BSc (Hons) Mathematics for Finance at Swansea University

Programme overview

A degree reflecting the close connection between mathematics and industry, giving a grounding in pure and applied mathematics together with stochastic processes and stochastic analysis, which are central to applications in finance. It is taught at the Bay Campus in teaching spaces designed for mathematicians.

Department: School of Mathematics and Computer Science | Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a year abroad or a year in industry) | Intake: September | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules include Mathematical and Computational Methods, Analytical Methods in Mathematics, Analysis 1 and 2 and Vector Spaces and Linear Algebra. Year 2 includes Probability Theory, Differential Equations, Investments: Assets, Equities and Bonds, Credibility, Liability and Ruin and Game Theory and Optimization; year 3 includes a Dissertation in the Mathematics of Finance, Financial Mathematics in Discrete and Continuous Time, Cashflows and Interest Rates and Risk and Survival Models.

Career pathways

Graduates work in data, analytics and technology, finance, banking and investment, the public sector and civil service, education, business consulting and insurance and actuarial work, at organisations including Google, Barnett Waddingham, Ocado Retail, British Airways, Disney, Deutsche Bank, Microsoft and Sony.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: A-level ABB-BBC to include B in A-level Maths; BTEC DDM with grade B in A-level Maths; UK Access to HE in Maths with Distinction overall including 24 Distinctions (Distinctions in all Maths modules) and 15 Merits at Level 3; T Levels not accepted; mixed qualifications 120 UCAS tariff points from the three highest qualifications including 40 in Maths; International Baccalaureate 32 including 5 at Higher Level or 6 at Standard Level in Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches, or 32 overall with 5 at Higher Level or 7 at Standard Level in Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time undergraduate tuition fee for Welsh, English and other UK students. International fee is shown on the course page. Source

International applicants: GBP 21,250 a year (2026/27). Year 1 fee, 3-year full-time route (same fee for the other routes listed on the page); international fees rise 3% for each subsequent year; UK fees may rise in line with the Welsh Government cap. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a year abroad or a year in industry)

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