Foundation Year
Modules
- Mathematics 1
- Mechanics 1
- Creating Software Applications
- Mathematics 2
- Mechanics 2
- Introduction to Programming
- Academic Portfolio Project
- Introductory Data Analysis
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Year 1
The first year of the BSc proper is your second year at Leicester.
Core modules
- Calculus and Analysis
- Linear Algebra
- Probability
- Introductory Statistics
Option modules
Choose one option module from:
- Mathematics and its Impact on Society
- Elements of Number Theory
- Business Microeconomics
Then choose one option module from:
- Mathematics in Business
- Plane Geometry
- Business Macroeconomics
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Year 2
Year 2 of the BSc course is your third year at Leicester.
Core modules
- Vector Calculus
- Differential Equations
- Advanced Linear Algebra
- Introduction to Computing
- Algebra
- Investigations in Mathematics
Option modules
Choose one option module from:
- Linear Statistical Models
- Actuarial Modelling 1
- Statistical Distributions and Inference
- Markov Processes
Actuarial Professional Skills and Employability (only available if you are taking a Year in Industry)
Then choose one option module from:
- Business Applications of Mathematics
- Actuarial Modelling 2*
- Statistical Data Analysis**
* to take this module, you must choose Actuarial Modelling 1 from the previous list
** to take this module, you must choose Statistical Distributions and Inference from the previous list
Year Abroad (USA)
On the BSc you can, if you want to, spend your second year studying at one of our partner institutions in the USA. You will take equivalent modules chosen from a list approved by the School, and may also study non-maths modules where available. Modules taken in the USA count towards your final degree classification. On returning to Leicester you will progress to the final year of your degree.
NB. A year spent abroad still incurs a tuition fee, but this is much lower than for a normal year at Leicester. See our Fees and Funding section for details. If you are eligible for a loan from Student Finance England you can apply for a travel grant from them.
Studying abroad is not just for people who are interested in travelling and meeting new people. It is about acquiring life skills that are becoming increasingly significant for a wide range of jobs in our modern globalised society. Whether you go on to work in the private sector, the state sector, a non-governmental organisation or become self-employed you will find the experience invaluable. Find out more from our Study Abroad Unit.
The School of Mathematics and Actuarial Science at Leicester has links with these American universities:
- University of Miami, Florida
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- Utah State University, Utah
- California State University, Long Beach
- Kent State University, Ohio
- NB. If you spend your second year in the USA, you cannot also spend a year in Europe in Year 3.
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Year in Industry or Abroad (Optional)
If you want to, you can take a year out between Years 2 and 3 of the BSc, studying at one of our partner institutions or working in an industrial placement. Alternatively you can opt to continue studying at the University and complete your degree in four years.
Year Abroad
We’ll make sure you have everything you need for your future career: not just by awarding you a high quality degree, but also by helping you to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to make your mark in the world as a Citizen of Change. One way you can do this is by opting to take a Year Abroad between Years 2 and 3 of your degree.
Studying abroad is not just for people who are interested in travelling and meeting new people. It is about acquiring life skills that are becoming increasingly significant for a wide range of jobs in our modern globalised society. Whether you go on to a career in the private, public or third sector - or plough your own furrow as an entrepreneur – you will find the experience invaluable.
Year in Industry
A year in industry is a great opportunity which can give you first-hand experience of working in a mathematics-related career while also enhancing your employability skills and allowing you to network with people in industry.
You will undertake a programme of training and practical experience that is agreed between the sponsoring company and the University. A member of staff will be individually assigned to you as your industrial placement tutor, who will be in regular contact with you throughout your placement and will visit the sponsoring company.
A year spent abroad still incurs a tuition fee, but this is much lower than for a normal year at Leicester. See the Fees and Funding tab of this page for details.
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Final Year
Option modules
Choose three option modules from:
- Scientific Computing
- Financial Mathematics
- Operational Research
- Curves and Surfaces
- Groups and Symmetry
- Mathematical Modelling
- Equations of Mathematical Physics
- Topology
- Business Microeconomics*
* not available if Business Microeconomics was taken in year 1
Then choose three option modules from:
- Mathematical Portfolio Theory*
- Topics in Mathematical Biology
- Generalised Linear Models
- Complex Analysis
- Number Theory
- Communicating Mathematics
- Computational Partial Differential Equations with Finite Elements
- Data Mining and Neural Networks
- Representation Theory
- Business Macroeconomics**
- Medical Statistics
* only available if Financial Mathematics was chosen from the previous list
** not available if Business Macroeconomics was taken in year 1
Plus either a Mathematics Project or a Business Project.
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
