Mathematics with Finance BSc (Hons)

Modules

• Year 1 at Sussex

  Your modules

  Core modules

  Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

  Autumn teaching

  • Analysis 1
  • Fundamentals of Mathematics
  • Linear Algebra 1
  • Principles of Finance

  Spring teaching

  • Analysis 2
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Financial Institutions and Markets
  • Linear Algebra 2

  Your degree

  In your first year, you’ll explore the basics of mathematics and finance.

  Teaching

  Teaching methods typically include:

  

  70%: Lecture
  13%: Seminar
  17%: Practical

  Assessment

  Assessment methods typically include coursework and examination.

  Contact hours and workload

  This year of study includes approximately 1,200 hours of work. This breaks down into about 264 hours of contact time and about 936 hours of independent study.

  Engage and actively participate throughout your studies to get the most out of your course. 

• Year 2 at Sussex

  Your modules

  Core modules

  Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

  Autumn teaching

  • Calculus of Several Variables
  • Introduction to Probability
  • Ordinary Differential Equations
  • Theory of Investments

  Spring teaching

  • Corporate and International Finance
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Real Analysis

  Your degree

  In Year 2, you’ll continue exploring foundations in mathematics and finance, and add probability and statistics.

  Teaching

  Teaching methods typically include:

  

  83%: Lecture
  13%: Seminar
  4%: Practical

  Assessment

  Assessment methods typically include coursework and examination.

  Contact hours and workload

  This year of study includes approximately 1,200 hours of work. This breaks down into about 264 hours of contact time and about 936 hours of independent study.

  Engage and actively participate throughout your studies to get the most out of your course. 

• Experience Year

  Study abroad (optional)

  Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career. Find out where your course could take you

  If your application to study abroad is successful, you’ll have to meet the academic requirements at Sussex and also at the partner university. Find out more about studying abroad as a Sussex student

  Placement (optional)

  To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can provide you with information and advice. If you’re successful in obtaining a placement, this will form part of your course.

  Find out more about placements and internships

   Recent students have gone on placements at:

  • Legal & General
  • The Pensions Regulator
  • RCI Financial Services.

  SEPnet Employer Programme

  We are a core part of the SEPnet (South East Physics Network) consortium, which gives us links to universities and industries across the region. SEPnet’s Employer Programme creates opportunities for our students to apply for funded summer placements.

  Please note that if you’re receiving – or applying for – USA federal Direct Loan funds, you can’t transfer to the version of your course with an optional study abroad period in any country or optional placement in the USA if the number of credits for the placement/internship exceeds 25% of the total credits for your course. Find out more about American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid

• Year 3 at Sussex

  Your modules

  Core modules

  Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

  Autumn teaching

  • Partial Differential Equations (L6)

  Spring teaching

  • Maths Matters (Project)

  Options

  Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.

  While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.

  Autumn teaching

  • AI-Integrated Financial Risk Management
  • Applied Numerical Analysis (L.6)
  • Computing for Data Analytics and Finance (L6)
  • Data Science Methods (L6)
  • Financial Mathematics (L.6)
  • Functional Analysis (L.6)
  • Introduction to Mathematical Biology (L6)
  • Linear Statistical Models (L6)
  • Probability Models (L6)
  • Valuation of Companies and Cash Flow Generating Assets

  Spring teaching

  • Complex Analysis (L6)
  • Cryptography (L.6)
  • Dynamical Systems (L6)
  • Financial Derivatives
  • International Financial Management
  • Machine Learning and Statistics for Health (L6)
  • Monte Carlo Simulations (L6)
  • Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations (L.6)
  • Statistical Inference (L.6)

  Your degree

  In Year 3, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your employability skills working on your project. And you can choose the topics that interest you most from a range of options.

  Teaching

  Teaching methods typically include:

  

  74%: Lecture
  19%: Seminar
  7%: Practical

  Assessment

  Assessment methods typically include coursework, examination, practical work and written assessment.

  Contact hours and workload

  This year of study includes approximately 1,200 hours of work. This breaks down into about 264 hours of contact time and about 936 hours of independent study.

  Engage and actively participate throughout your studies to get the most out of your course. 

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here.