Universities / University of Nottingham
BSc Financial Mathematics (BSc FM)
About three quarters mathematics and a quarter finance, ending in a mathematical finance module and a group project. IMA-accredited toward Chartered Mathematician status.
What you’ll study
Core
- Introduction to Finance
- Core Mathematics 1
- Core Mathematics 2
- Fundamentals of Financial and Management Accounting
- Insurance in a Risky World
- Probability and Statistics
- Complex Analysis
- Differential Equations
- Markov Chains
- Methods for Probability and Statistics
- Real Analysis
- Scientific Computation
- Linear Models
- Mathematical Finance
- Mathematics Group Projects
Electives
- Corporate Finance
- Economic Principles
- Financial Economics
- Financial Markets and Investment
- Game Theory
- Optimisation
- Stochastic Models
- Risk Management Decisions
- Data Science for Structured Data
- Bayesian Statistics and Computation
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Before you apply
- Background
- A-levels A*AA to AAA with A-level Maths required (IB 34 points with HL 6 Maths Analysis and Approaches)
- Maths
- A-level Mathematics
- English
- GCSE English grade 4 or equivalent
- Other
- Contextual offers available
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After graduation
- Employment
- 94.5% of School of Mathematical Sciences undergraduates in graduate-level employment, further study or both five years after graduation (school-wide, not programme-specific)
- Salary
- £47,800 median, School of Mathematical Sciences graduates (LEO data, 2022/23 tax year)
- Typical first roles
- Actuarial analyst, Financial auditor, Forensic accountant, Trainee chartered accountant, Maths teacher
- Employers
- Co-op, Lewis Golden LLP, Saint Peter's School
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Module list is a sample and may change; year assignment inferred from page order. UCAS G120.
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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