MSc Mathematics at Swansea University

A master's for mathematics graduates that extends knowledge across a wider spread of topics and develops research, project management and written communication skills through an extended dissertation.

Department: School of Mathematics and Computer Science  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 or 3 years part-time  |  Intake: September 2026; September 2027  |  Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take 120 credits of taught modules from options including Topology, Cashflows and Interest Rates, Financial Mathematics in Discrete Time, Markov Processes and Applications, Dynamical Systems, Numerics of ODEs and PDEs, Machine Learning, Assurance and Annuity, Financial Mathematics in Continuous Time and Risk and Survival Models, or from mathematics modules in other departments, then a 60-credit Mathematics Masters Dissertation.

Career pathways

Teaching, the actuarial sector (with possible IFoA exemptions for suitable module choices), banking and finance, statistics, programming and PhD study; graduates have joined AXA, British Airways, Deutsche Bank, Shell Research, health authorities and local government.

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