BScFinance and Mathematics

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc
Course code	GN13

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00168&subgroup=1

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Quantitative Methods and Finance
Introduction to Economics
Calculus
Statistics I
Linear Mathematics
Mathematics Careers and Employability

Year 2

Foundations of Finance
Corporate Finance
Portfolio Analysis
Microeconomics (Intermediate)
Mathematical Methods
Statistics II
Survival Analysis

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)

Career opportunities

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

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

Chartered accountants
Investment consultants
Accounts technicians
Stock lending analysts