Program Overview

BSc Mathematics with Finance - 2026 entry

Overview

Taught in partnership between Exeter’s Mathematics department and The University of Exeter’s triple-accredited Business School, this program provides invaluable mathematics skills alongside a theoretical background in finance. It introduces advanced financial techniques such as derivatives pricing, risk management, and portfolio management, giving you an understanding of financial reporting and management accounting in a market economy.

Entry Requirements

• Typical offer: A levels: AAA-AAB, IB: 36/666 - 34/665, BTEC: DDD
• Contextual offers: A-Level: ABB-ABC, IB: 32/655-30/555, BTEC: DDM
• Required subjects: GCE AL Maths grade A, HL6 in Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches)
• GCSE: Grade 4/C in GCSE English language
• Access to HE: 30 L3 credits at Distinction Grade and 15 L3 credits at Merit Grade
• T-Level: T-Levels not accepted

Course Content

Year 1

• Compulsory modules:
  • MTH1001: Mathematical Structures
  • MTH1002: Mathematical Methods
  • BEE1006: Introduction to Finance
  • BEE1036: Economics I
  • BEE1037: Economics II
  • 1: Free Choice of Business School Module
  • MTH1000: Foundations

Year 2

• Compulsory modules:
  • BEE2025: Microeconomics II
  • BEE2027: Financial Markets and Decisions I
• Optional modules:
  • MTH2003: Differential Equations
  • MTH2004: Vector Calculus and Applications
  • MTH2008: Real Analysis
  • MTH2009: Complex Analysis
  • MTH2010: Groups, Rings and Fields
  • MTH2011: Linear Algebra

Final Year

• Compulsory modules:
  • BEE3034: Financial Markets and Decisions 2
• Optional modules:
  • EMP3001: Commercial and Industrial Experience
  • MTH3035: Mathematics Group Project
  • MTH3001: Theory of Weather and Climate
  • MTH3004: Number Theory
  • MTH3006: Mathematical Biology and Ecology
  • MTH3007: Fluid Dynamics
  • MTH3008: Partial Differential Equations
  • MTH3011: Nonlinear Systems and Control
  • MTH3013: Applied Differential Geometry
  • MTH3019: Mathematics: History and Culture
  • MTH3022: Graphs, Networks and Algorithms
  • MTH3026: Cryptography
  • MTH3030: Mathematics of Climate Change
  • MTH3038: Galois Theory
  • MTH3040: Topology and Metric Spaces
  • MTH3042: Integral Equations
  • MTH3050: Functional Analysis

Course Variants

BSc Mathematics with Finance with a Year in Industry

• UCAS code: G2N3
• Duration: 4 years
• Entry year: 2026
• Campus: Streatham Campus
• Discipline: Mathematics
• Contact: Web: Enquire online, Phone: +44 (0)

Fees

• Tuition fees for 2025 entry: UK students: £9,535 per year, International students: £29,800 per year
• Scholarships: The University of Exeter has many different scholarships available to support your education, including £5 million in scholarships for international students applying to study with us in the 2025/26 academic year.

Learning and Teaching

• Assessment: All our degrees involve a combination of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, examples classes, workshops, and tutorials.
• Private study and support: In addition to lectures and seminars, you should spend about 20 hours per week in private study.
• Project and computer work: There are modules at all levels that involve project work and report writing, and the final year project is a major piece of research and writing that allows you to go into depth for a specific area under the guidance of a member of academic staff.

Your Future

• Career paths: The broad-based skills acquired during your degree will give you an excellent grounding for a wide variety of careers, not only those related to Mathematics but also in wider fields.
• Professional experience: You have the choice to take an optional ‘Commercial and Industrial Experience’ module during the vacation before your third year (fourth year for ‘with a Year in Industry’ students).