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Bachelor Of Science In Mathematics Of Finance
University of Botswana · Gaborone & Francistown
About this programme
The mathematical route into finance: you study calculus, mathematical statistics, stochastic calculus and time series alongside investment analysis, financial markets and risk management, so you can put numbers on risk and price financial products. It asks for the strongest mathematics of UB's three finance degrees and has the highest entry cut-off. Graduates go into analytical, risk and investment roles at Botswana's insurance companies, banks, finance companies and consultancies.
Entry requirement
Entry requirement: at least 36 points.
Programme facts
| Qualification | BSc |
| Institution | University of Botswana |
| Faculty / school | Faculty of Science |
| Duration | 4 years |
| Location | Gaborone |
| Minimum points | 36 |
| Accreditation | BQA Accredited |
| Funding / sponsorship | Government Sponsorship Available |
| Demand outlook | HRDC forecasts about 1,143 openings a year in BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES (2025). 14,760 graduates in this field were recorded unemployed at 2024Q1, which at that rate is about 12.9 years of hiring to absorb the people already waiting — ACRON’s calculation from two HRDC figures, not an HRDC finding, and it counts only the existing pool. Graduates per opening: 3.64. ISCED includes Law in this bucket; Table 31 has no Law field, so the graduate count is slightly overstated relative to the openings. These openings are a forecast of need, not posts that are currently being filled. In July 2026 the Directorate of Public Service Management told Parliament's Public Accounts Committee that government "currently do not have the financial capacity to create new vacancies", and that more than 8,000 students now graduate each year while the economy is no longer creating jobs at the same pace. Government policy reserves 80% of entry-level vacancies for new graduates and is achieving about 70%. (Directorate of Public Service Management, evidence to the 62nd sitting of the Public Accounts Committee, reported by Mmegi (July 2026).) This describes the whole field, not this programme alone, and it is not a government waiting list — Botswana publishes no such figure. Source: HRDC Priority Skills Report, March 2025, Table 31 p.41 and Appendix 3 pp.66-76; HRDC Tertiary Education Statistics Report 2024, Table 22. |
Careers this programme leads to
Financial Analyst Credit Analyst Investment Analyst Risk Analyst Banking Officer Treasury Officer Financial Planner Insurance Officer Compliance Analyst Relationship Manager
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