Joint BSc programme in Financial Mathematics with Nanjing University of Technology

Mathematics plays a pivotal in the financial service industry and, as a result, there is a sizeable and growing demand from financial institutions for people with appropriate technical skills and with an understanding of the relevant mathematics. This programme, which is a joint degree programme between Nanjing University of Technology (NJUT) and the University of Sheffield (UoS), is designed to produce graduates with a suitable mathematical and financial background. In addition to gaining substantial mathematical skills, learning at the University of Sheffield will help you to improve your English, as well as gaining an understanding of the types of teaching methods that are used in the UK.

Years one, two and three

During the first three years, students will study core mathematics and management modules at NJUT in China, taught by both staff from NJUT and UoS. These will cover the following areas:

Advanced calculus
Linear algebra
Introduction to probability and statistics
Differential and difference equations
Applied stochastic processes
Mathematical analysis
Financial mathematics
Principles of economics
Introduction to finance, financial accounting and management
Introduction to corporate finance and asset pricing
Statistics core
Statistical modelling
Statistical reasoning
Econometrics

The fourth year

The fourth year is taught in Sheffield. It will consist of the following core modules:

Metric spaces
Stochastic processes and finance
Topics in mathematical economics
Corporate finance

together with four modules chosen from

Applied probability
Linear models
Bayesian statistics
Sampling theory and design of experiments
Classical control
Time series
Computational inference
Topics in number theory
Complex analysis
Measure and probability
History of mathematics
Codes and cryptography
Mathematical biology

and one of the following two modules

Modern finance
Financial derivatives.