Universities / Brunel University of London
BSc Financial Mathematics (BSc FM)
A maths-heavy undergraduate degree (about two thirds mathematics) with finance, investment and markets content, optional placement year, and machine learning/data mining modules in later years.
What you’ll study
Core
- Calculus 1 and 2
- Elements of Applied Mathematics 1 and 2
- Fundamentals of Mathematics
- Linear Algebra
- Probability and Statistics 1
- Applied Statistics
- Calculus 3
- Elements of Investment Mathematics
- Linear and Abstract Algebra
- Machine Learning for AI
- Probability and Statistics 2
- Professional Development and Project Work
- Mathematical Finance
- Financial Mathematics Final Year Project
- Applied Optimisation
- Data Mining and AI for Big Data Analytics
Electives
- Experimental Design and Regression Analysis
- Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
- Practical Machine Learning
- Stochastic Models
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Before you apply
- Background
- A-levels ABB including B in Maths or Further Maths (contextual BBB); IB 31 points incl. HL Maths; BTEC DDM with B in A-level Maths; GCSE Maths and English at 4/C
- Maths
- A-level Maths or Further Maths
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After graduation
- Typical first roles
- Banking, Accountancy, Actuarial, Tax, Pensions, Insurance
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