Mathematics and Accounting and Finance - BSc (Hons)

at University of Kent

Stage 1

Compulsory modules currently include

• ACCT3000 - Financial Accounting (30 credits)

• ECON3007 - Economics for Accounting (15 credits)

• MAST4005 - Linear Mathematics (15 credits)

• MAST4006 - Mathematical Methods 1 (15 credits)

• MAST4007 - Mathematical Methods 2 (15 credits)

• MAST4009 - Probability (15 credits)

• MAST4011 - Statistics (15 credits)

Stage 2

Compulsory modules currently include

• ACCT3050 - Principles of Management Accounting (15 credits)

• ACCT5260 - International Financial Reporting (15 credits)

• BUSN3014 - Financial Markets and Institutions (15 credits)

• MAST5005 - Linear Partial Differential Equations (15 credits)

Year in industry

You can choose to spend a year working in industry between Stages 2 and 3. We can offer help and advice in finding a placement.
 

Spending a year in industry greatly enhances your CV and gives you the opportunity to put your academic skills into practice. It also gives you an idea of possible career options. Recent placements have included IBM, management consultancies, government departments, actuarial firms and banks.

Stage 3

Optional modules may include

• ACCT5040 - Auditing (30 credits)

• ACCT5220 - Advanced Financial Accounting (30 credits)

• BUSN5023 - Personal Taxation (15 credits)

• BUSN5130 - Taxation (30 credits)

• BUSN6001 - Fixed Income Markets and Instruments (15 credits)

• BUSN6002 - Finance with Excel (15 credits)

• BUSN6110 - Futures and Options Markets (30 credits)

• BUSN7690 - Risk Management (15 credits)

• MAST5490 - Discrete Mathematics (15 credits)

• MAST5870 - Numerical Solution of Differential Equations (15 credits)

• MAST6002 - Linear and Nonlinear Waves (15 credits)

• MAST6011 - Bayesian Statistics with Stan and Python (15 credits)

• MAST6015 - Data Collection and Analytics (15 credits)

• MAST6018 - Games and Strategy (15 credits)

• MAST6044 - Nonlinear Systems and Applications (15 credits)

• MAST6053 - Statistical Learning for Data Scientists (15 credits)

• MAST6360 - Stochastic Processes (15 credits)

• MAST6390 - Time Series Modelling and Simulation (15 credits)

• MAST6703 - Communicating Mathematics (15 credits)

• A level

  ABB including Maths at A but excluding Use of Maths.

  If taking both A level Mathematics and A level Further Mathematics:

  ABC including Maths at A and Further Maths at B but excluding Use of Maths.
   

•  Access to HE Diploma

  The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant subjects at merit grade or above.

   

•  BTEC Nationals

  The University will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF; OCR) on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us for further advice on your individual circumstances.

   

•  International Baccalaureate

  30 points overall or 15 points at HL including Mathematics or Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches 6 at HL

   

•  International Foundation Programme

  N/A

   

•  T level

  The University will consider applicants holding T level qualifications in subjects closely aligned to the course.
  
  IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in R&W; 5.5 in S&L)

• Home full-time                           £9250
   
• EU full-time                               £13000
   
• International full-time                 £17400

Recent graduates have gone into careers in accountancy training with firms such as KPMG and Ernst & Young, medical statistics, the pharmaceutical industry, the aerospace industry, software development, teaching, actuarial work, Civil Service statistics, chartered accountancy, the oil industry and postgraduate research.

You acquire many transferable skills including the ability to deal with challenging ideas, to think critically, to write well and to present your ideas clearly, all of which are considered essential by graduate employers.