If you want to study for a mathematics-related MSc course but don’t meet the full academic entry requirements, this programme will equip you with the mathematical knowledge and skills you need, specialising in financial and actuarial mathematics. You’ll choose from a range of undergraduate modules offered in the School of Mathematics and Leeds University Business School, building a programme which fills the gaps in your knowledge and prepares you for postgraduate study in actuarial and financial mathematics. If you complete the GradDip and meet the required performance standard, you’ll be eligible to apply for a number of related MSc courses in the next academic year. You could develop your understanding of corporate finance, survival analysis, financial statistics and many others in a supportive and stimulating research environment. The programme is highly flexible and there are no compulsory modules, meaning you can build your own programme of study that suits your interests as well as the MSc programme you want to study after the GradDip. Your choices will be checked and approved by the Programme Leader, who might also suggest different choices according to your background. Around half of the total number of credits you study should come from level 3 modules, including no more than one project module. You’ll need to pass at least 100 credits – including at least 60 credits at level 3 – and have an overall average of at least 40 to graduate with the GradDip.