Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year

About this course

Mathematics is the language in which the sciences are written, and the discipline that trains the most rigorous and transferable forms of analytical thinking. It combines the beauty of pure reasoning, in number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis, with the power of applied mathematics, in statistics, optimisation, fluid dynamics, and computational modelling. A professional placement year extends this education by placing mathematical skills in a real working environment. At Cardiff University this four-year full-time programme combines a thorough mathematics degree with a dedicated professional placement year, giving you the opportunity to apply your skills in a professional setting and to understand how mathematics is used in practice. You will cover the core of the mathematics curriculum, developing rigour in proof and abstraction alongside facility with applied mathematical metho

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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