Mathematics with Finance BSc Honours
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Course overview
You spend two-thirds of your time studying mathematics and statistics, and one-third studying topics in accountancy and corporate fiNAce in Newcastle University Business School.
Alongside core modules from our mathematics and statistics programmes, you will take specialist topics with fiNAcial applications, such as fiNAcial modelling.
This is complemented by corporate fiNAce modules, including interpreting company accounts and international fiNAce management.
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Program Outline
Modules and learning
Modules
The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Featured module
MAS1607: Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations
Develop an understanding of ordinary differential equations and introduce the calculus of functions of several variables.
Optional module availability
Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.
Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.
To find out more please see our terms and conditions.
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
You'll spend two-thirds of your time covering the main areas of pure mathematics, applied mathematics, algebra, probability and statistics. Outside your core modules, we place particular emphasis on mathematics topics with fiNAcial applications such as stochastic fiNAcial modelling. You'll complement this with accountancy, corporate fiNAce and international fiNAce management topics, providing a broad understanding of the fiNAce of the business world.
Modules
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Introduction to FiNAcial Accounting | 20 |
| Introduction to Management Accounting and FiNAce | 20 |
| Introduction to Calculus | 20 |
| Introductory Algebra | 20 |
| Multivariable Calculus & Differential Equations | 20 |
| Introduction to Probability & R | 20 |
How you'll learn
How you'll be assessed
You'll spend two-thirds of your time covering the main areas of pure mathematics, applied mathematics, algebra, probability and statistics. Outside your core modules, we place particular emphasis on mathematics topics with fiNAcial applications such as stochastic fiNAcial modelling. You'll complement this with accountancy, corporate fiNAce and international fiNAce management topics, providing a broad understanding of the fiNAce of the business world.
Modules
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Interpreting Company Accounts | 20 |
| Responsible Corporate FiNAce | 20 |
| Statistical Inference & Stochastic Modelling | 20 |
| Optional Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Complex Analysis | 10 |
| Algebra | 10 |
| Vector Spaces, Groups and Algorithms | 20 |
| Fluid Dynamics | 10 |
| Vector Calculus & Differential Equations, Transforms & Waves | 20 |
| Scientific Computation with Python | 10 |
| Introduction to Bayesian methods | 10 |
| Computational Probability and Statistics with R | 10 |
How you'll learn
How you'll be assessed
One third of your modules is optional, giving you a lot of freedom to follow areas of particular interest, through topics that are closely linked to the research expertise of our staff.
Modules
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Case Studies in FiNAce, Accounting and Business | 20 |
| International FiNAcial Management | 20 |
| Stochastic FiNAcial Modelling | 10 |
| Optional Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Foundations of group theory | 10 |
| Linear analysis | 10 |
| Matrix analysis | 10 |
| Topology | 10 |
| Number Theory and Cryptography | 20 |
| Graphs and symmetry | 10 |
| Representation theory | 10 |
| Curves and Surfaces | 10 |
| Quantum Mechanics | 10 |
| Advanced Fluid Dynamics | 10 |
| Relativity | 10 |
| Instabilities | 10 |
| Variational Methods and Lagrangian Dynamics | 10 |
| Methods for Differential Equations & Partial Differential Equations & Non -Linear Waves | 20 |
| Mathematical Biology | 10 |
| Bayesian Inference | 10 |
| Statistical Inference | 10 |
| Big Data Analytics | 10 |
| Discrete Stochastic Modelling | 10 |
| Survival Analysis | 10 |
| Linear & Generalised Linear Models | 20 |
How you'll learn
How you'll be assessed
Information about these graphs
We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They combine data on the planned delivery and assessments of our courses in 2021-22 with data on the modules chosen by our students in 2020-21.
Teaching time is made up of:
Teaching and assessment
Teaching methods
You'll be taught through:
Assessment methods
You'll be assessed through a combination of:
Assignments – written or fieldwork
Examinations – practical or online
Skills and experience
Business skills
Throughout your degree, you'll develop a whole range of transferable skills, for example analytical, report writing and presentation skills.
You'll have the opportunity to take part in optional industrial and business projects and placements. These opportunities are very flexible. They are arranged throughout the academic year, during the summer period or through students taking a break from academic studies.
Projects with industry prepare you well for a career both outside and within academia, learning vital new skills and gaining new experiences.
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We have a range of different sessions from lectures and problems classes to group meetings and computer labs, this stops uni work getting monotonous and boring.
Andrew, Mathematics student
