This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.
What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
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Research Project | MATHM6301 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Choose remaining units up to 120 credit points, from the following groups, with: | ||||
no more than 70 credit points in any teaching block | ||||
no more than one unit from each group | ||||
no more than 30cp at level 6 | ||||
Group 1 | ||||
Financial Risk Management | MATH30014 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Advanced Fluid Dynamics | MATHM0600 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Axiomatic Set Theory | MATHM1300 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Group 2 | ||||
Fields, Forms and Flows | MATH30018 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Fields, Forms and Flows | MATHM0033 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Martingale Theory with Applications 3 | MATH30027 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Martingale Theory with Applications 4 | MATHM0045 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Group 3 | ||||
Group Theory | MATH33300 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Time Series Analysis | MATH33800 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Representation Theory | MATHM4600 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Fluid Dynamics 3 | MATH33200 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Data Science Toolbox | MATHM0029 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Group 4 | ||||
Set Theory | MATH32000 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Information Theory | MATH30032 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Quantum Chaos | MATHM5700 | 10 | Optional | TB-1A |
Algebraic Topology | MATHM1200 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Group 5 | ||||
Measure Theory and Integration | MATH30007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Geometry of Manifolds | MATHM0037 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Stochastic Optimisation | MATHM0044 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Numerical Analysis | MATH30029 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Group 6 | ||||
Quantum Mechanics | MATH35500 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Complex Function Theory | MATH33000 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Complex Function Theory (34) | MATHM3000 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Complex Networks | MATH36201 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Complex Networks 4 | MATHM6201 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Group 7 | ||||
Linear and Generalised Linear Models | MATH30013 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Anomaly Detection | MATHM0030 | 10 | Optional | TB-1B |
Algebraic Number Theory 4 | MATHM6205 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Combinatorics | MATH30030 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Group 8 | ||||
Advanced Quantum Theory | MATHM0013 | 10 | Optional | TB-1B |
Group 9 | ||||
Financial Mathematics | MATH35400 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Financial Mathematics 34 | MATHM5400 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Group 10 | ||||
Galois Theory | MATHM2700 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Quantum Information Theory | MATH30031 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Quantum Information Theory | MATHM0047 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Group 11 | ||||
Analytic Number Theory | MATHM0007 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Number Theory | MATH30200 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Statistical Mechanics | MATH34300 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Statistical Mechanics 34 | MATHM4500 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Further Topics In Probability 3 | MATH30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Further Topics In Probability 4 | MATHM0018 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Group 12 | ||||
Mechanics 23 | MATH31910 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Functional Analysis 3 | MATH36202 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Functional Analysis 34 | MATHM6202 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Asymptotics | MATHM4700 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Statistical Machine Learning | MATH30028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Group 13 | ||||
Logic | MATH30100 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Mathematical Methods | MATH30800 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Bayesian Modelling | MATH30015 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Modern Mathematical Biology | MATHM0014 | 10 | Optional | TB-2D |
Group 14 | ||||
Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 3 | MATH36206 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 4 | MATHM6206 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Theory of Inference | MATH35600 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Theory of Inference 4 | MATHM0019 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Group 15 | ||||
Optimisation | MATH30017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Algebraic Geometry | MATHM0036 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Monte Carlo Methods | MATHM6001 | 10 | Optional | TB-2C |
Group 16 | ||||
Quantum Computation | MATHM0023 | 10 | Optional | TB-2D |
External units | ||||
You may choose up to 40cp of the following external mathematics units: | ||||
Cryptology (with Coursework) | COMS30074 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Advanced Cryptology (with Coursework) | COMSM0137 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | EMAT31530 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
General Relativity and Cosmology | PHYSM1900 | 10 | Optional | TB-2D |
Advanced Quantum Physics | PHYSM3416 | 10 | Optional | TB-1A |
Relativistic Field Theory | PHYSM3417 | 10 | Optional | TB-2C |
MSc | 180 |
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7 unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level 7.