Financial Mathematics

Degrees where the study of core mathematics is combined with the study of maths applied in accounting, finance, business and economics.

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Common Degree/Major Names

BSc	Mathematics for Finance and Management
BSc	Risk Management

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Useful Skills

	Analytical
	Attention to Detail
	Data Manipulation
	ICT
	Mathematical
	Organisation
	Problem Solving
	Staying Motivated / Working Hard
	Staying Positive (Resilience)
	Written Communication

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Universities Offering Degrees within Accounting and Finance

Institution	Country	Campus Type	Size	Education Model	Selectivity
Maastricht University	The Netherlands	City Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Education system is Problem-based Learning. For BA’s we have three liberal arts degrees and 16 focused degrees.	Less Selective (>75% admitted) , Selective (25-50% admitted)
American University	USA	Suburban Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Swansea University	UK	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single subject focussed and Joint Honours degrees	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
University of Southern California (USC)	USA	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Liberal Arts Foundation with Subject Focus	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Northeastern University	USA	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Northeastern is a research university that emphasizes the application of knowledge in the real world.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Wake Forest University	USA	Suburban Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Liberal Arts: Professors are teacher/scholars - they get to know who you are.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
University of Exeter	UK	City Campus, Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Employability-driven and student-focused teaching	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
University of Nottingham	UK, China, Malaysia	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single and Joint Honours	Not Given by University
University of Dundee	UK - Scotland	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	The full spectrum as we have a broad range of courses across 10 academic schools.	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Manchester	UK	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Single subject focus with some predefined combination/Joint Honours courses that combine complementary areas of study e.g. Engineering with Management	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
University College London (UCL)	UK	City Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Really broad ranging everything from single honours degrees, to combined degrees to UCL’s take on Liberal Arts the BASC programme	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted) 79,500 applications for approx 7,400 places
University of York	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Georgia Institute of Technology	USA	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Technologically based education combined with experiential learning.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
University of Richmond	USA	Suburban Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and sciences	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted) if needing financial aid, Selective if not
University of Surrey	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Single Focus Institution (e.g. Business School, Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)

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