Mathematics and Statistics
Staff in the Department of Statistics and Modelling Science are engaged in research work on ecological and biological modelling and applied statistics, particularly in medicine, including veterinary medicine, and education.
Staff have also been at the forefront of the development of computer based tutorial materials.
More information on this BSc (Honours) degree is available via Single Subject Degree in Mathematics.
Mathematics and Physics
These two subjects are linked closely at school and so too at university. In this degree course a fifty-fifty split between the two subjects in the first two years.
In the third and fourth years the ratio can vary from 2:1 in favour of Mathematics to 2:1 in favour of Physics.
It focuses on areas of Mathematics applicable to Physics and is aimed at students with good mathematical and computational ability who wish to apply their skills in Physics.
In the first and second year students will take a range of basic classes in Mathematics and Physics along with elective classes.
The distinctive nature of the degree appears in later years.
Each student will pursue a curriculum slanted towards a specific area of Theoretical Physics such as Dynamical Systems or Non-linear Optics.
There is flexibility for students to vary the relative amounts of Mathematics and Physics in accordance with individual preferences.
Mathematics and Computer Science
This degree course is linked together through a modern branch of Mathematics known as Discrete Mathematics. It is likely to be of interest to two groups of students.
One group consists of students who might be contemplating a career in Computing but who wish to pursue a wider study of Mathematics.
The second group contains those who are primarily interested in Mathematics but who wish to investigate Computer Science in more depth.
There are similarities with the BSc in Mathematical Sciences which contains elements of Statistics and Management Science, in addition to Mathematics and Computer Science, and is more suitable for students interested in the broad spectrum of Mathematics and its applications.
Computer Science and Mathematics are studied throughout all four years of the degree.
In the latter years the ratio can vary from 2:1 in favour of Mathematics to 2:1 in favour of Computer Science. The choice remains with the student.
Students will study classes in Computer Programming and Computer Systems, moving on to Graphical Programming, Simulations, Networking and Reliability.
On the mathematical side students take classes in Mathematical Methods, Discrete Mathematics, Algebra, Applied Analysis and Numerical Analysis.
Accreditation to the Part I level by the British Computer Society may be possible for graduates.
Graduates will have a wide choice of career opportunities, in industry, consultancy, or software houses developing efficient, robust, numerical algorithms and programming them to solve scientific problems.
Research at the interface between Mathematics and theoretical Computer Science may also be possible.