Finance & Mathematics / Applied Mathematics / Pure Mathematics
Finance is the study of the theory and practice of financial decision-making. Mathematics incorporates successful explorations of numerical, geometrical and logical relationships.
- We have close links with professional bodies and employers, many of whom offer placement opportunities to students.
- Accounting and finance research at Glasgow is rated in the top five in the UK, according to the most recent independent survey of research quality (RAE 2008).
Study abroad
There are study abroad opportunities available in year three.
Programme structure
Years 1 and 2
In first and second years you will take courses in
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Financial accounting
- Economics
- Management accounting
- Finance.
Years 3 and 4
If you progress to Honours (years three and four) you will take a range of core and optional courses including
- Analysis 1
- Mathematical methods 1
- Financial mathematics
- Capital markets
- International financial markets
- Financial statement analysis
- Financial markets and financial institutions.
In fourth year you will also undertake a research project/dissertation, usually supervised within the School of Mathematics & Statistics, although a limited number of projects will be supervised by the Business School.
Special feature
The University has close links with professional bodies and employers, many of whom offer placement opportunities to students. Some professional firms run presentations and drop-in sessions for prospective graduates and also run separate events to give students a chance to interact with their staff.
Our international links
You will have the opportunity to apply to study abroad. There are currently two options available: the Erasmus Exchange Scheme and the International Exchange Programme.
Under the Erasmus scheme you will study at a major European university, for three to ten months. As this exchange programme is partly funded by the European Union you will receive additional financial support from the EU, to cover additional travel and living costs.
The International Exchange Programme allows you to spend a year or semester in one of our partner institutions in the following countries: Australia, Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, USA.
Career prospects
The financial sector, locally and throughout the UK, actively recruits graduates skilled in all aspects of mathematics, and a significant number of our Honours graduates find employment in the commercial sector, in insurance, accounting, finance or banking.
Highers: AAABB/AAAA (from fifth year) including Mathematics at B and a humanities subject, preferably English at B. These grades are cumulative grades over both first and second sitting and so will include Highers and Advanced Highers in the same subject.
AAAAA/AAAABB (from sixth year) including Mathematics at B and a humanities subject, preferably English at B.
A-levels: AAA/A*AB including Mathematics, and GCSE English at B.
IB: 36 points. Must have Mathematics and English or any Humanities subject at subsidiary level at 5 or better.
For a full list of alternative qualifications please see: Entry requirements.
Tuition fees
How and when you pay tuition fees depends on where you’re from: see Tuition fees for details. If you’re from outside the EU, please see International students for more information.
Scholarships
We offer a wide range of scholarships to our undergraduates, including both home/EU and international students. The University is committed to supporting students and rewarding academic excellence. That’s why we’ve invested more than £1m in additional scholarship funding over the last year.
For a full list of scholarships including eligibility criteria and how to apply, please see: