How to Apply to Mathematics at Brunel University of London: Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Mathematics for Data Science and Mathematics with Computer Science (BSc), the Four-Year MMath and Optional Placement Year, with Entry Requirements for Home, International (Including Chinese) and Transfer Applicants

Brunel University of London teaches mathematics from its single campus in west London, under the university’s Mathematics subject area, with courses that combine mathematics with computing, finance and data science. This guide sets out what you need to know for September 2027 entry, based on Brunel’s official pages, for UK applicants, international applicants (including students at high schools in China) and students who want to transfer into Year 2.

1. The mathematics degrees and how to apply

You apply to a named course (UCAS course codes below), starting in September:

• Mathematics BSc (Hons): G103 (3 years full-time); with placement G104 (4 years).
• Mathematics MMath: G100 (4 years); with placement G101 (5 years). Brunel says the MMath adds a further year that brings the BSc to master’s standard.
• Financial Mathematics BSc (Hons): GN13; with placement GND3.
• Mathematics for Data Science BSc (Hons): G1ND; with placement G1NK. Brunel says a third of the credits at each level are project-based.
• Mathematics with Computer Science BSc (Hons): G1GL; with placement G1GK. Brunel says about two-thirds of the course is mathematics and statistics.
• Courses with an Integrated Foundation Year: Mathematics and Computing with Integrated Foundation Year (G503, 4 years; G504 with placement, 5 years) and Economics and Mathematics with an Integrated Foundation Year (L102/L103, 4/5 years). Brunel’s course list also shows a Financial Mathematics MMath; its page was not among those used for this guide, so check the website.

• Placements: the subject page says that whichever mathematics degree you choose you can take a placement year between Years 2 and 3, or a summer internship, with career advisers helping you find one.
• Mathematics BSc is broad-based: pure and applied mathematics and mathematical modelling, with applications in finance, statistics, operational research, numerical analysis and mechanics. In the final year you can concentrate on statistics or financial applications or keep a broad approach, and Brunel says you will have the chance to change your area of mathematics after the course starts.
• Accreditation: Brunel says the Mathematics BSc meets the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation awarded by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, when followed by subsequent training and experience. Accreditation for the other courses is not given on the pages used for this guide.
• Admissions tests and interviews: the mathematics course pages do not mention TMUA, STEP or other mathematics tests, or interviews; ask admissions if you need to be sure.

2. Entry requirements (course pages, labelled 2026/27 entry)

• GCSE: five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including Maths and English Language.
• A-level: the standard offer is ABB including Maths or Further Maths; the contextual offer is BBB including B in Maths or Further Maths. The summary at the top of the Mathematics BSc page says “ABB - BBB inc B in Maths or Further Maths”, while the standard offer in the body says only “including Maths or Further Maths” without a grade; the MMath summary says grade B in Maths or Further Maths. Contextual offers apply to UK undergraduate applicants who meet Brunel’s contextual markers, listed on its contextual admissions page (not among the pages used here).
• BTEC: National Extended Diploma DDM in Engineering subjects with Distinction in Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems and Further Engineering Maths and Merit in Engineering Principles, or DDM in any subject plus A-level Maths or Further Maths at grade B; combinations with A-levels are also listed, with a lower contextual offer.
• IB: the standard offer in the body is 31 points including HL 5 in Maths (AA or AI), with GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4 and Mathematics SL 2 or HL 2; the contextual offer is 29 points. The summary at the top of the page instead says “31 - 30 inc HL Maths 6”. The two statements differ on the same site; confirm with admissions.
• Other: Access to HE Diploma in Engineering with at least 128 UCAS tariff points (120 contextual) including 45 Level 3 credits and grade B in A-level Maths or Further Maths; T levels: Merit overall plus grade B in A-level Maths.
• Integrated Foundation Year courses: A-level CCD (contextual CDD), BTEC MMM, IB 26 points (contextual 25), T levels Pass; five GCSEs including Maths and English Language. The summary on the Mathematics and Computing page is still labelled 2024/25, so check it.
• Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers are not listed item by item in the course page text. The page says to contact admissions (admissions@brunel.ac.uk or +44 (0)1895 265265) if your qualification is not listed.

