Our novel five-year integrated Master’s course lets you go into greater depth than our three-year BSc programme as well as allowing you to explore your career options with a full-time placement in your third year.   

During your three years at UEA, we offer you the flexibility to focus on pure mathematics, applied mathematics, and statistics, or complement your studies with modules from related subjects at other UEA Schools, such as environmental sciences, business, computing, physics, and accounting.   

In your final year you’ll also take on a substantial research project. This will give you experience in independent study and help improve key career skills such as literature reviewing, critical thinking, report writing and oral presentation.   

PLACEMENT YEAR AND STUDY ABROAD

You’ll spend the third year of your five years of study on a placement consisting of nine to fourteen months of full-time employment. It will be up to you to source and secure your placement, but we’ll be here to support you and help you connect with employers.  

During this year you’ll be supported by a placement supervisor and a mentor from the university. You and your placement supervisor will feed back during the placement to ensure that it is progressing well, and your UEA mentor will visit you during the year.  

Please note that we cannot guarantee any student a work placement as this decision rests with potential employers. If you’re unable to secure a work placement by the end of your second year, you’ll have the option to transfer onto the equivalent degree programme without a Placement Year.  

AFTER THE COURSE

There are many professions that are traditionally associated with mathematics, such as accountancy, banking and finance, statistics and data analysis, and secondary or higher education.   

However, there are many others in which logical thought and problem-solving are important. These include information technology, engineering, logistics and distribution, central or local government, as well as other business areas. Many of our graduates also choose to continue their studies by going on to a higher degree.   

The School of Mathematics works together with the University’s Careers Service to offer support to students at every stage of their course, from finding paid or voluntary work opportunities and choosing a career, through to applying for graduate jobs.

CAREER DESTINATIONS

Example of careers that you could enter include:  

• Researcher  

• Data scientist  

• Pension modeler / financial broker  

• Mathematical modeller in industry  

• Secondary school teacher  

• Accountant