**Course overview**
- Prepare yourself for more advanced or professional careers with an extra year’s study to deepen your understanding of pure and applied mathematics, leading to a higher-level MMath (Hons) qualification.
- For the first three years you will follow our BSc (Hons) Mathematics programme, which covers a range of mathematical topics (including specialist areas such as cryptology, mathematical biology, and logic). You’ll have the chance to shape the course to your own interests and career aspirations; we ensure that what you learn is interesting, innovative and relevant.
- At the end of your third year you have the option of progressing onto our MMath (Hons) degree, which involves an extra year of advanced study. As well as studying more advanced mathematical topics (such as graph theory, topology, and chaos) you’ll learn to study in a more independent fashion and develop your transferable skills even further.
- The MMath degree will enable you to apply for more specialised careers; it’s also the perfect stepping stone towards studying for a PhD and pursuing an academic career.
**Why study with us**
- Master of Mathematics is ranked 1st in the UK with 100% of students satisfied with their course (National Student Survey 2020)
- All our mathematics lecturers have doctoral research degrees, and are experts in their fields, which range across pure mathematics and applied mathematics.
- Master of Mathematics is ranked 3rd in England with 91% of students satisfied with the teaching quality (Times Good University Guide 2021)
**Further information**
- As well as accrediting the MMath Mathematics degree, the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) also holds regular public seminars at the University, enabling you to develop a broader knowledge of mathematics and get a better understanding of the applications of mathematics in a variety of specialised areas.
- You’ll have the opportunity to undertake an optional 48-week placement in industry in-between your second and third years, enabling you to gain vital work experience.
- At the end of your third year you have the option of either graduating with a BSc Mathematics degree or progressing onto our MMath (Hons) degree, which involves an extra year of advanced study.
- Each summer there are opportunities to take part in the University’s funded undergraduate internship scheme. This involves being paid to spend the summer working closely with a member of staff on a research project. By taking on this opportunity you’ll experience what it’s like to undertake cutting-edge research as you develop a variety of skills which will be highly valued by future employers. At the end of the internship you’ll present your work through a poster session.
- We also offer a third-year teaching placement module (Undergraduate Ambassador Scheme – UAS) providing you with the opportunity to get a taste of teaching and gain vital experience which will prove invaluable for teacher training applications. There are many other opportunities to work with schools and younger students and develop key teaching skills.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1: Compulsory modules; Introduction to algebra and linear algebra, Introduction to real analysis, Functions, vectors and calculus, Introduction to mechanics, Computational mathematics, Introduction to probability and statistics
Year 2: Compulsory modules; Algebraic structures, Further real analysis, Ordinary differential equations. Optional: Cryptology, Vector calculus, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, Numerical analysis, Further statistics
Year 3: Compulsory modules: Fields and Galois Theory, Complex analysis, Partial differential equations and integral transforms. Optional: Logic, Fluid dynamics, Mathematical biology, Advanced numerical analysis, Time series and operational Research
Year 4: Optional modules: Advanced Algebra, Graph Theory, Topology, Stability, instability and chaos, Mathematics of waves, Special topics
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Mathematics and its Applications, Institute of
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
G102
Institution code:
C30
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
120 UCAS points at A2 including Maths grade A
including A2 Maths grade A.
120 UCAS points including 15 level 3 credits at Distinction in Maths
120 UCAS points including Maths grade B
Pass IB Diploma including 120 UCAS points from Higher Level subjects, including HL6 in Maths
considered alongside A2 Maths grade A
120 UCAS points including Maths grade A1
considered alongside A2 Maths at grade A
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
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IELTS (Academic)
6.0
with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
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Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate
Provider information
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Preston
PR1 2HE
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