ll be assessed through:

  • examinations
  • written coursework
  • multiple-choice tests
  • presentations
  • mini projects
  • a major piece of supervised independent work
You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows:
  • Year 1 students: 65% by written exams and 35% by coursework
  • Year 2 students: 55% by written exams, 7% by practical exams and 38% by coursework
- Year 3 students: 62% by written exams, 2% by practical exams and 36% by coursework

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Mathematics and its Applications, Institute of

How to apply

29Jan

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.

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Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
Cambridge English AdvancedCambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English ProficiencyCambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
PTE Academic62An overall score of 62 with a minimum of 59 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)7979 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Trinity ISEPassTrinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components.

Student Outcomes

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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
95%
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £9535 Year 1
England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
International £17900 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad (at the time of publishing for 2024/25): UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £1,385 EU – £1,385 (including Transition Scholarship) International (Non-EU) – £2,875. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. All fees are subject to annual increase. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance/tuition-fees-living-costs-and-other-study-costs
Mathematics for Finance and Management at University of Portsmouth - UCAS