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This course is available in Clearing. Register your interest today and we’ll let you know when Clearing reopens on Thursday 14 August.
Expand your mathematical knowledge, gain practical experience, and help prepare yourself for a professional career on our BSc Mathematics with Finance and Investment Banking course.
Study a wide range of topics from statistics to foreign exchange and experience the thrill of live markets. This flexible degree will help you to develop your skills - including how to code.
Your study will take place on our parkland campus at Whiteknights, which has been voted among the best and most popular green spaces in the UK for 15 consecutive years in the Green Flag Awards. Moreover, here at Reading we're taking action to build a better global future for everyone:
Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and become a part of a supportive, interactive, and accomplished learning community.
Taught by expert staff with extensive teaching and research experience, you’ll work collaboratively across a range of topics in pure and applied mathematics. You will study mathematics for approximately two thirds of the course, and our modules are informed by our world-leading research, in areas such as:
Your second year will feature a skills module, designed to improve your transferrable skills and enhance your employability. In your final year, you will undertake some mathematics and/or statistics project work.
This course meets the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation, awarded by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, when followed by subsequent training and experience in employment in order to obtain equivalent competences to those specified by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for taught master's degrees.
Finance and investment banking
Finance and investment banking will make up the remaining third of your degree. Guided by the triple-accredited Henley Business School, you will have the opportunity to manage the risk of a $50-100 million trading book, quote two-way prices, take positions, and immerse yourself in the financial industry.
You will have access to the latest investment management technology, including our three dealing rooms, equipped with Bloomberg and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Workspace terminals. These facilities provide an excellent learning opportunity, offering you highly valuable experience to draw upon when applying for graduate roles.
In your final year, you will be able to explore areas of interest in greater depth.
Alongside your mathematical and/or statistical project work, you will choose from a range of optional modules such as:
Benefit from being a part of two departments who will support you throughout your degree.
Support for the transition to university-level mathematics will be provided through regular contact time with your lecturers, you'll receive plenty of support, including:
You will also be encouraged to get involved with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics' Student-Staff Partnership Group, enabling you to have a direct input into the student experience.
Overall, 96% of our students said it was easy to contact teaching staff when they needed to (National Student Survey 2025, 95.9% of responders from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics).
We pride ourselves in our high-quality teaching, which will be delivered through a wide range of approaches, such as:
Put your understanding of financial systems and capital markets into practice in our state-of-the-art dealing rooms, featuring computer trading simulations and financial modelling.
You'll also experience the thrill of a live market – take positions, quote two-way prices, and manage the risk of a $50-100m trading book.
You can choose to undertake a short-term or summer placement to gain valuable insight and experience. Alternatively, you can opt for our four-year BSc Mathematics with Finance and Investment Banking with Placement Year course, which incorporates a year in industry. Students on our three-year course can choose to transfer if they wish.
With support and guidance from the University, you can choose to spend two weeks, a semester, or an academic year of your degree studying abroad.
Visit the Study Abroad website for more information about the possibilities and benefits of studying abroad.
