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Programme structure: Mathematical Sciences (MSc) - what's running in 2023/24

    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 Levels represent?

    What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?

  • Year 1 (2023/24)
Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
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    

Progression/award requirements

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.

Degree classifications:

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.

Diploma/certificate stages:

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.

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