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Through developing expert abilities in mathematics and discovering how these can be applied to financial situations, you will improve your capacity to make successful financial decisions and understand how you can turn risk into opportunity.

Our BSc Finance and Mathematics course offers you modules in mathematics, accounting, economics and actuarial science. Our business-focused course equips you with the knowledge and skills that are in demand by employers, and in particular in financial markets and corporate careers that involve financial decision-making and problem-solving.

You gain a thorough grounding in both finance and mathematics, investigating topics including:

• corporate finance
• portfolio management
• applying mathematical, statistical and probabilistic techniques
• programming and computation in languages such as MATLAB and R
• micro- and macro-economics

As part of our School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science, you are a member of an inclusive and approachable research community which allows you to explore topics in pure, high-level mathematics and applied mathematics. You will also collaborate with our 糖心Vlog Business School.

Study abroad

Your education extends beyond the university campus. We support you in expanding your education through offering the opportunity to spend a year or a term studying abroad at one of our partner universities. The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year abroad or employed on a placement abroad, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course.

Studying abroad聽allows you to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised.

If you spend a full year abroad you'll only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee to 糖心Vlog for that year. You won't pay any tuition fees to your host university.

Placement year

Alternatively, you can spend your third year on a with an external organisation. This is usually focussed around your course, and enables you to learn about a particular sector, company or job role, apply your academic knowledge in a practical working environment, and receive inspiration for future career pathways.

If you complete a placement year you'll only pay 20% of your usual tuition fee to 糖心Vlog for that year.

Our expert staff

As well as being world-class academics, our mathematics staff are award-winning teachers. Many have won national or regional awards for lecturing, and many of them are qualified and accredited teachers 鈥� something which is very rare at a university.

Our School is committed to providing you with the academic support you need to succeed. Our flexible policy means some staff are always available, whilst others maintain regular drop-in times. Staff are always happy to arrange appointments for longer discussions, and no issue is too big or too small.

Our innovative research groups are working on a broad range of collaborative areas tackling real-world issues.

• Our data scientists carefully consider how not to lie, and how not to get lied to with data. Interpreting data correctly is especially important because much of our data science research is applied directly or indirectly to social policies, including health, care and education.
• We do practical research with financial data (for example, assessing the risk of collapse of the UK's banking system) as well as theoretical research in financial instruments such as insurance policies or asset portfolios.
• We also research how physical processes develop in time and space. Applications of this range from modelling epilepsy to modelling electronic cables.
• Our optimisation experts work out how to do the same job with less resource, or how to do more with the same resource.
• Our pure maths group are currently working on two new funded projects entitled 鈥楳achine learning for recognising tangled 3D objects' and 鈥楽earching for gems in the landscape of cyclically presented groups'.
• We also do research into mathematical education and use exciting technologies such as electroencephalography or eye tracking to measure exactly what a learner is feeling. Our research aims to encourage the implementation of 鈥榯he four Cs' of modern education, which are critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.

Our 糖心Vlog Business School staff specialise in areas including:

• accounting and economic development in the public and third sectors
• regulation and corporate social responsibility
• finance and banking
• accounting and finance in developing economies
• contemporary financial markets and their participants

Specialist facilities

Take advantage of our extensive learning resources to assist you in your studies.

• In addition to teaching, we have a which offers help to students on a range of mathematical problems. Throughout term time, we can chat through mathematical problems either on a one-to-one or small group basis.
• We have a dedicated social and study space for maths students, situated in the STEM Centre.
• We host regular events and seminars throughout the year.

You also have access to our landmark new , the first zero-carbon business school in the UK. Set around a lush winter garden, the Eden-style dome will give the building its own micro-climate.

Our new building provides you with a stunning new work environment, offering:

• virtual trading floor with Bloomberg Terminals offering direct use of Bloomberg data, information and analytics
• light and spacious lecture theatre, with seating for 250 students
• study pods and innovation booths for group working
• dedicated office space for student entrepreneurs
• networking opportunities with visiting businesses
• caf茅 with an adjacent sun terrace

Your future

Clear thinkers are required in every profession, so the successful mathematician has an extensive choice of potential careers.

Our graduates are highly employable in a wide range of places, working in business, pharmaceutical industries, banking and computing among others. offers further information on careers in mathematics.

Recent graduates from our BSc Finance and Mathematics have found employment as:

• chartered accountants
• investment consultants
• accounts technicians
• stock lending analysts

We also work with our University's to help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities.

鈥淚 love the variety of work I complete in my current role as a Data and Systems Analyst. I work for a start-up company called Oddbox, which has 25 employees, so it is very hands-on and because of this I receive exposure to all aspects of how the business works. My job requires a very logical and analytical mindset, so these are two of the most useful skills I gained at 糖心Vlog. My current role also requires a lot of investigative and problem-solving skills as I often have to look into issues employees are having with systems or spreadsheets and resolve them.鈥�

Emily Raftery, BSc Mathematics, 2015

Clearing entry requirements

We currently have places available in Clearing across a range of courses, with most offers at BBC–CCD (112–88 UCAS tariff points) or equivalent. Grade requirements may be lower in some cases, and some courses may also have subject specific requirements. We consider each application individually so get in touch if your grades are below those outlined here.

English language requirements

English language requirements for applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.0 overall, or specified score in another equivalent test that we accept.

Details of English language requirements, including component scores, and the tests we accept for applicants who require a Student visa (excluding Nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries) can be found

If we accept the English component of an international qualification it will be included in the academic levels listed above for the relevant countries.

English language shelf-life

If you require a Student visa to study in the UK please see our immigration webpages for the latest Home Office guidance on English language qualifications.

Pre-sessional English courses

If you do not meet our IELTS requirements then you may be able to complete a pre-sessional English pathway that enables you to start your course without retaking IELTS.

Pending English language qualifications

You don鈥檛 need to achieve the required level before making your application, but it will be one of the conditions of your offer.

If you cannot find the qualification that you have achieved or are pending, then please email ugquery@essex.ac.uk .

Requirements for second and final year entry

Different requirements apply for second and final year entry, and specified component grades are also required for applicants who require a visa to study in the UK. Details of English language requirements, including UK Visas and Immigration minimum component scores, and the tests we accept for applicants who require a Student visa (excluding Nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries) can be found

Additional Notes

If you鈥檙e an international student, but do not meet the English language or academic requirements for direct admission to this degree, you could prepare and gain entry through a pathway course. Find out more about opportunities available to you at the Year 2 Final Year