Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)

Begin an exciting journey towards your future career with a degree in BSc Financial Mathematics. You’ll gain the core mathematical skills towards a career in finance, banking and insurance.<br/><br/>By studying this degree, you’ll receive a solid foundation in general mathematical theory and techniques, but also have the opportunity to take on a professional placement year! <br/><br/>You will develop an understanding of modern financial markets, institutions, investments and policies, with a focus on issues and topics relevant to the computational and market design side of contemporary finance, including:<br/>- Complex systems <br/><br/><br/>- Trading (in particular high-frequency trading) <br/><br/><br/>- Fund management <br/><br/><br/>- Analytics<br/><br/><br/>The program is also flexible. After your first year, in most cases, you will have the option to switch courses, so you can keep your options open when you apply.<br/>Your placement, as part of this degree, will take place during your third year as paid work as a mathematician and/or statistician at an organisation in the United Kingdom or Europe. It’s a great opportunity to gain valuable work experience and develop your professional skills.<br/><br/>You will be supported throughout the application process to secure your placement and they can be undertaken with a wide range of providers across industry and government including many in the professional and financial services, the pharmaceutical industry and organisations such as the Office for National Statistics. <br/><br/>If you complete the professional training period you can be considered for the City and Guilds Senior Licentiateship Award (LCGI). <br/><br/>Another highlight is that you will be taught in Abacws, the new home for the School of Mathematics at Cardiff University. This world-leading facility has been designed in collaboration with students and academic staff to create interdisciplinary, flexible and creative workspaces, with innovative teaching areas being a key feature, including a simulated Trading Room for financial mathematics.