Universities / Northumbria University
BSc Financial Mathematics (BSc FM)
Combines maths with finance, covering financial decision-making, investment, derivatives and risk, ending in a research project. Uses industry-standard software including AI tools, with an optional placement or study abroad.
What you’ll study
Core
- Principles and Theories of Finance
- Business and Financial Analysis
- Calculus
- Computational Mathematics
- Probability and Statistics
- Real Analysis
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Derivatives and Risk
- Econometrics
- Further Computational Mathematics
- Ordinary & Partial Differential Equations
- Statistical Modelling and Data Visualisation
- Risk in Financial Institutions I and II
- Investment Management
- Data Science
- Project in Financial Mathematics
Electives
- Work placement year
- Study abroad year
- Work placement semester
- Study abroad semester
Source: northumbria.ac.uk ↗
Before you apply
- Background
- 112 UCAS Tariff points (96 contextual)
- Maths
- A-level Mathematics grade B or equivalent
- English
- GCSE English Language grade 4/C; international IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, 5.5 each component
- Other
- GCSE Maths, Statistics or Physics at 4/C
Source: northumbria.ac.uk ↗
After graduation
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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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