Undergraduate courses

We offer a range of mathematics and statistics degrees. They include opportunities to study abroad, complete a year-long work placement or combine your maths degree with another subject – from finance to philosophy to French.

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MMath or BSc?

MMath options come with a final year of research training, where you'll work with a professional mathematician on an unanswered question in mathematics. They're the best route for students who are thinking about a career in mathematics research.

Flexibility

All of our course cover topics across pure mathematics, applied mathematics, probability and statistics – knowledge that every mathematician needs for a successful career. Some courses have more compulsory modules, so you can develop specialist knowledge.

But there’s always flexibility to choose from a wide range of optional modules too, so you can tailor your degree to your interests, your career goals and the problems you want to help solve.

Accreditation

Our specialist Mathematics and Statistics courses are accredited by the Royal Statistical Society, so you'll cover all the statistical tools and concepts you need for a career as a professional statistician.

Mathematics courses 

Undergraduate

Mathematics BSc

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code G100
3 years
/ Full-time

This flexible course gives you the freedom to explore lots of different areas of maths or tailor your course to your own interests. Once you’ve mastered the essentials, you’ll be able to choose from a wide variety of options.

  • Optional placement year
  • Study abroad
Undergraduate

Mathematics MMath

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAA
UCAS code G103
4 years
/ Full-time

Preparation for a career in research, whether you want to work on solutions to abstract mathematics problems or apply your problem solving skills to challenges in industry. In your final year, you’ll complete a major research project.

  • Optional placement year
  • Study abroad
Undergraduate

Mathematics with Placement Year BSc

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAA
UCAS code GG11
4 years
/ Full-time

Put your numerical skills into practice in the real world, and build up more experience for your CV. Our students have worked in finance roles at major corporations and applied their analysis skills to data science jobs in the civil service as part of their degree.

  • Industry placement
Undergraduate

Mathematics with Placement Year MMath

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAA
UCAS code GG12
5 years
/ Full-time

Put your numerical skills into practice in the real world, and build up skills and experience that you can apply to a career in research.

  • Industry placement

2023-24 entry

Mathematics and Statistics courses

Undergraduate

Mathematics and Statistics BSc

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code G112
3 years
/ Full-time
Accredited

Prepare for a role in the big data economy. You’ll cover the same essential topics as other maths students, but you’ll get training in a range of statistical techniques. You’ll use the tools and software professional statisticians use.

  • Optional placement year
  • Study abroad
Undergraduate

Mathematics and Statistics MMath

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAA
UCAS code G110
4 years
/ Full-time
Accredited

In a career as a statistics researcher, you can help solve problems in areas ranging from banking to healthcare. You’ll be trained to use the tools and software professional statisticians use and complete a major research project in your final year.

  • Optional placement year
  • Study abroad
Undergraduate

Mathematics and Statistics with Placement Year BSc

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAA
UCAS code GG13
4 years
/ Full-time

Put your statistics knowledge into practice in the real world, and build up more experience for your CV. Our students have worked in finance roles at major corporations and applied their analysis skills to data science jobs in the civil service as part of their degree.

  • Industry placement
Undergraduate

Mathematics and Statistics with Placement Year MMath

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAA
UCAS code GG14
5 years
/ Full-time

Put your statistics knowledge into practice in the real world, and build up skills and experience that you can apply to a career in research.

  • Industry placement

2023-24 entry

Financial Mathematics

Undergraduate

Financial Mathematics BSc

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code GN13
3 years
/ Full-time

Get you the numerical skills and specialist knowledge you need to work in finance. You’ll learn about the tools, principles and practices of the finance industry, as well as the fundamental mathematics behind banking, insurance and accountancy.

  • Optional placement year
  • Study abroad

2023-24 entry

Financial Mathematics BSc GN13 

Mathematics courses with a language 

Undergraduate

Mathematics with French MMath

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code G1R1
4 years
/ Full-time

Spend a year of your degree at one of our partner universities in France, studying mathematics in French. When you’re in Sheffield, you’ll spend two-thirds of your time studying mathematics and the rest of your time developing your French language abilities.

  • Foreign language study
  • Study abroad
Undergraduate

Mathematics with German MMath

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code G1R2
4 years
/ Full-time

Spend a year of your degree at one of our partner universities in Germany, studying mathematics in German. When you’re in Sheffield, you’ll spend two-thirds of your time studying mathematics and the rest of your time developing your German language abilities.

  • Foreign language study
  • Study abroad
Undergraduate

Mathematics with Spanish MMath

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code G1R4
4 years
/ Full-time

Spend a year of your degree at one of our partner universities in Spain, studying mathematics in Spanish. When you’re in Sheffield, you’ll spend two-thirds of your time studying mathematics and the rest of your time developing your Spanish language abilities.

  • Foreign language study
  • Study abroad

2023-24 entry

Dual honours courses

Undergraduate

Economics and Mathematics BSc

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code LG11
3 years
/ Full-time

This dual honours degree combines advanced mathematical and technical skills with the opportunity to apply these to real-world economic policy.

  • Dual honours
  • Optional placement year
  • Study abroad
Undergraduate

Mathematics and Philosophy BSc

2024-25
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code VG51
3 years
/ Full-time

Learn to approach abstract problems in a reasoned, logical way. Choose from a huge range of options that introduce you to major thinkers and ask fundamental questions to challenge your understanding of the world.

  • Dual honours
  • Optional placement year
  • Study abroad

2023-24 entry

Mathematics courses with study abroad

If you're starting your degree in 2023, you can apply to spend a year studying abroad once you've started.

Semester or year abroad

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