Mathematics with Management & Finance BSc (Hons), Mathematics with Management & Finance with a year abroad BSc (Hons)

Course detail Description

The course is designed for students who want to study mathematics at degree level, but who also plan to work in a managerial role, especially in the financial sector. The mathematical part of the course will give you a foundation in all branches of mathematics, including algebra, analysis, statistics, geometry, probability and number theory. As you progress through the course you will focus more on topics which are specifically relevant to financial mathematics.

About a quarter of this course focuses on management topics, including accounting, communication, marketing, economics, and human resource management. During your course you will have the opportunity to specialise in various areas by choosing specific modules.

You are expected to spend approximately 10 hours work per credit for each module you attend in your degree, e.g. 150 hours work for a 15 credit module. These hours cover every aspect of the module: lectures, tutorials, independent study, coursework and preparation for examinations.

King’s Business School will teach your management modules. It fosters an interdisciplinary, social science ethos with a highly stimulating intellectual environment that attracts leading scholars.

The primary method of assessment for this degree is written examination. You may also be assessed by essays, practical examination, oral presentation, reports, class tests and projects. The nature of assessment varies by module.

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Structure

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. In each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

You are required to take:

Mathematics

• Calculus I (15 credits)

• Linear Algebra & Geometry I (15 credits)

• Sequences & Series (15 credits)

• Calculus II (15 credits)

• Probability & Statistics I (15 credits)

• Introduction to Dynamical Systems (15 credits)

You are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Introduction to Management (15 credits)

• Accounting and Financial Reporting (15 credits)

• Communication Skills (15 credits)

• Principles of Economics (15 credits)

• Principles of Marketing (15 credits)

Year 2 Required Modules

You are required to take:

Mathematics

• Introduction to Algebra (15 credits)

• Real Analysis for Maths with Management & Finance (15 credits)

• Linear Algebra & Geometry II (15 credits)

• Applied Differential Equations (15 credits)

Mathematics

You are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Classical Dynamics (15 credits)

• Probability & Statistics II (15 credits)

• Complex Analysis (15 credits)

• Geometry of Surfaces (15 credits)

• Statistical Modelling (15 credits)

• Discrete Mathematics (15 credits)

Management

You are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include

• Human Resource Management (15 credits)

• Technology & Innovation (15 credits)

• Law & Management (15 credits)

• Intermediate Microeconomics (15 credits)

• Consumer Behaviour (15 credits)

• International Business (15 credits)

• Government & Business (15 credits)

• Intermediate Macroeconomics (15 credits)

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship (15 credits)

Year 3 Required Modules

You are required to take:

• Mathematical Finance I: Discrete Time (15 credits)

At least two and at most three of the following modules:

• Mathematical Finance II: Continuous Time (15 credits)

• Modules from the Business School as listed below under the Management heading.

Management

Students have a range of optional modules that may typically include:

• Communications in Organisations (15 credits)

• Money & Banking (15 credits)

• Leadership: Theory & Practice (15 credits)

• Corporate Social Responsibility (15 credits)

• International Human Resource Management (15 credits)

• Organisational Change (15 credits)

• Psychology of Entrepreneurship & Innovation (15 credits)

• Digital Marketing (15 credits)

• Diversity & Inclusion (15 credits)

• Business Strategy (15 credits)

Mathematics

You are required to take modules to complete your 120 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Classical Dynamics (15 credits)

• Mathematical Aspects of Statistical Mechanics (15 credits)

• Metric Spaces & Topology (15 credits)

• Complex Analysis (15 credits)

• Special Relativity & Electromagnetism (15 credits)

• Third Year Project (15 credits)

• Rings and Modules (15 credits)

• Numerical & Computational Methods (15 credits)

• Theory of Complex Networks (15 credits)

• Geometry of Surfaces (15 credits)

• Introduction to Number Theory (15 credits)

• Galois Theory (15 credits)

• University Ambassador Scheme (15 credits)

• Space-Time Geometry & General Relativity (15 credits)

• Representation Theory of Finite Groups (15 credits)

• Mathematical Biology (15 credits)

• Statistical Modelling (15 credits)

• Time Series Analysis (15 credits)

• Statistical Inference (15 credits)

• Fundamentals of Probability (15 credits)