BSc Mathematics and Statistics

Programme overview

Entry requirements

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Programme specification

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme: BSc Mathematics and Statistics(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

This 3 Year UG programme will train future statisticians that are technically confident and aware of the responsibility of the role, either within academia or the industry.

The programme will aim to:

- introduce students to the major branches of mathematics and statistics;

- meet the needs of students with varied mathematical and statistical backgrounds and with different aspirations within mathematics and statistics;

- enable the student to appreciate the coherence, logical structure, and broad applicability of mathematics and statistics;

- impart an awareness of the values of research and scholarship in mathematics and statistics;

- accustom students to the use of tools, including libraries and computers, that are available to mathematicians and statisticians;

- provide a thorough training in the intellectual skills and advanced techniques of modern mathematics and statistics;

- develop the ability of students to abstract and generalize, to model various phenomena, and to interpret numerical data;

- enable future mathematicians and statisticians to develop the skills associated with problem solving, rigorous argument and communication;

- educate new mathematicians and statisticians to meet the needs of employers, including those in industry, finance, education and the public services;

- broaden and deepen the mathematical and statistical background of students;

- prepare students to work in fields where specific and broadly based advanced mathematical and statistical knowledge is required;

- enable students to embark on research in some area of mathematics and statistics;

- give students the opportunity to experience a wide and deep mathematics and statistics curriculum;

- give students the chance to undertake a substantial project.

Year 1

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH1000	Core Mathematics	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MATH1013	Computational Mathematics and Modelling	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MATH1110	Real Analysis	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MATH1120	Introduction to Group Theory	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH1300	Dynamics and Motion	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH1700	Probability and Statistics	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Candidates wishing to take MATH2150 Calculus, Curves and Complex Analysis in Year Two must have passed MATH1110 Real Analysis.

Year 2

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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH2002	Investigations in Mathematics	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MATH2701	Statistical Methods	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
MATH2702	Stochastic Processes	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2703	Time Series	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Optional Modules

Statistics Pathway
Candidates on the Statistics Pathway will additionally be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH2130	Further Linear Algebra and Discrete Mathematics	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2350	Vector Calculus and Partial Differential Equations	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Candidates on the Statistics Pathway will be required to study exactly one module from the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH2150	Calculus, Curves and Complex Analysis	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2400	Mathematical Modelling	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Candidates on this pathway may substitute their optional module for Discovery credit in the same semester, noting that this will limit the available choices in Year Three of the programme.

Actuarial / Financial Pathway
Candidates on the Financial or Actuarial Pathways will additionally be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH2130	Further Linear Algebra and Discrete Mathematics	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2501	Financial Mathematics	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates on the Financial or Actuarial Pathways will be required to study up to 10 credits from each of the following lists of optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH2140	Introduction to Logic	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2440	Optimisation	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH2120	Rings and Polynomials	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2380	Calculus of Variations	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Candidates on this pathway may substitute optional modules for Discovery credit in the same semester, up to a total of 20 credits across the year.

Discovery Modules

Statistics Pathway
Candidates on this pathway may substitute their optional module for Discovery credit in the same semester, noting that this will limit the available choices in Year Three of the programme.

Actuarial / Financial Pathway
Candidates on this pathway may substitute optional modules for Discovery credit in the same semester, up to a total of 20 credits across the year.

Year 3

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Compulsory Modules

Student must take the following compulsory module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH3002	Project in Mathematics	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MATH3701	Statistical Modelling	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional Modules

Statistics Pathway
Candidates on the Statistics Pathway will additionally be required to study the following compulsory module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH3702	Multivariate Analysis and Classification	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Candidates on the Statistics Pathway will be required to study exactly one module from each of the following lists of optional modules.

Candidates on this pathway may substitute exactly one optional module for Discovery credit in the same semester.

List I:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH3125	Groups and Symmetry	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3300	Methods of Applied Mathematics	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3503	Actuarial Mathematics 1	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

List II:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH3115	Graph Theory and Combinatorics	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3130	Differential Geometry	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3400	Fluid Dynamics	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3430	Entropy and Quantum Mechanics	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3902	Mathematics in Social Context	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Statistics Pathway
Candidates on the Statistics Pathway will additionally be required to study the following compulsory module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH3702	Multivariate Analysis and Classification	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Candidates on the Statistics Pathway will be required to study exactly one module from each of the following lists of optional modules:

Candidates on this pathway may substitute exactly one optional module for Discovery credit in the same semester.

List I:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH3125	Groups and Symmetry	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3300	Methods of Applied Mathematics	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3503	Actuarial Mathematics 1	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

List II:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH3115	Graph Theory and Combinatorics	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3130	Differential Geometry	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3400	Fluid Dynamics	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3430	Entropy and Quantum Mechanics	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3902	Mathematics in Social Context	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Actuarial Pathway
Candidates on the Actuarial Pathway will additionally be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH3500	Stochastic Calculus and Derivative Pricing	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3503	Actuarial Mathematics 1	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3504	Actuarial Mathematics 2	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Financial Pathway
Candidates on the Financial Pathway will additionally be required to study the following compulsory module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH3500	Stochastic Calculus and Derivative Pricing	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Candidates on the Financial Pathway will be required to study exactly one module from each of the following lists of optional modules:

Candidates on this pathway may substitute exactly one optional module for Discovery credit in the same semester.

List I:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH3125	Groups and Symmetry	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3300	Methods of Applied Mathematics	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3503	Actuarial Mathematics 1	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

List II:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MATH3150	Numbers and Codes	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3165	Proof and Computation	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3410	Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Chaos	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3425	Mathematical Biology	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery Modules

Students may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules at Level 2 or 3, including MATH modules and Level 1 Skills modules, keeping in mind that they need to enrol on at least 100 credits of Level 3 modules. Choices are subject to the approval of the Programme Manager.

Last updated: 13/05/2026 16:28:07

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