BSc in Financial Mathematics and Statistics

Programme Code: UBFIMAST

Department: Mathematics, Statistics

For all first year students in 2017/18 

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Classification scheme for the BA/BSc degrees (other than four-year BA/BSc degrees)

Paper

Course number and title

See note

LSE100

The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things

Year 1

1

EC100

Economics A or

 

EC102

Economics B §

2

MA100

Mathematical Methods

3

ST102

Elementary Statistical Theory

4

MA103

Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

Year 2

5

FM212

Principles of Finance

6

MA212

Further Mathematical Methods

7

ST202

Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference

8

MA203

Real Analysis (H) and

 

ST213

Introduction to Pricing, Hedging and Optimization (H) (not available 2017/18)

Year 3

9

FM320

Quantitative Finance

10

MA323

Computational Methods in Financial Mathematics (H) (not available 2017/18) and

 

ST326

Financial Statistics (H) (not available 2017/18)

11

Two from:

 

MA321

Measure Theoretic Probability (H) (not available 2017/18)

MA322

Mathematics of Finance and Valuation (H) (if ST302 is not taken) (not available 2017/18)

ST300

Regression and Generalised Linear Models (H)

ST302

Stochastic Processes (H) (if MA322 is not taken)

12

Course(s) to the value of one unit subject to approval; no further FM courses are permitted.

 

Notes

§ Course allocation dependant on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guides for further information.

 

LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.

Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.