BSc Mathematics and Philosophy
Entry requirements
A level: AAB including A in Mathematics IB: 35 points overall, including 6 in Mathematics at Higher Level (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations) BTEC: DDD plus grade A in A level Mathematics (or equivalent qualification) We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus A in A Level Mathematics Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AA at A level including Mathematics Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus A in A Level Mathematics
About this course
BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Philosophy, a mathematics and philosophy degree focused on the shared foundations of both disciplines. Core topics include Mathematical Modelling and Research Methods. The course is studied over three years full-time. The first year covers foundational concepts through modules such as Foundations and Calculus, Introduction to Pure Mathematics, Multivariable Calculus and Matrices, Logic, Knowledge and Perception, Metaphysics and Humans, and Ethics. The second year introduces compulsory study in Metric Spaces, Logic and Paradox, Groups, Rings and Fields, and Linear Algebra, alongside optional modules covering topics like Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, and Philosophy of Mind. The final year includes compulsory study in Foundations of Maths, alongside an Extended Independent Project in Maths, Long Dissertation in Philosophy, or Short Dissertation. Optional modules in the final year allow specialisation in areas such as Topology, Number Theory, Philosophy of Physics, and Theories of Social Justice: Rawls and Beyond.
Modules
- Foundations and Calculus
- Introduction to Pure Mathematics
- Multivariable Calculus and Matrices
- Logic
- Knowledge and Perception
- Metaphysics and Humans
- Ethics
- Metric Spaces
- Logic and Paradox
- Groups, Rings and Fields
- Linear Algebra
- Aesthetics
- Applied Ethics
- Being and Reason: Spinoza's Metaphysics
- Ethical Theory
- Knowledge and the Social Sciences
- Love, Law, and Solidarity: Recognition from Rousseau to Honneth
- Metaphysics
- Politics and Freedom: Anarchism and Conservatism
- Philosophy of Mind
- Philosophy of Language
- Philosophy of Science
- Religious Ethics
- The Limits of Reason: Kant's Theoretical and Practical Philosophy
- Extended Independent Project in Maths
- Long Dissertation in Philosophy
- Short Dissertation
- Foundations of Maths
- Groups, Actions and Galois Theory
- Measure and Integration
- Topology
- Number Theory
- Cryptography
- Operations Research
- Numerical Analysis
- Action and Agency
- Buddhism as Philosophy
- Causation and Laws
- Cognitive Anomalies, Decision-Making and Democracy
- Consciousness
- Contemporary Issues in Bioethics
- Experimental Philosophy: The Psychology of Philosophy
- German Idealism: Moral, Legal & Political Philosophy
- Happiness, Utility and Wellbeing
- Philosophy of Physics
- Mind and Morality
- Nine Art Works, Nine Philosophical Problems
- Philosophy of Law
- Philosophy of Christianity
- Property and Self-ownership
- Theories of Social Justice: Rawls and Beyond
- Topics in Feminist Philosophy
- The Nature of Time
- World and Mind