Mathematics with finance and accounting bsc (hons)

Structure

You can complete your Mathematics with Finance and Accounting degree in three or four years. If you choose to do a professional placement or study abroad this will take place in Year 3, and Year 3 modules will instead be studied in Year 4.

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3

Year 1

• Calculus I and II
• Economics for Business
• Essential Mathematical Skills
• Financial Accounting
• Introduction to Probability
• Numbers, Sets and Functions
• Probability and Statistics I
• Vectors and Matrices

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 2 Compulsory

• Applied Linear Algebra
• Financial Institutions
• Managerial Accounting
• Probability and Statistics II
• Statistical Modelling I

• Actuarial Mathematics II
• Complex Variables
• Introduction to Algebra
• Linear Programming and Games

• a QMUL Model module offered by another School
• Introduction to Computer Programming
• Professional Skills and Data Analysis with SAS

• a mathematics module at the appropriate level
• a module from any other subject area across Queen Mary (excluding Business and Management, and Economics and Finance) – this may include a language module

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 3 Compulsory

• Financial Management
• Financial Mathematics I and II
• Statistical Theory

• Computational Statistics with R
• Financial Mathematics III
• Random Processes
• Statistical Modelling II
• Third Year Project
• Time Series

• a mathematics module at the appropriate level
• a module from any other subject area across Queen Mary (excluding Business and Management, and Economics and Finance) – this may include a language module

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Study options

Apply for this degree with any of the following options. Take care to use the correct UCAS code - it may not be possible to change your selection later.

Professional Placement

Apply for our Mathematics with Finance and Accounting BSc with Professional Placement to spend a year carrying out paid work in the financial sector as part of your degree. As well as helping you to stand out from the crowd and secure graduate employment, a placement is an excellent opportunity to develop your business skills and put your learning into context.

Year abroad

Go global and study abroad as part of your degree – apply for our Mathematics with Finance and Accounting BSc with a Year Abroad. Queen Mary has links with universities in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia (partnerships vary for each degree programme).

Find out more about study abroad opportunities at Queen Mary and what the progression requirements are.

You can do either a year in a professional placement or a year abroad - you cannot combine these options.