Department of Mathematical Sciences Programme Catalogue 2023/4
USMA-AFB15: BSc (hons) Mathematical Sciences
Route: BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Normal course duration: 3 Years
[Page last updated: 02 November 2023]
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | No |
DACS and exit awards: | USMA-AFL15: Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
USMA-AFC15: Certificate of Higher Education [exit award]
Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: No; Year 2: No; Year 3: No; ; |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Final Stage: 68% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
| This course is being replaced by a new version so Year 1 of this version is not available in 2023/24. |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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- You may select no more than 12 credits of units at level 1 (Certificate level) (e.g. codes beginning MA1*, CM1* etc.) in this programme year.
- You must select optional units totalling 54 credits from the options available in Year 2 of this programme.
- You must select at least five units from the union of lists A1 and A2
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Academic Year: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| ES20069 | Introduction to econometrics | 12 Credits |
| PH10132 | Core physics | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| MA20218 | Analysis 2A | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
List A1 - You must choose at least 5 units from the union of this list and list A2 in Semester 2.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| MA20216 | Algebra 2A | 6 Credits |
| MA20220 | Ordinary differential equations and control | 6 Credits |
| MA20222 | Numerical analysis | 6 Credits |
| MA20224 | Probability 2A | 6 Credits |
| MA20226 | Statistics 2A | 6 Credits |
| MA20277 | Introduction to data science | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| MN10804 | Introduction to accounting | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list:
List A2 - You must choose at least 5 units from the union of this list and list A1 in Semester 2.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| MA20217 | Algebra 2B | 6 Credits |
| MA20219 | Analysis 2B | 6 Credits |
| MA20221 | Modelling and dynamical systems | 6 Credits |
| MA20223 | Vector calculus and partial differential equations | 6 Credits |
| MA20225 | Probability 2B | 6 Credits |
| MA20227 | Statistics 2B | 6 Credits |
| MA20278 | Machine learning 1 | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CM20256 | Functional programming | 6 Credits |
| MN10804 | Introduction to accounting | 6 Credits |
| MN10805 | Corporate finance for managers | 6 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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- Students must take units totalling 60 credits for the year, normally 30 credits each semester.
- The year programme must include at least 6 units from the union of lists A1 and A2.
- Students may not choose more than 12 credits of level 2 units during this programme year.
- Students may not choose more than four level 4 units without obtaining approval from the Director of Studies (see Maths UG Zone on Moodle - link opens in new tab).
- Students must check the teaching timeslots (pdf - link opens in new tab) when choosing units. To minimise timetable clashes, you should not choose more than one unit from each timeslot within the same semester.
- Any student wishing to transfer/recover to the MMath during this year must ensure that they choose units which can lead to the the satisfactory completion of either a BSc or MMath degree - please contact your Director of Studies for advice.
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Academic Year: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B
List B - You may not select more than 12 credits of level 2 units in this year of the programme.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| ES20069 | Introduction to econometrics | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list: LIST A1
List A1 - Students must choose at least 6 units from the union of this list and list A2 in Semester 2.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| ES30027 | Advanced econometrics 1 | 6 Credits |
| MA30039 | Differential geometry of curves & surfaces | 6 Credits |
| MA30044 | Mathematical methods 1 | 6 Credits |
| MA30047 | Mathematical biology 1 | 6 Credits |
| MA30051 | Numerical linear algebra | 6 Credits |
| MA30060 | Dynamics and chaos | 6 Credits |
| MA30084 | Generalised linear models | 6 Credits |
| MA30086 | Medical statistics | 6 Credits |
| MA30087 | Optimisation methods of operational research | 6 Credits |
| MA30125 | Markov processes & applications | 6 Credits |
| MA30237 | Group theory | 6 Credits |
| MA30252 | Advanced real analysis | 6 Credits |
| MA30253 | Continuum mechanics | 6 Credits |
| MA30257 | Methods for stochastic systems | 6 Credits |
| MA30279 | Machine learning 2 | 6 Credits |
| MA40042 | Measure theory & integration | 6 Credits |
| MA40092 | Classical statistical inference | 6 Credits |
| MA40171 | Numerical solution of evolutionary equations | 6 Credits |
| MA40188 | Algebraic curves | 6 Credits |
| MA40198 | Applied statistical inference | 6 Credits |
| MA40254 | Differential and geometric analysis | 6 Credits |
| PH30031 | Simulation techniques | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list: LIST B1
List B1- You may not select more than 12 credits of level 2 units in this year of the programme.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| MA20216 | Algebra 2A | 6 Credits |
| MA20220 | Ordinary differential equations and control | 6 Credits |
| MA20222 | Numerical analysis | 6 Credits |
| MA20224 | Probability 2A | 6 Credits |
| MA20226 | Statistics 2A | 6 Credits |
| MA20277 | Introduction to data science | 6 Credits |
| MN20501 | Intermediate accounting | 6 Credits |
| MN20502 | Principles of finance for managers | 6 Credits |
| PH20013 | Quantum & atomic physics | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5 units from the following list: LIST A2
List A2 - Students must choose at least 6 units from the union of this list and list A1 in Semester 1.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| CM30173 | Cryptography | 6 Credits |
| ES30028 | Advanced econometrics 2 | 6 Credits |
| MA30055 | Introduction to topology | 6 Credits |
| MA30059 | Mathematical methods 2 | 6 Credits |
| MA30061 | Control theory | 6 Credits |
| MA30062 | Analysis of nonlinear ordinary differential equations | 6 Credits |
| MA30063 | Mathematical biology 2 | 6 Credits |
| MA30085 | Time series | 6 Credits |
| MA30089 | Stochastic processes & finance | 6 Credits |
| MA30091 | Applied statistics | 6 Credits |
| MA30128 | Project | 6 Credits |
| MA30170 | Numerical solution of elliptic PDEs | 6 Credits |
| MA30231 | Projective geometry | 6 Credits |
| MA30241 | Communicating maths | 6 Credits |
| MA30245 | Graphs and networks: theory and applications | 6 Credits |
| MA30280 | Applied data science | 6 Credits |
| MA30287 | Mathematics of Planet Earth | 6 Credits |
| MA40049 | Elasticity | 6 Credits |
| MA40050 | Numerical optimisation and large-scale systems | 6 Credits |
| MA40054 | Representation theory of finite groups | 6 Credits |
| MA40058 | Probability with martingales | 6 Credits |
| MA40090 | Multivariate data analysis | 6 Credits |
| MA40177 | Scientific computing | 6 Credits |
| MA40189 | Topics in Bayesian statistics | 6 Credits |
| MA40203 | Theory of partial differential equations | 6 Credits |
| MA40239 | Discrete probability | 6 Credits |
| MA40255 | Viscous fluid dynamics | 6 Credits |
| MA40256 | Analysis in Hilbert spaces | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list: LIST B2
List B2- You may not select more than 12 credits of level 2 units in this year of the programme.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| CM20256 | Functional programming | 6 Credits |
| MA20217 | Algebra 2B | 6 Credits |
| MA20219 | Analysis 2B | 6 Credits |
| MA20221 | Modelling and dynamical systems | 6 Credits |
| MA20223 | Vector calculus and partial differential equations | 6 Credits |
| MA20225 | Probability 2B | 6 Credits |
| MA20227 | Statistics 2B | 6 Credits |
| MA20278 | Machine learning 1 | 6 Credits |
| MN20503 | Intermediate corporate finance for managers | 6 Credits |
| MN30549 | Advanced accounting | 6 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list