Financial Mathematics Cardiff University

Overview

To manage the complex financial sector, banks and financial institutions need talented mathematicians who are fluent in the language of finance. The Financial Mathematics programme  delivered at Cardiff University will provide you with a solid foundation in mathematics, whilst also developing knowledge and skills that are essential for jobs in the finance industry, including an understanding of modern financial markets, institutions, investments and policies.

Key facts

You will focus on issues and topics relevant to the computational and market design side of contemporary finance such as:

• Complex Systems
• Trading (in particular high-frequency trading)
• Fund Management

• Analytics

Career prospects

You can use your BSc in Financial Mathematics as a pathway to the workforce where you may meet our alumni working in finance, government, marketing or even agriculture. Or, you might choose to widen your career options to include a range of related fields by completing postgraduate studies in mathematics, the science, computing or engineering.

Maths Careers Support

In the Spring semester of your first year, there are a range of masterclasses available to you to help support your future career prospects. The classes cover work experience, CV and covering letters, application forms, interview techniques, and an introduction to LinkedIn.

Cardiff University has a regularly-updated student jobs board featuring a range of volunteering, internship, placement, and graduate opportunities. Plus, we organise a full programme of student and employer presentations every year with employers, such as Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, PwC, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Sainsburys, Network Rail, GSK, Office of National Statistics, Welsh Government, the MOD, Welsh Water, and the Met Office.

The School of Mathematics also has a Careers Management Skills Programme, presentations by students returning from industry and a range of sponsored prizes awarded for academic achievement.

Placements

There is the option of taking a year studying at a university abroad between your second and third years. This would extend the BSc degree to four years.  You can also change to a degree programme that includes a year of Professional Placement.  This would also extend your BSc degree to four years.  Both of these options may depend on your academic performance.

Accreditation

• This degree is accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA).