Newcastle University

Financial Mathematics BSc Honours UCAS Code: GN13 (3 years)School of Mathematics and Statistics

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This degree provides a modern introduction to financial mathematics and accounting, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to apply mathematics and statistics in the business world, and to work in banking and finance.

You spend two thirds of your time on financial mathematics, mathematics and statistics, and one third on accountancy.

You choose modules in mathematics and statistics at each Stage from the same list of modules available to BSc Mathematics and Statistics students, although you are directed towards modules with financial, commercial or managerial applications.

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules

• ACC1001  Foundations of Accounting
• ACC1004  Core Skills for Accounting and Finance
• ACC1006  Introduction to Business Finance
• MAS1041  Mathematical Methods A
• MAS1042  Mathematical Methods B
• MAS1141  Analytic Geometry and the Foundations of Differential Equations
• MAS1142  Modelling with Differential Equations
• MAS1241  Number Systems
• MAS1242  The Foundations of Analysis
• MAS1341  Introduction to Probability
• MAS1342  Introduction to Statistics

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

• ACC2000  Interpreting Company Accounts
• ACC2007  Corporate Finance
• MAS2103  Complex Variable
• MAS2104  Introduction to Vector Calculus
• MAS2105  Methods for Solving Differential Equations
• MAS2223  Linear Algebra
• MAS2224  The Foundations of Calculus
• MAS2243  Application of Mathematical Methods to Finance
• MAS2304  Foundations of Probability
• MAS2316  Introduction to Regression and Modelling

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

• ACC3000  Case Studies in Finance, Accounting and Business
• ACC3006  International Financial Management
• MAS3111  Partial Differential Equations with Applications
• MAS3215  Stochastic Calculus and Applications
• MAS3312  Stochastic Financial Modelling

Optional modules

You take 40 credits of the following optional modules:

• MAS3103  Complex Variable
• MAS3106  Chaos: Theoretical and Numerical Methods
• MAS3119  Differential Equations, Transform Methods and Fields
• MAS3121  Variational Methods
• MAS3207  Linear Analysis
• MAS3214  Number Theory and Cryptography
• MAS3216  Enumeration and Combinatorics
• MAS3302  Introduction to Statistical Inference
• MAS3313  Time Series and Forecasting
• MAS3316  Introduction to Regression and Modelling
• MAS3317  Introduction to Bayesian Statistics

Other optional modules may also be available.

Please note

The modules listed here are those currently being taught in this academic year and may vary for your year of entry.