All of our courses are flexible and allow you to choose from a wide range of optional units after year one. On some courses, you may be able to switch during or after your first year.

If you're studying a BSc course, you can also switch to the MMath, giving you excellent preparation for going into research in pure or applied mathematics, or many other subjects that use mathematics.

When it comes to choosing optional units, you can tailor your studying to your personal strengths and interests, choosing options in areas of pure and applied mathematics, and probability and statistics. You can also select optional units offered by other departments, including topics such as economics, corporate finance, science education and core physics.

'The course has provided me with a solid technical base applicable to a wide variety of careers. I've been able to specialise in statistics in my final year as it is tailorable to my own interests.' — Hannah Baker, BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Statistics including professional placement.

With all of our maths courses, you can choose to go on a placement after your second year. Many of these placements are paid or funded, allowing you to earn income to help support your studies.

With over 50 years of experience offering placements and links with some of the world’s leading research institutions and global companies, you can apply for a wide range of professional placements, from lab-based to marketing roles.

Recent employers include BAE Systems, Deloitte, the Department of Health and Social Care, Lloyds Banking Group, The AA, and Abbott Diabetes Care.

You will receive dedicated support from our specialist placements team when you're looking for, and throughout, your placement.

'My placement really helped me decide what to do as a career. I went into doing something I'd never done before, working in technology for an investment bank. I have been offered a job there when I graduate.' — Jamie, BSc (Hons) Mathematical Sciences including professional placement.

Be inspired by world-leading research. Many of our teaching staff are heavily engaged in research which means our courses are kept up-to-date and you'll benefit from discussions around the latest thinking in mathematics.

Our research activity covers several key areas and encourages collaboration and mutual support between groups and with other departments. Research groups include Algebra, Geometry, and Number Theory, Analysis, Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics, Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing, Probability, and Statistics.

You'll choose a final-year project in one of these areas, working closely with an active researcher in the field.

Mathematics at Bath is ranked 7th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, and is in the top 5 for graduate prospects for Mathematics in the Complete University Guide 2025.

Bath is the 8th best university in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2025.