Study Schemes

BSC Financial Mathematics [G1N3]

Academic Year: 2013/2014Major/Minor scheme - available from 2000/2001

Duration (studying Full-Time): 3 years

Award Eligibility:Standard Awards; Excellence Bursary;

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (120 Credits)

The following are core modules

Semester 1
AC10710

Introduction To Financial Management

AC11000

Financial Accounting 1

EC10510

Economic Principles 1

MA10020

Algebra And Calculus

MA10310

Probability

Semester 2
AC11020

Financial Accounting 1

EC10610

Economic Principles 2

MA11010

Further Algebra And Calculus

MA11110

Mathematical Analysis

MA11210

Differential Equations

MA11310

Statistics

Part 2 Rules

Year 2 Core (90 Credits)

The following modules are core

Semester 1
AC30400

Investments

AC32820

Financial Markets And Institutions

MA26010

Distributions And Estimation

MA26510

Statistical Methods

Semester 2
AC30420

Investments

MA21410

Linear Algebra

MA25110

Introduction To Numerical Analysis

MA27210

Regression And Anova

Year 2 Options

Students must choose two of the following modules (MA37210/MA38110 available in alternate years)

Semester 1
MA20110

Real Analysis

MA38110

Queueing And Reliability

Semester 2
MA21510

Complex Analysis

MA27510

Theory And Practice Of Sampling

Final Year Core (60 Credits)

The following modules are core:

Semester 1
AC30500

Corporate Finance

AC32900

Financial Accounting 2

MA37410

Probability And Stochastic Processes

Semester 2
AC30520

Corporate Finance

AC32920

Financial Accounting 2

MA37810

Stochastic Models In Finance

Final Year Options

Students should choose at least 40 credits from the following (MA37210/MA38110 available in alternate years)

Semester 1
MA30210

Norms And Differential Equations

MA34110

Partial Differential Equations

MA38110

Queueing And Reliability

Semester 2
MA33110

Linear Programming

Final Year Electives

20 credits subject to Timetable and approval by Degree Scheme Coordinator. These may include further Maths modules

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary