Department of Mathematical Sciences Course Catalogue 2025/26
USMA-AFM30: MMath(Hons) Mathematics
Route: MMath(Hons) Mathematics
Leading to the award of MASTER OF MATHEMATICS
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Normal course duration: 4 Years
[Page last updated: 01 May 2025]
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | Yes |
DACS and exit awards: | USMA-AFB30: BSc(Hons) Mathematics is the designated alternative course (DAC).
Transfer to DAC is possible in years 1 or 2 if co-existent master's progression threshold is not met.
Exit awards:
BSc(Hons) Mathematics. Overall course average: weighted stage 1 0%, stage 2 32%, final stage 68%
Diploma of Higher Education
Certificate of Higher Education
Course Transfer information:
All undergraduate (including undergraduate Masters) courses in the Department of Mathematical Sciences are in the same Course Family due to the high degree of commonality between available units in Stages 1 and 2. Students who have transferred between courses within a particular Course Family will only be permitted one further attempt at a stage that they have already taken.
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Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 16%
Stage 3: 34%
Final Stage: 50% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
Semester 1: Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA12001 | Pure mathematics 1A | 15 Credits |
| MA12002 | Applied mathematics 1A | 15 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA12003 | Applied mathematics 1B | 15 Credits |
| MA12004 | Pure mathematics 1B | 15 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 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 choose at least two of blocks 1 to 3 (List A) and at least one of blocks 4 to 6 (List B) as listed below.
- Block 1: MA22032 Analysis 2A + MA22033 Analysis 2B (15 credits)
- Block 2: MA22014 Statistics 2A + MA22015 Statistics 2B (15 credits)
- Block 3: Applied (MA22016 Differential Eqns and Vector Calculus; MA22021 PDEs) (15 credits)
- Block 4: MA22038 Probabilistic modelling + MA22039 Probability theory (15 credits)
- Block 5: MA22020 Advanced linear algebra + MA22017 Groups and rings (15 credits)
- Block 6: Numerical analysis alone (10 credits)
Students must take a total of 60 credits across the year with at least 25 credits of MA units in each semester. |
| LIST A - Select a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 45 credits from the combination of the following lists: |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA22014 | Statistics 2A | 10 Credits |
| MA22016 | Differential equations and vector calculus | 10 Credits |
| MA22032 | Analysis 2A | 10 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 15 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA22015 | Statistics 2B | 5 Credits |
| MA22021 | Partial differential equations | 5 Credits |
| MA22033 | Analysis 2B | 5 Credits |
| LIST B - Select a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 30 credits from the combination of the following lists: |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA22020 | Advanced linear algebra | 5 Credits |
| MA22038 | Probabilistic modelling | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA22017 | Groups and rings | 10 Credits |
| MA22037 | Numerical analysis | 10 Credits |
| MA22039 | Probability theory | 10 Credits |
| LIST C - Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 credits from the combination of the following lists: |
Academic Year: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ES22015 | Introduction to econometrics | 10 Credits |
| PH12031 | Core physics | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA22018 | Machine learning 1 | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MN12002 | Introduction to accounting | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA22019 | Introduction to data science | 5 Credits |
| MA22035 | Mathematical biology: ecology and epidemiology | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MN12002 | Introduction to accounting | 5 Credits |
| MN12150 | Corporate finance for managers | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 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 choose 30 credits per semester, including at least 20 credits of Maths units, and at least one semester-long 10 credit unit. 10-credit AY units count as 5 credits in each semester. |
Academic Year: Stage 3
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA32044 | Communicating mathematics | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 3
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA32022 | Statistical modelling and data analytics 3A | 10 Credits |
| MA32041 | Advanced analysis | 10 Credits |
| MA32051 | Fluid dynamics | 10 Credits |
| MA32065 | Numerical linear algebra | 10 Credits |
| MA32071 | Stochastic processes and martingales | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA32025 | Medical statistics | 5 Credits |
| MA32026 | Machine learning 2 | 5 Credits |
| MA32043 | Analysis of ordinary differential equations | 5 Credits |
| MA32046 | Control theory | 5 Credits |
| MA32047 | Differential geometry of curves and surfaces | 5 Credits |
| MA32049 | Dynamics and chaos | 5 Credits |
| MA32059 | Mathematical modelling | 5 Credits |
| MA32064 | Number theory and cryptography | 5 Credits |
| MA32069 | Projective geometry | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
| : students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED32015 | Science education in practice | 5 Credits |
| MN22162 | Intermediate accounting | 5 Credits |
| MN22175 | Principles of finance | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 3
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA32024 | Statistical modelling and data analytics 3B | 10 Credits |
| MA32055 | Groups and their representations | 10 Credits |
| MA32062 | Methods for differential equations | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA32023 | Bayesian statistics | 5 Credits |
| MA32028 | Applied data science | 5 Credits |
| MA32045 | Complex analysis | 5 Credits |
| MA32048 | Discrete probability | 5 Credits |
| MA32053 | Functional analysis: Hilbert spaces | 5 Credits |
| MA32054 | Graph theory | 5 Credits |
| MA32056 | Introduction to topology | 5 Credits |
| MA32058 | Mathematical biology: biomedical applications | 5 Credits |
| MA32060 | Mathematics of planet Earth | 5 Credits |
| MA32061 | Measure theory and integration | 5 Credits |
| MA32063 | Modelling with randomness | 5 Credits |
| MA32066 | Numerical solution of elliptic partial differential equations | 5 Credits |
| MA32068 | Probability and finance | 5 Credits |
| MA32070 | Scientific computing | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
| : students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED32014 | Issues in science education | 5 Credits |
| MN22165 | Intermediate corporate finance for managers | 5 Credits |
| MN32179 | Advanced accounting | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 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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