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Course Information
FM1 Bachelor of Science (Financial Mathematics and Economics)
Full Time
College of Science
Course code(s): GY309
Course Location: University of Galway - Main Campus
Start Date: 2021-09-01
FM1
Module information for course: 'FM1'
Curriculum Information
Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Glossary of Terms
- Credits
- You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
- Module
- An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
- Subject
- Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
- Optional
- A module you may choose to study.
- Required
- A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
- Required Core Subject
- A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
- Semester
- Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
Year 1 (60 Credits)
Required MA1993: Mathematics Of Finance - 5 Credits - Semester 2Required MA180: Mathematics (Honours) - 15 Credits - Semester 1
Required EC1108: Skills for Economics I - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required AY104: Introduction to Financial Accounting - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required EC135: Principles of Microeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required CS103: Computer Science - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required ST1111: Probability Models - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required EC136: Principles of Macroeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required MP191: Mathematical Methods I - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required ST1112: Statistical Methods - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Year 2 (60 Credits)
Required CS2101: Programming for Science and Finance - 5 Credits - Semester 3Required MA2286: Differential Forms - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required MP231: Mathematical Methods I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required EC269: Intermediate Microeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required MA284: Discrete Mathematics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required ST2003: Random Variables - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required MP232: Mathematical Methods II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required MA2287: Complex Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required EC247: Introduction to Financial Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required EC268: Intermediate Macroeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required MA283: Linear Algebra - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required ST2004: Statistical Inference - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional MP211: Modelling, Analysis and Simulation - 5 Credits - Semester 4