BSc Mathematics (with a year abroad)
Entry requirements
A level: AAA including A in Mathematics AAB including A in Mathematics and A in Further Mathematics AAB including A in Mathematics and A in Further Mathematics at AS level IB: 36 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 (with a year abroad), a mathematics degree centred on analytical and theoretical techniques. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Mathematical Modelling. The third year is spent abroad at a European partner institution, and the curriculum is accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. The first year establishes core foundations through modules such as Foundations and Calculus, Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Introduction to Pure Mathematics, and Mathematical Programming and Skills. The second year introduces more advanced mathematical concepts through Vector and Complex Calculus and Linear Algebra, alongside optional modules covering topics such as dynamics and statistical inference. The final year features an Extended Independent Project, complemented by a wide range of optional modules spanning cryptography, mathematical finance, topology, and advanced statistics.
Modules
- Foundations and Calculus
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics
- Introduction to Pure Mathematics
- Multivariable Calculus and Matrices
- Introduction to Applied Mathematics
- Mathematical Programming and Skills
- Vector and Complex Calculus
- Linear Algebra
- Groups, Rings and Fields
- Metric Spaces
- Classical Dynamics
- Quantum and Continuum Dynamics
- Probability and Markov Chains
- Statistical Inference and Linear Models
- Extended Independent Project
- Statistical Data Science
- Communicating Mathematics in Education
- Cryptography
- Operations Research
- Numerical Analysis
- Groups, Actions and Galois Theory
- Measure and Integration
- Topology
- Differential Geometry
- Number Theory
- Lie Theory
- Semigroup Theory
- Prime Numbers & their Distribution
- Riemann Surfaces & Algebraic Curves
- Mathematical Modelling: Nonlinearity, Uncertainty and Computational Methods
- Partial Differential Equations
- Quantum Theory and Quantum Information
- Fluids
- Mathematical Ecology, Epidemiology and Evolution
- Quantum Mechanics
- Relativity
- Survival Analysis and Generalised Linear Models
- Decision Theory and Bayesian Statistics
- Mathematical Finance in Discrete Time
- Mathematical Finance in Continuous Time
- Advanced Regression and Multivariate Analysis
- Time Series