Mathematics and Business, BSc (Hons)

Mathematics at university encourages you to think in an entirely different way. As well as developing a rigorous mindset, you will gain invaluable problem-solving skills and analytical skills through your mathematics courses. Your business, management and economics courses will teach you how to apply these skills in a business setting. Our courses are taught by top-class researchers as well as world-leading industry professionals. Areas of study Your time will be split evenly between mathematics and business. You may also have time to explore an additional subject in Year 1. Through your mathematics courses, you will learn a new way of approaching and analysing complex problems - a particularly valuable skill, which is applicable to many exciting career paths. This makes mathematics graduates extremely employable. Later in this programme, you can choose to:

• specialise in particular aspects of mathematics or business

• examine the links between the two subjects

or

• study a broad range of topics

BusinessStudying Business will prepare you for the social, political and cultural challenges facing contemporary businesses, governments and not-for-profit organisations.You will develop the personal and professional competences required to work across a range of roles in contemporary business including:

• finance

• strategy

• marketing

• human resource management

• data analytics

• entrepreneurship and innovation

The Business School student development team provide opportunities for you to develop a range of essential business graduate competencies. You may take undergraduate Edinburgh Awards supported by an alumni professional mentor and trained coaches:

• Personal and Professional Development (Year 2)

• Effective and Responsible Leadership (Year 3 or 4)

You can also participate in a large number of business societies, business events and peer-support schemes.