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
- statistics
- finance
- mathematical modelling
- teaching
- government research
- marketing
- Peters & May Logistics
- Global Freight Solutions
- CBRE Group
- Wates Group
- Heathrow Airport Limited
- trainee chartered accountant
- revenue development analyst
- finance management trainee
- commercial finance analyst
- maths teacher
- commercial estimator
- statistician
- researcher
- 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)
- Applications of Mathematics and Graduate Skills (20 credits)
- Calculus Ii (20 credits)
- Corporate Financial Management (20 credits)
- Mathematics for Finance (20 credits)
- 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)
- Financial Derivative Pricing (20 credits)
- 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)
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed through:
- examinations
- written coursework
- multiple-choice tests
- presentations
- mini projects
- a major piece of supervised independent work
- 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
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Mathematics and its Applications, Institute of
How to apply
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:
- G161
- Institution code:
- P80
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
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.
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points
A level - BBB - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 29 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4 - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - Not accepted
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
PTE Academic | 62 | An overall score of 62 with a minimum of 59 in each skill. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components. |
Student Outcomes
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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
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP