Mathematics with Finance

BSc Mathematics at the University of Chester is a successful course with a very good reputation in the UK mathematics community and has been running for more than 30 years. Our academics have a diverse range of expertise and you will explore both pure and applied mathematics and their computational aspects. This will equip you with highly valued mathematical skills, and develop your creativity and problem-solving ability, which are sought after by leading commercial organisations.

The mathematics degree and learning environment will teach you how to model, solve and analyse real-world problems, using techniques valued by major commercial organisations. This will maximise your future employability.

Staff actively encourage a high level of student involvement in the teaching and learning process. Our small group sizes allow you to have a more personal learning experience where you will get to know your lecturers, allowing you to get help with your studies and have regular mathematical conversations.

Our degree is accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), a professional body of mathematicians. This course will meet the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation, awarded by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, when it is followed by subsequent training and experience in employment to obtain equivalent competencies to those specified by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for taught Master’s degrees.

All mathematics staff are research active and internationally recognised with an extensive network of research collaborations with leading researchers in the UK, Europe and worldwide.

For the latest example of curriculum availability on this course, please refer to the University of Chester's Website.

Assessment in each module is selected with the aim that the form of assessment chosen should be the most effective way to assess students’ attainment of the learning outcomes of that module. This implies that it must both assess the learning outcomes and also be selected so as not to disadvantage any group of students. Therefore, in many modules assessment balances coursework and formal written examination. The coursework is selected to assess skills that are more effectively assessed through project work, investigations and the writing of computer programs. It is carefully designed to reduce the likelihood of cheating, and steps are taken to monitor student submissions for evidence of malpractice. Formal written examinations provide the most effective way to assess many mathematical skills. The balance between examination and coursework serves to help many students (who would otherwise lack confidence) to gain reassurance through successful completion of coursework before attempting a formal examination and this makes a significant contribution to equality of opportunity.