BSc Finance and Mathematics

Example structure
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Introduction to Economics
Calculus
Statistics I
Linear Mathematics
Mathematics Careers and Employability
Financial Mathematics
Introduction to Finance
Year 2
Foundations of Finance
Corporate Finance
Portfolio Analysis
Microeconomics (Intermediate)
Mathematical Methods
Statistics II
Survival Analysis
Mathematics Careers and Employability
Final year
The Pricing of Securities in Financial Markets
Mathematics of Portfolios
Ordinary Differential Equations
Linear Programming (Half Course) (optional)
Mathematics Careers and Employability
Statistical Methods (optional)
Stochastic Processes (optional)
International Finance (optional)
Risk Management and Financial Institutions (optional)
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity 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. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
Teaching mainly takes the form of lectures – you study roughly two 50-minute lectures and one 50-minute class per week, per module
Take a mathematics careers and employability module, where you compile a portfolio of skills and experience
Modules delivered by experts in the field as well as guest speakers
Contribute and interact in lectures through the use of smart technology
Assessment
Your final mark is a weighted combination of marks gained on coursework (eg homework problem sheets or tests) and your summer examinations
Assessed through traditional methods of end-of-year exams and multiple choice questions in class tests and essays
Plus more innovative and creative assessments include laboratory work, poster presentations, real-business case problems and group presentations
Your first year of study does not count towards your final degree class
Third-year students have the opportunity to complete a full-year or one-term project
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