BSc Mathematics and Philosophy
Entry requirements
A level: A*AA including either A*A in any order in Maths and Further Maths at A level or A* in Maths plus A in AS Further Maths. IB: 37 including 7 in Higher Level Mathematics (maths analysis & approaches) and 66 in two other Higher Level subjects.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Philosophy, a natural sciences degree in which mathematics and philosophy are studied side by side. Core topics include mathematical modelling and research methods. Both subjects run through all three years, and the final year is centred on a capstone chosen from either a Philosophy Dissertation or a Mathematics Group Project and Individual Project. The first year establishes both subjects: mathematics through Calculus I, Linear Algebra I and Analysis I, and philosophy through Knowledge, Minds and Reality and The Philosophical Traditions, which surveys a range of philosophical approaches. The second year covers abstract and linear algebra in Algebra II, complex functions in Complex Analysis II, and multivariable and vector calculus in Mathematical Methods II. Philosophy options at this stage include Philosophy of Mind, Early Modern Philosophy and Fundamentals of Logic. The final year centres on a capstone taken in one subject: either a Philosophy Dissertation or a Mathematics Group Project and Individual Project. Mathematics options then span Galois Theory, Groups and Geometry, Mathematical Biology, Quantum Mechanics and Codes and Knots, while philosophy options include Metaphysics, Philosophical Issues in Contemporary Science and Formal and Philosophical Logic.
Modules
- Calculus I
- Linear Algebra I
- Analysis I
- Knowledge, Minds and Reality
- Science, Medicine and Society
- The Philosophical Traditions
- Algebra II
- Complex Analysis II
- Mathematical Methods II
- Example optional modules
- Philosophy Dissertation (40 credits) OR Mathematics Group Project and Individual Project
- Example optional modules