Mathematics and Business

Course description

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

**Business**

Studying 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.

Subjects

• Business studies
• Mathematics