3. What the course looks like

• Taking the Mathematics BSc: in the first weeks of Year 1 you learn in small groups of about 20. Year 1 compulsory modules are Calculus 1 and 2, Elements of Applied Mathematics 1 and 2, Fundamentals of Mathematics, Linear Algebra, and Probability and Statistics 1. Brunel says there are weekly essential skills tests in Year 1.
• Year 2 compulsory modules include Applied Statistics, Calculus 3, Discrete Mathematics, Linear and Abstract Algebra, Machine Learning for Artificial Intelligence, Probability and Statistics 2, and Professional Development and Project Work. Year 3 compulsory modules include Complex Variable Methods and Applications, the Final Year Project, and Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations; options include Applied Optimisation, Data Mining and AI for Big Data Analytics, Experimental Design and Regression Analysis, Mathematical Finance, Practical Machine Learning and Stochastic Models. You use industry software such as R and Python.
• Your degree class is based on Years 2 and 3, with Year 3 counting twice as much as Year 2; Year 1 does not count. Extra help is available through maths workshops and the Maths Café.

How to apply, timeline and institution code

• All full-time undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Brunel University of London’s institution code is B84, and the course code is on each course page; you can choose up to 5 courses. Part-time degrees are applied for directly on Brunel’s website instead. Check UCAS’s own site for its rules and deadlines.
• International applicants using one of Brunel’s registered agents may apply through the university’s online agent facility, but Brunel says this is only possible if you have not applied through UCAS and will not do so for that year of entry.
• Brunel’s “key dates” page shows the 2026 entry cycle: 14 January 2026 for the initial on-time deadline, 30 June 2026 for closing of the UCAS main system, and 15 October 2025 for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Sciences. It does not show 2027 entry dates, so check UCAS and Brunel’s latest announcements. The page adds that many courses stay open for late applications after January.
• Note that most course pages label their entry requirements “2026/27 entry” (Medicine says 2027/8) while fees are labelled 2027/28; ask admissions whether requirements change for 2027 entry.

International applicants

• Qualifications: Brunel says each course page has a drop-down menu to find the entry criteria for most international qualifications. You must provide your full official transcript and certificate before you can register (and before a CAS is issued if you need a visa); if you are still studying, upload an interim transcript with your application.
• English: every applicant must show English language ability; the exact scores are on the course page. The mathematics course pages list IELTS 6.0 (no band below 5.5), Pearson 59 (59 in each part) and BrunELT 6.0 (no band below 5.5); the TOEFL line on those pages is printed as 4.5 (minimum 4), which does not match the TOEFL 77 figure on Brunel’s English language page, so confirm with admissions. Brunel also has its own BrunELT test and pre-sessional English courses at its Language Centre. If you need a visa you must provide a UKVI-approved SELT result (for example IELTS for UKVI) taken within two years of the CAS. Brunel’s English language page says that in general courses ask for between IELTS 6.0 (TOEFL 77) and IELTS 7.0 (TOEFL 98), with some higher.
• Documents: a copy of the photo page of your passport (and any previous UK visas).
• Deposit: international students pay a £5,000 deposit towards tuition fees before a CAS is issued; details come in the offer email.
• Visa funds: Brunel’s international fees page says a Student visa application must show living costs of £1,334 per month for up to nine months (£12,006) plus first-year tuition; the Pathway College fees page says that for applications submitted on or after 30 November 2026 the London figure is £14,130 for nine months (£1,570 per month). The two pages differ, so check the current UK government and Brunel requirements.

