Department of Mathematical Sciences |
| Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences in 2024/25. Follow the links on the unit codes to view individual unit descriptions. Units are sorted by level and then by period slot. To find a specific unit code or title please use your browser's find on page function. |
- Certificate (FHEQ level 4) level units (e.g. units coded MA1*)
- Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) level units (e.g. units coded MA2*)
- Honours (FHEQ level 6) level units (e.g. units coded MA3*)
- Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) level units (e.g. units coded MA4* or MA5*)
| Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
Academic Year |
| MA12009 | Data analysis for business | 10 Credits |
| MA12029 | Mathematical methods for the life sciences 1 | 10 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| MA12001 | Pure mathematics 1A | 15 Credits |
| MA12002 | Applied mathematics 1A | 15 Credits |
| MA12005 | Statistics and data science 1A | 15 Credits |
| MA12010 | Core pure and applied mathematics A | 15 Credits |
| MA12012 | Core pure and statistical mathematics A | 15 Credits |
| MA12031 | Mathematical methods for the life sciences | 5 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| MA12003 | Applied mathematics 1B | 15 Credits |
| MA12004 | Pure mathematics 1B | 15 Credits |
| MA12008 | Statistics and data science 1B | 15 Credits |
| MA12011 | Core pure and applied mathematics B | 15 Credits |
| MA12013 | Core pure and statistical mathematics B | 15 Credits |
| Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
Academic Year |
| MA20105 | Industrial placement | 60 Credits |
| MA20106 | Study year abroad (BSc) | 60 Credits |
| MA20301 | Probability 2 | 12 Credits |
| MA20302 | Statistics 2 | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| MA22014 | Statistics 2A | 10 Credits |
| MA22016 | Differential equations and vector calculus | 10 Credits |
| MA22018 | Machine learning 1 | 5 Credits |
| MA22020 | Advanced linear algebra | 5 Credits |
| MA22032 | Analysis 2A | 10 Credits |
| MA22034 | Mathematical methods for the life sciences 2 | 5 Credits |
| MA22038 | Probabilistic modelling | 5 Credits |
| MA22097 | Statistics for business II | 10 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| MA22015 | Statistics 2B | 5 Credits |
| MA22017 | Groups and rings | 10 Credits |
| MA22019 | Introduction to data science | 5 Credits |
| MA22021 | Partial differential equations | 5 Credits |
| MA22033 | Analysis 2B | 5 Credits |
| MA22035 | Mathematical biology: ecology and epidemiology | 5 Credits |
| MA22037 | Numerical analysis | 10 Credits |
| MA22039 | Probability theory | 10 Credits |
| MA22040 | Statistical analysis and modelling for business | 10 Credits |
| Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
Academic Year |
| MA30107 | Study year abroad (MMath) | 60 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| 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 |
Semester 2 |
| 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 |
| Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
Academic Year |
| MA40249 | Year long project (MMath) | 12 Credits |
| MA50246 | Student-led symposia and integrative think tanks | 12 Credits |
| MA50285 | Industrial placement | 60 Credits |
| MA50289 | Data science and statistics for health | 12 Credits |
Dissertation period |
| MA50262 | Dissertation | 30 Credits |
| MA50285 | Industrial placement | 60 Credits |
| MA50286 | Project | 30 Credits |
| MA50292 | Dissertation | 30 Credits |
| MA50300 | Dissertation | 30 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| MA40040 | Algebraic topology | 6 Credits |
| MA40042 | Measure theory & integration | 6 Credits |
| MA40044 | Mathematical methods 1 | 6 Credits |
| MA40045 | Dynamical systems | 6 Credits |
| MA40092 | Classical statistical inference | 6 Credits |
| MA40171 | Numerical solution of evolutionary equations | 6 Credits |
| MA40198 | Applied statistical inference | 6 Credits |
| MA40238 | Number theory | 6 Credits |
| MA40254 | Differential and geometric analysis | 6 Credits |
| MA50084 | Generalised linear models | 6 Credits |
| MA50125 | Markov processes & applications | 6 Credits |
| MA50174 | Topics in applied computation | 6 Credits |
| MA50178 | Numerical linear algebra | 6 Credits |
| MA50179 | Mathematical biology 1 | 6 Credits |
| MA50181 | Mathematical methods 1 | 6 Credits |
| MA50205 | Advanced mathematical study 1 | 6 Credits |
| MA50257 | Methods for stochastic systems | 6 Credits |
| MA50281 | Mathematical modelling for industry | 12 Credits |
| MA50282 | Industrial mathematics: context and practice | 6 Credits |
| MA50290 | Applied machine learning | 6 Credits |
| MA50291 | Programming for data science | 12 Credits |
| MA50297 | Discrete time finance | 6 Credits |
| MA50299 | Risk, randomness and optimisation | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| MA40037 | Galois theory | 6 Credits |
| MA40048 | Analytical & geometrical theory of differential equations | 6 Credits |
| MA40049 | Elasticity | 6 Credits |
| MA40050 | Numerical optimisation and large-scale systems | 6 Credits |
| MA40057 | Functional analysis | 6 Credits |
| MA40058 | Probability with martingales | 6 Credits |
| MA40059 | Mathematical methods 2 | 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 |
| MA50258 | Applied statistics | 6 Credits |
| MA50259 | Statistical design of investigations | 6 Credits |
| MA50260 | Statistical modelling | 6 Credits |
| MA50261 | Research project preparation | 6 Credits |
| MA50263 | Mathematics of machine learning | 6 Credits |
| MA50283 | Collaborative industrial research | 6 Credits |
| MA50284 | Industrial applications of mathematics | 6 Credits |
| MA50295 | Advanced mathematics and data science techniques for finance | 6 Credits |
| MA50296 | Continuous time finance | 6 Credits |
| MA50298 | Monte Carlo methods for finance | 6 Credits |
| MA50303 | Advanced topics in machine learning and mathematical modelling | 6 Credits |
| MA50304 | Research in statistical applied mathematics | 18 Credits |