Mathematics/Business and Management

Mathematics and business and management is a combination that equips you with two of the most powerful analytical frameworks available at university. Mathematics develops your capacity for rigorous abstract reasoning, proof, and quantitative analysis, with applications that extend from pure theory to the quantitative methods that underpin financial modelling, operations research, and data science. Business and management develops your understanding of how organisations function, how strategy is formulated, and how commercial decisions are made in complex, uncertain environments.

The two disciplines together produce graduates who can both build quantitative models and understand the commercial and organisational contexts in which they will be applied.

At the University of Glasgow, this four-year full-time programme allows you to choose from a wide variety of courses in Honours years, tailoring your studies toward the areas of mathematics and management that most interest you. The programme includes a year abroad, placing you in an international academic environment that broadens your perspective on both disciplines. The ambassador scheme gives students the chance to spend time in schools, experiencing teaching at first hand and developing workplace skills in communication and mentoring that have value across many professional contexts.

Graduates from mathematics and business management programmes are well placed for careers in financial services, management consultancy, data science, operations research, technology, the civil service, and any sector that values the combination of quantitative rigour and commercial understanding. The combination is particularly valued by organisations that need people who can build mathematical models and communicate their implications to non-technical audiences. Further study at postgraduate level in mathematics, business, finance, or data science is available for those who wish to develop specialist expertise.