Applicants from China

• Brunel’s China country page states that “There are no Chinese academic equivalents accepted for Undergraduate Bachelor degrees.” It does not say how gaokao results are used, nor give conditions for entering Year 1 of an undergraduate degree directly from a Chinese high school certificate, so how the gaokao is used is not given on the pages used for this guide; ask admissions (admissions@brunel.ac.uk) and the China country manager. The page offers an online form to contact the China manager and lists Brunel’s registered representatives in China.
• A route often relevant for students from China is the on-campus partner college, the Brunel University of London Pathway College (pathway.brunel.ac.uk). Its academic requirements page says for China: Foundation, for Business, Computer Science, Economics and Finance, Education, Humanities, Law and Social Sciences, the Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate (3 years) with an average of 60%, or successful completion of Senior Middle School 2 with at least 70%; for Engineering and Health and Life Sciences, an average of 70% (or at least 80% in Senior Middle School 2) including an average of 80% in Maths or Physics; First Year Studies, a graduation-certificate average of 75%. The page adds that some Economics and Finance first-year courses have additional Maths requirements and to email info@pathway.brunel.ac.uk. Among the three undergraduate pathway areas used for this guide (Economics and Finance, Health and Life Sciences, Information and Computer Science), the lists of degrees you can progress to do not include a mathematics degree; the route from the Pathway College into a mathematics degree is not given on the pages used for this guide, so ask admissions and the college. Brunel’s own Mathematics and Computing with Integrated Foundation Year is a separate option, but the pages do not say whether applicants from Chinese high schools can apply directly; ask.
• Pathway College English: Foundation standard pathway IELTS 5.5 (no band below 5.5), “higher level” pathways 6.0; First Year Studies IELTS 6.0 (no band below 5.5). Students who do not meet Brunel’s direct-entry English requirement get an English module in their timetable. Check the college’s English requirements page.
• Pathway College deadlines (September 2026 cycle): application 21 August 2026 for most applicants, acceptance and deposit 28 August 2026, CAS 4 September 2026; January 2027 cycle application deadline 22 December 2026. September 2027 dates are not published on that page; check the college’s site. Pathway tuition and deposit are on the college’s fees page and summarised under the subject sections of this guide.

Fees and scholarships

• Tuition fees for 2027/28, from the course pages: Mathematics BSc, Mathematics MMath, Financial Mathematics, Mathematics for Data Science, Mathematics with Computer Science and the two courses with an Integrated Foundation Year are £17,920 a year for international students and £10,050 a year for Home students. Fees are per year and may rise; international fees may change by no more than 5% or RPI, whichever is greater. Fee status is Home or Overseas; ask admissions if unsure, as Brunel assesses fee status in detail only after an offer.
• Scholarships: Brunel’s international fees page says more than 100 scholarships are offered each year, worth up to £7,500 a year; the China country page says about 130 international scholarships each year, some up to £6,000 a year. The figures differ. Some awards need an application and others are considered automatically; if you qualify for several you receive the one with the highest value. The undergraduate fees page mentions a Vice Chancellor’s Undergraduate Excellence Award 2026/27, but its conditions page was not available among the pages used here; the Vice-Chancellor’s International Excellence Award is for postgraduate taught students. Use the filter tool on brunel.ac.uk/scholarships (level: undergraduate, location: international) and check the year of entry.
• Early payment discount: self-funded students who pay the full fee at or before registration may receive 2% off the net fee, with no application; it does not apply if a third party pays. There is also a family discount (10% off tuition for students whose family member is a current student, alumnus or staff member, for students starting in 2023/24 or later).

Transfer and Year 2 direct entry

• Brunel’s transfer page says most transfers are into Year 2, and Year 3 entry is also considered.
• Year 2: you are normally expected to meet the standard first-year entry criteria and to be completing, or to have completed, the first year of a similar degree. The admissions tutor reviews your first-year module specifications to check the content is similar to Brunel’s first year and that you have the background to join Year 2. You still apply through UCAS and choose Year 2 as the point of entry; you may email admissions (admissions@brunel.ac.uk) first with the course, your school and college grades, and your current course title and institution. A handful of courses may not take Year 2 entrants because of space or course structure.
• Year 3: you should have completed, or be completing, the first two years of a degree at an OfS-registered university (Brunel says it cannot currently accept HNDs or professional qualifications for transfer). The admissions tutor reviews your transcripts and module specifications; you apply through UCAS, and Brunel recommends emailing admissions first. A transfer policy PDF is linked on the page.
• Minimum transfer grades are not given on the pages used for this guide; ask admissions. Whether credit from a Chinese university would be recognised is not stated either; check with admissions.

What to check yourself

• UCAS deadlines for 2027 entry, and whether the entry requirements change for 2027;
• the detailed contextual-offer conditions and item-by-item requirements for Scottish and international (including Chinese) qualifications;
• how the gaokao is used, and the specific route from China into a mathematics degree;
• the names, amounts and automatic or application-based status of undergraduate scholarships open to international students.