Strand Campus
Strand Campus sits along the Thames at London's cultural heart. Alongside world-class teaching spaces, students enjoy access to the pedestrianised Strand Quad, with Somerset House and iconic landmarks just steps away.
Overview
Our Mathematics with a Year in Industry BSc will give you a broad and rigorous education across a wide range of mathematics. You will develop a strong foundation in core areas before choosing from a wide selection of optional modules that allow you to pursue your own interests as you progress.
In your first and second years, you'll cover core subjects like calculus, algebra, probability, and statistics. From your second year onwards, you can choose to specialise in specific areas or explore a broad range of subjects with extensive options in your fourth year, ranging pure mathematics to financial mathematics, and from statistics to theoretical physics.
You will spend your third year gaining valuable work experience with a year-long placement at a UK company before returning to complete a final year with us. Finding an industry placement will require students to be resourceful and engaged. The Faculty has dedicated placement support providing advice and host employer-led events, ensuring you have all the tools to secure the right placement for you.
Key benefits
- Our research-led curriculum develops your ability to think critically and solve complex problems.
- Choose from a wide range of modules taught by renowned experts, allowing you to tailor your degree to suit your interests.
- Our graduates are highly employable and pursue careers in a wide range of fields, including finance, technology, data science, consultancy, education, research and the public sector.
- Our central location puts you at the heart of the business and financial world, and close to major libraries and societies, including the London Mathematical Society.
- 8th in the UK for Mathematics (QS and Times Higher Education subject rankings 2026).
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Course essentials
The Department of Mathematics at King’s College London has a long and distinguished history as a world-leading centre for research and education. By joining us, you will learn from and work alongside some of the foremost mathematical minds in the world. Our goal is to develop graduates with a pioneering mindset through research-led teaching, which encourages new ways of looking at familiar issues and develops innovative tools to solve complex problems.
Our BSc course develops your proficiency across all branches of mathematics. In pure mathematics you will cover topics including algebra, analysis, geometry and number theory, and in applied mathematics you’ll explore complex systems, probability, statistics and theoretical physics. From your second year onwards you can choose to specialise in the areas that interest you, or take a broader approach, with a huge array of modules to choose from in your fourth year.
You will also have the option of completing a dissertation on a topic of your choice, working one-on-one with an academic supervisor, developing your independent research skills, critical thinking and creativity.
In your third year you can pursue a professional internship and get paid a salary to work for a company. We help you secure these competitive year-long placements by providing support from King’s Career Services, a Maths academic Year in Industry lead and a dedicated Faculty Placement Coordinator.
Key Information
UCAS code:
G102
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full-time
Required A-Levels:
A*AA
Duration:
Four years
Application status:
Start date:
September 2027
Application deadline:
Administrative bodies
Awarding body
King's College London and Affiliates
Regulating body
Base campus