Financial Mathematics

This course provides the ideal preparation for a career in finance, banking and insurance.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

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.

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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. we have 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.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Wales have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Cardiff University has partnerships with the following companies: