Mathematics with Professional Placement

Perhaps you've always been a keen mathematician? Are you interested in using your maths skills to expand knowledge in areas as diverse as space travel, software development and complex medicine?

Studying mathematics at Cardiff you’ll develop your knowledge, understanding and skills in the main areas of mathematics. This four-year course provides a broad background in applied mathematics, statistics, computing and operational research. You’ll explore abstract mathematical concepts, logical argument and deductive reasoning, and study the different ways mathematics can be applied to develop problem-solving skills.

As you move through the course, you will gain academic independence, moving from small group teaching in your first year through to an optional independent project in your final year.

You would spend your third year in paid work as a mathematician at an organisation in the United Kingdom or Europe. Placements could be in any sector, from industry to government, the pharmaceutical industry or organisations like the Office for National Statistics. Our degree schemes are flexible, so you're free to switch between our mathematics degrees at the end of year one if you decide not to take the placement year or your interests change.