Mathematics, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Mathematics is a versatile discipline with applications across industries such as finance, business, research, and retail. This BSc degree emphasizes practical skills for real-world problem-solving, including calculus, probability, linear algebra, and cryptography. It equips students to apply abstract methods to challenges like investment management, data encryption, and weather prediction, while fostering employability through optional work placements and career-focused modules. The program highlights mathematics' universal nature, offering flexibility in topics from medical imaging to symmetry.The three-year course features core modules like Functions and Calculus in Year 1, progressing to Advanced Complex Analysis and Dynamical Systems in Year 3. Assessment combines examinations (70-77% weighting) and coursework (23-30%), including set exercises, tests, and group projects, with marks aggregated in a 1:3:6 ratio across the years.

This three-year BSc Mathematics degree is focused on applied mathematics. As you progress, you will have increasing choice and flexibility about what you choose to study. Year 1 -Functions, Vectors and Calculus (30 credits) -Algebra (15 credits) -Linear Algebra (15 credits) -Introduction to Probability and Statistics (15 credits) -Logic and Set Theory (15 credits) -Number Theory and Cryptography (15 credits) -Introduction to Modelling (15 credits) -Skills, Careers and Employability Analysis for Mathematics students (5 credits) Year 2 -Programming and Data Science for the Professions (15 credits) -Real and Complex Analysis (30 credits) -Vector Calculus (15 credits) -Sequences and Series (15 credits) -Decision Analysis (15 credits) -Applied Mathematics (15 credits) -Numerical Mathematics (15 credits) -Professional Development and Employability (5 credits) -Applications of Probability and Statistics (15 credits) Year 3 -Differential Equations (30 credits) -Group Project (15 credits) -Advanced Complex Analysis (15 credits) -Operational Research (15 credits) -Discrete Mathematics (15 credits) -Game Theory (15 credits) -Dynamical Systems (15 credits) -Introduction to the Mathematics of Fluids (15 credits) -Introduction to Mathematical Physics (15 credits) -Mathematical Processes for Finance (15 credits) -Groups and Symmetry (15 credits) -Mathematical Biology (15 credits) -Probability 2 (15 credits)