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?
Students must meet with the Programme Director in order to establish which study pattern they should follow, according to their academic and industry background. Elective units are available subject to timetabling constraints.
Mandatory Unit EMATM0038 is must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical and Data Modelling | EMATM0037 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| Research Skills | EMATM0036 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
| Research Project | EMATM0038 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
| Prescribed, preliminary units: | ||||
| All students must complete 30 credits of prescribed preliminary units (each preliminary units is worth 10 credits). Preliminary units are grouped by ‘strand’ depending on your study background and/or industrial experience. The three strands are presented based on the most common prior learning experience of students and consist of the following suggestions. Students with a Mathematical and Statistical background are encouraged to complete EMATM0044, EMAT20920 or EMAT30008, and EMAT30670. Students with an Engineering background are encouraged to complete EMAT30007, EMAT30012 or EMAT33100 or EMAT30010, and EMATM0044 or EMAT30670. Students with a Computational Science background are encouraged to complete EMAT30012, EMAT30010 or EMATM33100, and EMAT20920 or EMAT30008 or EMAT30007. Preliminary choices mixing units from different strand or with alternate choices within each strand are also possible. | ||||
| Numerical Methods in Matlab | EMAT20920 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Applied Statistics | EMAT30007 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Scientific Computing | EMAT30008 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Partial Differential Equations | EMAT30010 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Engineering Mathematics III | EMAT30012 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Control Theory | EMAT30014 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Optimisation Theory and Applications | EMAT30670 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos | EMAT33100 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | EMATM0044 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
| All students must choose at least 30 M-level credits from the following, LIST A | ||||
| Advanced Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos | EMATM0001 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics Algorithms | EMATM0004 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Mathematical Modelling in Physiology and Medicine | EMATM0007 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Transport and Mobility Modelling | EMATM0021 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Mathematics of Movement | EMATM0064 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligence | EMATM0029 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Intelligent Information Systems | EMATM0042 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Robotics Systems | EMATM0054 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Uncertainty Modelling for Intelligent Systems | EMATM1120 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| All students may choose up to 30 M-level credits from the following, LIST B | ||||
| Advanced Space Systems | AENGM2400 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Infrastructure Systems Management | CENGM0072 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Learning, Computation and the Brain | COMSM0094 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise | INOVM0015 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Modern Mathematical Biology | MATHM0014 | 10 | Optional | TB-2D |
| Complex Networks 4 | MATHM6201 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering | MENGM0059 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| 180 | ||||
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) 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.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
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 but is permitted in designated programmes (as set out in the programme specification) where students choose to withdraw from the intended programme but otherwise achieve the necessary credit points for the exit 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 M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
Progression to the dissertation stage is normally only permitted on the satisfactory completion of the taught component
