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Programme structure: Mathematics and Philosophy (BSc) - what's running in 2021/22

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Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Philosophy of Mathematics Not available in this year PHIL30090 20 Mandatory
Logic MATH30100 20 Mandatory TB-2
Set Theory MATH32000 20 Mandatory TB-1
Group 1
Metric Spaces MATH20006 20 Optional TB-1
Group 2
Fields, Forms and Flows MATH30018 20 Optional TB-1
Ordinary Differential Equations 2 MATH20101 20 Optional TB-1
Group 3
Group Theory MATH33300 20 Optional TB-1
Combinatorics MATH20002 20 Optional TB-1
Group 5
Measure Theory and Integration MATH30007 20 Optional TB-1
Fluid Dynamics 3 MATH33200 20 Optional TB-1
Linear Algebra 2 MATH21100 20 Optional TB-1
Group 6
Complex Function Theory MATH33000 20 Optional TB-1
Quantum Mechanics MATH35500 20 Optional TB-1
Multivariable Calculus and Complex Functions MATH20015 20 Optional TB-1
Group 7
Topics in Modern Geometry 3 MATH30001 10 Optional TB-1A
Group 8
Calculus of Variations MATH30005 10 Optional TB-1B
Group 10
Galois Theory MATHM2700 20 Optional TB-2
Numerical Analysis 23 MATH30010 20 Optional TB-2
Introduction to Geometry MATH20004 20 Optional TB-2
Group 11
Number Theory MATH30200 20 Optional TB-2
Statistical Mechanics MATH34300 20 Optional TB-2
Group 12
Mechanics 23 MATH31910 20 Optional TB-2
Functional Analysis 3 MATH36202 20 Optional TB-2
Group 14
Optimisation MATH30017 20 Optional TB-2
Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 3 MATH36206 20 Optional TB-2
Algebra 2 MATH21800 20 Optional TB-2
Group 15
Topics in Discrete Mathematics 3 MATH30002 10 Optional TB-2C
Random Matrix Theory MATH30016 10 Optional TB-2C
Philosophy
40cp can be chosen from approved list
40cp Philosophy units
One of the following:
First Extended Essay PHIL30107 20 Optional TB-1,TB-2
Second Extended Essay PHIL30108 20 Optional TB-1,TB-2
Plus 40cp from the following list:
Death, dying and disease PHIL30115 20 Optional TB-2
Evil, Deviance, and Crime PHIL30127 20 Optional TB-2
First Extended Essay PHIL30107 20 Optional TB-1,TB-2
Philosophical Issues of Physical Sciences PHIL30052 20 Optional TB-1
Philosophy and the Environment PHIL30112 20 Optional TB-1,TB-2
Philosophy of Biology PHIL30063 20 Optional TB-1
Philosophy of Psychology PHIL30077 20 Optional TB-2
Philosophy of Science PHIL30049 20 Optional TB-2
Second Extended Essay PHIL30108 20 Optional TB-1,TB-2
Texts in Modern European Philosophy 2 PHIL30116 20 Optional TB-1
The Philosophy and History of Medicine PHIL30082 20 Optional TB-1
Virtue and Well-Being PHIL30126 20 Optional TB-1
Mathematics and Philosophy (BSc)   120    

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Degree classifications:

  • First Class Honours 70 and above
  • Second Class Honours, First Division 60-69
  • Second Class Honours, Second Division 50-59
  • Third Class Honours 40-49
  • Fail 39 and below

An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.

The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

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