The BSc (Hons) in Mathematics is a four-year course run by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. The School also offers an MA in Mathematics; the mathematics element within both the BSc and MA degree programmes is exactly the same.
In the first two years, students will develop and reinforce their basic mathematical skills and refresh familiar material (e.g. complex numbers, matrices, vectors, differential equations) in preparation for more specialised study at Honours level.
Alongside Mathematics, in the first year of their studies they will be required to study up to two additional subjects. From second year onwards, you may choose to study mathematics exclusively, or they may carry on at least one of these additional subjects, sometimes two.
At Honours level, students may select modules from a range of options on advanced and specialist specific topics. Specialist subject areas may include:
- abstract analysis
- fluid dynamics
- group theory
- history of mathematics
- mathematical biology
- statistical ecology
- statistical inference.
Final-year students must also complete a project on a topic chosen in consultation with teaching staff at the School of Mathematics and Statistics.
