Mathematics with Placement Year
University of Sheffield
UCAS Code: GG11 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of Sheffield
UCAS Code: GG11 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
including Maths
Access to HE Diploma
Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 39 at Distinction (to include Maths units), and 6 at Merit
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
with 6 in Higher Level Maths (Analysis and Approaches)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
including Maths
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
+ A in A Level Maths
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Engineering with Distinctions in all Maths units
Scottish Advanced Higher
in Maths + AAAAB at Scottish Highers
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
+ AA including Maths at A Level
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About this course
Tailor your degree to your interests and apply your knowledge with our BSc Mathematics with Placement Year course. Gain the fundamental knowledge that every mathematician needs for a successful career and put your skills into practice through a work placement.
**This four-year BSc Mathematics with Placement Year course will give you the advanced problem-solving skills and real world experience you’ll need for a successful career.**
Tackle some of the most intriguing maths problems, gain experience of applying your mathematical knowledge and test out possible career paths.
In your first year you’ll focus on fundamental mathematical concepts. You’ll cover essential topics such as calculus, algebra, modelling and data science. You’ll hone your problem solving abilities, develop programming skills using Python and R, and learn to present your work as a professional mathematician using LaTeX.
In your second year you’ll develop your skill set further. In addition to core modules, you’ll have the chance to study a range of optional modules. You’ll get to explore the topics that are important to you, whether that’s differential equations, the mechanics of motion in fluids and solids, statistical modelling or computer simulations.
The whole of your third year will be spent working at an organisation on a placement. Our students have secured placements in roles ranging from finance to data science with organisations including Intel, the Met Office, HSBC, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, and the Civil Service.
During your placement year you’ll gain experience of applying your knowledge of mathematics in a business environment. Supported by your tutors, you’ll have the opportunity to develop new skills and build up your CV. Some students even come back with the offer of a job when they graduate.
When you return to Sheffield in your fourth year, you’ll have the opportunity to choose from a variety of more in-depth optional modules such as medical statistics, game theory, and codes and cryptography. Your final year is the perfect time to build on your placement experience to tailor your degree to your interests and career goals, equipping yourself with the skills and knowledge you need to succeed.
**Why study this course?**
- Top 20 in the UK for mathematics: The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
- Build connections and a career: Our students have secured placements with a range of organisations, including Intel, the Met Office, HSBC, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, and the Civil Service.
- Summer research placements: Gain research experience through the Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience or Undergraduate Research Internship schemes.
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University of Sheffield
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Mathematics)
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Want to feel needed? This is one of the most flexible degrees of all and with so much of modern work being based on data, there are options everywhere for maths graduates. With all that training in handling figures, it's hardly surprising that a lot of maths graduates go into well-paid jobs in the IT or finance industries, and last year, a maths graduate in London could expect a very respectable average starting salary of £27k. And we're always short of teachers in maths, so that is an excellent option for anyone wanting to help the next generation. And if you want a research job, you'll want a doctorate — and a really good maths doctorate will get you all sorts of interest from academia and finance — and might secure some of the highest salaries going for new leavers from university.
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The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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£34k
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