2-Term Pathway - International Foundation Programme - Continue to Bachelor of Science - Financial Mathematics (LM058)

Program Description

The International Foundation Programme is a one year full-time programme designed to offer international students an alternative route to undergraduate study.  This programme is suitable for international students who do not hold qualifications equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate or who need a further boost to their English language skills.

By the end of the course it is expected that students will:

• have reached the required academic standard to study at UL
  
• have reached the English language level requirements for entry to UL
• be prepared for the linguistic demands of a degree course
• have demonstrated the necessary study skills for completion of their chosen course

Upon successful completion of the International Foundation Programme, students will proceed to their degree programme. 

The aims of the degree are to produce graduates with developed mathematical, statistical and computing skills, and the ability to apply them to the quantitative analysis of industrial, commercial or financial business decisions. The programme also aims to produce graduates with sufficient mathematical, statistical and computing skills for them to undertake postgraduate work in these or related areas

These aims give rise to the following objectives:

• To provide an education at a suitable level in the appropriate branches of mathematics, both by exploring and developing standard methods and techniques with due use of mathematical, symbolic and statistical computing packages and by having due regard to the fundamental ideas of proof, rigour and generalisation.
  
• To introduce you to state of the art theory and methodologies in the world of pricing of financial products and modelling of markets and the practical implementations of these models.
• To demonstrate the application of mathematics to problems drawn from industry, commerce and financial services.
• To provide you, through Cooperative Education placement, with experience of working in a company or department where your own developing skills can be utilised.