BSc Financial Mathematics(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 3

(Award available for year: Bachelor of Science)

Learning outcomes

1. Formulate a question that can be the subject of mathematical inquiry.

2. Demonstrate facility with a wide range of techniques to solve mathematical and statistical problems relevant to financial practice and more generally.

3. Evaluate the significance of mathematical facts to a particular context.

4.Critically evaluate a mathematical and statistical/probabilistic argument.

5. Understand, recall, translate and verify mathematical concepts in a range of contexts.

6. Under guidance, develop and present, orally and in writing, a substantial mathematical piece.

7. Articulate responsibilities associated with specialist, technical knowledge.

8. Explain the implications and relevance of the current knowledge boundaries in the discipline.

9. Research and critically evaluate contemporary theories and empirical research evidence in finance and economics.

10. Identify different potential approaches to solving a mathematical problem.

11. Understand the contribution of mathematics to broader social discourse.

Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Make a plan to reach a goal.

2. Select appropriate tools for pieces of mathematical work.

3. Communicate both substantive results and the nature of the uncertainty inherent in them, to expert or lay audiences.

4. Acknowledge and reference appropriate research sources

Assessment

The majority of modules will be assessed through a combination of in-person exams and coursework assignments. The form of the coursework will vary from module to module but typically would involve solving sets of problems which may or may not require the use of computer packages or computer programming. Project based modules will be assessed through written submissions and presentations.