Universities / University of Manchester
BSc Mathematics with Finance (BSc MwF)
A three-year maths degree with finance courses alongside: management, accounting and corporate finance in early years, then derivatives, martingales and mathematical modelling in finance in the final year. Accredited by the RSS and IMA.
What you’ll study
Core
- Fundamentals of Management
- Financial Decision Making
- Fundamentals of Financial Reporting B
- Linear Algebra
- Real Analysis
- Mathematical Foundations & Analysis
- Introduction to Vector Calculus
- Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
- Probability I
- Statistics I
- Investment Analysis
- Foundations of Finance B
- Introduction to Financial Mathematics
- Probability and Statistics 2
- Financial Derivatives
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Martingales with Applications to Finance
- Mathematical Modelling in Finance
Electives
- Programming with Python
- Groups and Geometry
- Numerical Analysis 1
- Fluid Mechanics
- Stochastic Processes
- Linear Regression Models
- Markov Processes
- Tools for Risk Management
- Time Series Analysis
- Mortality Modelling in Insurance
Source: manchester.ac.uk ↗
Before you apply
- Background
- A-levels A*AA incl. A* in Mathematics or Further Mathematics (Further Maths preferred); IB 37 points incl. 7 in Maths (analysis and approaches)
- Maths
- A-level Mathematics (A*)
- Tests
- Not applicable
- English
- GCSE English C/4, or IELTS 6.5 (no sub-skill below 6.0), or TOEFL iBT 90
- Other
- Contextual offers A*AB; GCSE Maths normally grade 7
Source: manchester.ac.uk ↗
After graduation
- Employment
- 85% in work or further study 15 months after graduation (as stated on page, year not given)
- Employers
- KPMG, Goldman Sachs, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Barclays, Deutsche Bank
Source: manchester.ac.uk ↗
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Optional units shown are partial (10 of 20 in Year 2, 10 of 58 in Year 3). Page URL is the 2026 course page but fees/entry shown are for 2027 entry.
Checked 6 November 2026 against the sources linked on this page. Fees, units and requirements change each year, so confirm them on the programme’s website before applying.
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