BSc Mathematics with Philosophy
Entry requirements
A level: AAA. This should include Mathematics grade A or Further Mathematics grade A. The overall offer grades will be lowered to AAB for applicants who achieve both Mathematics and Further Mathematics at grades AB, in either order. IB: 36 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects including 6 in Mathematics HL (either analysis and approaches or applications and interpretations)
About this course
BSc Hons in Mathematics with Philosophy, a mathematics and philosophy degree exploring mathematical reasoning alongside foundational questions of human existence. Core topics include Signal Processing, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The three-year curriculum is delivered through lectures and workshops by both mathematical sciences and philosophy academic teams. The first year covers fundamental methods and concepts through compulsory modules such as History of Philosophy: Ideas that Shaped the West, Knowledge and Reality in a Complex World, Logic and Discrete Mathematics, Matrices and Calculus, Probability and Statistics, and Symmetry and Sequences. In the second year, students deepen their mathematical understanding and can choose from optional philosophy modules like Continental Philosophy, Language, Communication and Knowledge, Mind, World and Science, Philosophy Guided Project, and Applied Philosophy: Decisions that Change the World. The final year allows further specialisation through advanced options spanning mathematics and philosophy, including Commutative Algebra, Graph Theory and Algorithms, Hilbert Spaces, Knots and Geometry, Linear Systems, Mathematical Cryptography, Metric Spaces and Topology, Philosophy and Popular Culture, Philosophy For Times of Global Crisis, Representation Theory, Philosophy Independent Project, Textual Explorations in Philosophy, and Questions at the Frontiers of Philosophy.
Modules
- History of Philosophy: Ideas that Shaped the West
- Knowledge and Reality in a Complex World
- Logic and Discrete Mathematics
- Matrices and Calculus
- Probability and Statistics
- Symmetry and Sequences
- Abstract Algebra
- Complex Analysis
- Linear Algebra
- Real Analysis
- Continental Philosophy
- Language, Communication and Knowledge
- Mind, World and Science
- Philosophy Guided Project
- Applied Philosophy: Decisions that Change the World
- Commutative Algebra
- Graph Theory and Algorithms
- Hilbert Spaces
- Knots and Geometry
- Linear Systems
- Mathematical Cryptography
- Metric Spaces and Topology
- Philosophy and Popular Culture
- Philosophy For Times of Global Crisis
- Representation Theory
- Philosophy Independent Project
- Textual Explorations in Philosophy
- Questions at the Frontiers of Philosophy