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Mathematics with a Year in Industry

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 20 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
University Park Campus
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Course summary

Course overview
Are you fascinated by abstract concepts such as infinity and symmetry? Do you want to develop high-level skills in problem solving and analysis? Our accredited BSc Mathematics with a Year in Industry will give you these skills and more, preparing you to succeed as a professional mathematician.

This course includes a year in industry, where you’ll apply what you’ve learned to real projects in a professional environment. You’ll be supported by a placement tutor through the whole process - from applying for positions to settling in and completing your placement. It could even lead to a job offer before you’ve graduated.

As you would expect, the course places an emphasis on mathematical concepts – but with a practical application, too. We believe in collaboration and that’s why our students, industry professionals and alumni joined forces with our dedicated staff to design degrees suitable for the real world. Our co-created curriculum is redefining studying maths.

You’ll learn from academics who are active researchers and whose work directly feeds into the course. We offer a range of specialised modules across all branches of mathematics - guided by our diverse research interests. Our academics are working on problems that span:

  • medicine, biotechnology and food security

  • epidemic modelling

  • fluid mechanics, with applications in industry and biology

  • statistical machine learning

  • algebra and number theory

  • mathematical finance

You’ll be based on our award-winning University Park Campus in the purpose-built Maths Building.

In your first year, you’ll experience the different areas of mathematics on offer - from applied mathematics to pure mathematics, statistics and probability. In your second and third years, you’ll have the freedom to tailor your degree based on what you enjoy and would like to specialise in.

Later topics include:

  • abstract mathematical structures

  • ordinary and partial differential equations

  • probabilistic and statistical models

  • mathematical finance

  • quantum mechanics and relativity

Putting your maths into practice
There are lots of opportunities to apply your knowledge in a real-world context. Our classes are dynamic, interactive spaces. You’ll work both individually and together with other students to tackle complex problems from industry and academia, using advanced theories and techniques.

Regular group work, presentations and projects will help you to develop a broad set of transferable skills, while computing assignments - including coding and simulations - will ensure you’re familiar with the latest tools used in industry.

You could also broaden your career options further by learning a language alongside your main degree through the Language Centre optional modules.

Why choose this course?
Course highlights

  • Gain professional experience - and maybe even a job offer for when you graduate - with a year in industry.

  • Get support on first-year topics from students in the years above through our award-winning Peer-Assisted Study Support (PASS) programme - and then become a PASS leader yourself.

  • Attend guest lectures, workshops and events run by our alumni, Industrial Advisory Group and dedicated Faculty of Science careers team.

Proven results

  • We’re a world top 100 and UK top 20 university (QS World University Rankings 2026).

  • 94.5% of School of Mathematical Sciences undergraduates secured graduate level employment, further study or both five years after graduation (LEO data from 2022/23 tax year, published in 2025).

Modules

Course Modules

For detailed information about the modules you will study, please visit the course page.

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/ugstudy/courses/UG/Mathematics-with-a-Year-in-Industry-BSc-Hons.html

Assessment method

For detailed information about the course assessment methods please visit the course page: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/ugstudy/courses/UG/Mathematics-with-a-Year-in-Industry-BSc-Hons.html

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Mathematics and its Applications, Institute of

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • University Park Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 20 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
G105
Institution code:
N84
Campus name:
University Park Campus
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
G105
Institution code:
N84
Campus name:
University Park Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Open days

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
A*AA-AAA

A Level Mathematics is essential. A Level Further Mathematics (in additional to A Level Mathematics) is preferred but not required.

Typical offer conditions - depending on subjects presented - are:

  • AAA or AAB including A Maths
  • AAA including Maths and Further Maths
  • AAB including AA from Maths and Further Maths
  • AAC including AA in Maths and Further Maths
  • AAA or A*AB including A in Maths, plus A in AS Level Further Maths

The following A Levels are not accepted: General Studies, Critical Thinking, Citizenship Studies, Thinking Skills, Global Perspectives and Research.

T Level

T Levels are considered on a case-by-case basis; please contact us for more information.

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
AAAAB

This qualification is accepted when combined with Scottish Advanced Higher grades AA, including Advanced Higher Mathematics.

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 42 Merit: 3

This qualification is accepted alongside A Level Mathematics grade A*.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

English 4/C.

Scottish Advanced Higher
AA

Advanced Higher Mathematics grade A is required. This qualification is accepted when combined with Scottish Higher grades AAAAB.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DD

This qualification is accepted alongside A Level Mathematics grade A*.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 34

IB Diploma 34 points including Higher Level Mathematics Analysis and Approaches (A&A) grade 6.

Alternatively, achieve 3 Higher Level Certificates with grades:

  • 6,6,6 including HL6 Maths A&A
  • 7,6,5 including HL6 Maths A&A
  • 7,7,5 including HL7 Maths A&A

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
A-C

This qualification is accepted as equivalent to a non-mathematics A Level.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
D*DD

This qualification is accepted alongside A Level Mathematics grade A*.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
D

This qualification is accepted alongside A Level grades AA (including A Mathematics) or AA (including Maths and Further Maths)

Lower offers will not be made based on STEP/MAT/TMUA tests, although these may be considered in the admissions process.

Applicants to this course may be eligible for our Additional Qualifications Offer Reduction Scheme. If you achieve a grade A in an EPQ, Core Maths*, IB Extended Essay or additional AS level qualification* then you will receive a one grade reduced offer for this course.

Please note that if you qualify for an enhanced contextual offer or receive an alternative offer based on taking four A levels, your additional qualification will not be taken into consideration as we are unable to make any further adjustments to your offer.

  • Additional eligibility requirements apply. View further details on this scheme.
    https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/ugstudy/articles/applying/entry-requirements.html

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5No less than 6.0 in each element. As well as IELTS (listed above), we also accept other English language qualifications. This includes TOEFL iBT, Pearson PTE, GCSE, IB and O level English. Check our English language policies and equivalencies for further details: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/international-applicants/english-language/english-language-requirements.aspx For presessional English or one-year foundation courses, you must take IELTS for UKVI to meet visa regulations. If you need support to meet the required level, you may be able to attend a Presessional English for Academic Purposes (PEAP) course (https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cele/pre-sessional/index.aspx). Our Centre for English Language Education is accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English in the UK. If you successfully complete your presessional course to the required level, you can then progress to your degree course. This means that you won't need to retake IELTS or equivalent.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

We consider applicants solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential – we use exam grades to prioritise applicants but look at a range of factors and aim to give everyone an equal opportunity to show their achievements.

We understand that background and personal circumstances can have an impact on academic performance at school or college. Applicants who are eligible under our contextual admissions policies may be considered for a reduced contextual offer.

Learn more on the University of Nottingham website

International entry requirements

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Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
InternationalTBC
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050*

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

View undergraduate tuition fees for UK and international students: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees/tuitionfees/202627/undergraduate.aspx

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