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BSC Financial Mathematics (MASU35)     FT

2017 - 2018
 
 

Year 1


units (80 credits)
5
Level 1 (Year 2) - At the Nanjing University of Technology
A student will take

Semester 1
MAS192  Differential and Difference Equations (NJUT) AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS291  Statistics Core (NJUT) AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS292  Continuity and Integration (NJUT) AUT SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
MAS191  Probability and Statistics 2 (NJUT) ACAD YR 10 credits
MAS290  Methods for Differential Equations (NJUT) ACAD YR 10 credits
NJUT101  Financial Mathematics (NJUT) ACAD YR 30 credits
NJUT101 - F4 - denotes mapped units that are equivalent to UoS credits.

Year 2


units (120 credits)
6
Level 2 (Year 3) - At the Nanjing University of Technology
A student will take

Semester 1
MAS293  Statistical Modelling (NJUT) AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
MAS294  Statistical Reasoning (NJUT) SPR SEM 10 credits
MAS295  Vector Spaces (NJUT) SPR SEM 10 credits
MAS296  Fourier Theory (NJUT) SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
MAS3090  Operations Research (NJUT) ACAD YR 10 credits
MAS3091  Financial Mathematics (NJUT) ACAD YR 10 credits
NJUT200  Non-Mathematics Core 3 (NJUT) ACAD YR 0 credits
NJUT201  Finance & Economics (NJUT) ACAD YR 60 credits
NJUT201 - is a mapped unit that is equivalent to UoS credits

Year 3


units (40 credits)
7A
Level 3 (Year 4) - At the University of Sheffield
A student will take

Semester 1
MGT321  Corporate Finance AUT SEM 20 credits

Full academic year
MAS352  Stochastic Processes and Finance ACAD YR 20 credits

units (20 credits)
7B
Level 3 (Year 4) - At the University of Sheffield
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
ECN357  Modern Finance SPR SEM 20 credits
MGT375  Financial Derivatives SPR SEM 20 credits
AND

units (30 credits)
7C
Level 3 (Year 4) - At the University of Sheffield
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAS330  Topics in Number Theory AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS331  Metric Spaces AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS332  Complex Analysis AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS334  Combinatorics AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS336  Differential Geometry AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS348  Game Theory AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS361  Medical Statistics AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS364  Bayesian Statistics AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS367  Linear and Generalised Linear Models AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS377  Mathematical Biology AUT SEM 10 credits
AND

units (30 credits)
7D
Level 3 (Year 4) - At the University of Sheffield
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MAS341  Graph Theory SPR SEM 10 credits
MAS342  Applicable Analysis SPR SEM 10 credits
MAS343  History of Mathematics SPR SEM 10 credits
MAS344  Knots and Surfaces SPR SEM 10 credits
MAS345  Codes and Cryptography SPR SEM 10 credits
MAS350  Measure and Probability SPR SEM 10 credits
MAS370  Sampling Theory and Design of Experiments SPR SEM 10 credits
MAS371  Applied Probability SPR SEM 10 credits
MAS372  Time Series SPR SEM 10 credits
MAS472  Computational Inference SPR SEM 10 credits

8

A student must achieve an overall IELTS score of 6.0 or above at the end of Level 1 in order to continue as a student on the Diploma and Degree of BSc in Financial Mathematics of the Nanjing University of Technology and the Degree of BSc in Financial Mathematics of the University of Sheffield.

9

A student must achieve a weighted mean of 65 or above at Level 2 in the units provided by Nanjing University of Technology and a weighted mean of 50 or above at Level 2 in the units provided by the University of Sheffield in order to proceed to Level 3 of the University of Sheffield.

10

A student will (as part of the requirements for the Degree of BSc in Financial Mathematics of the University of Sheffield and unless exempted) attend a 6 week induction programme including English Language training at the University of Sheffield before commencing Level 3.

11

A student who completes satisfactorily Levels 1 and 2 according to the requirements of the General Regulations for First Degrees or equivalent of Nanjing University of Technology may be eligible for the awards of Diploma and Degree of BSc in Financial Mathematics of the Nanjing University of Technology.

12

A student who completes satisfactorily Levels 2 and 3 according to the requirements of the General Regulations for First Degrees of the University of Sheffield will be eligible for the award of the Degree of BSc in Financial Mathematics of the University of Sheffield.

13

A student who does not transfer to the University of Sheffield in Level 3 and who satisfies the requirements of the General Regulations for First Degrees or equivalent of Nanjing University of Technology may proceed to Level 3 in Nanjing University of Technology to complete the Degree of BSc of the Nanjing University of Technology.

Year 0


1

A person who satisfies the admission requirements of the University of Sheffield and of the Nanjing University of Technology may be permitted as a student.

2

A student will register at the beginning of the programme of study as a student of both the University of Sheffield and of the Nanjing University of Technology. A student will have appropriate access to the facilities of both Universities but shall be required to attend at the University identified in accordance with the following Regulations.

3

A student will be subject to the General Regulations of both Institutions.

units (40 credits)
4
Level 1 (Year 1) - At the Nanjing University of Technology
A student will take

Semester 2
MAS190  Probability and Statistics 1 (NJUT) SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
NJUT102  Non-Mathematics Core 1 (NJUT) ACAD YR 0 credits
NJUT103  Core Mathematics 1 (NJUT) ACAD YR 30 credits
NJUT103 - is a mapped unit that is equivalent to UoS credits.

 
 
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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2017/18 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.