Mathematics and Statistics MMathStat Honours
UCAS Code: GGC3
(4 Years)
Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.
Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.
Our Mathematics and Statistics degrees all share a common set of modules in Stages 1 and 2, and a choice of optional modules in later Stages.
Your degree title will depend on the balance of mathematics and statistics modules studied after Stage 1. To qualify for the degree Mathematics and Statistics MMathStat Honours you must study at least 180 credits of statistics modules, including the Stage 4 project, during Stages 2, 3 and 4.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules
- MAS1041 Mathematical Methods A
- MAS1042 Mathematical Methods B
- MAS1043 Optimisation and Linear Methods *
- MAS1141 Analytic Geometry and the Foundations of Differential Equations
- MAS1142 Modelling with Differential Equations
- MAS1143 Problem-solving Techniques *
- MAS1241 Number Systems
- MAS1242 The Foundations of Analysis
- MAS1243 Application of Mathematical Methods to Finance *
- MAS1341 Introduction to Probability
- MAS1342 Introduction to Statistics
- MAS1343 Computational Probability and Statistics with R *
For modules marked *, alternative modules may be selected, subject to the approval of the Degree Programme Director. This gives you flexibility to spend some of your time studying another ‘minor’ subject, for example, accounting, music, a foreign language or another science, should you wish to.
Stage 2
Compulsory modules
Mathematics modules
- MAS2103 Complex Variable *
- MAS2104 Introduction to Vector Calculus
- MAS2105 Methods for Solving Differential Equations
- MAS2106 Chaos: Theoretical and Numerical Methods*
- MAS2213 Algebra *
- MAS2216 Enumeration and Combinatorics *
- MAS2223 Linear Algebra
- MAS2224 The Foundations of Calculus
Statistics modules
- MAS2302 Introduction to Statistical Inference *
- MAS2304 Foundations of Probability
- MAS2316 Introduction to Regression and Modelling
- MAS2317 Introduction to Bayesian Statistics *
For modules marked *, alternative modules may be selected to a total value of 20 credits, subject to the approval of the Degree Programme Director.
Intercalating Year
On completion of Stage 2 and before entering Stage 3, candidates may as part of their studies for the degree spend a year in a placement with an approved organisation. Permission to undertake a placement is subject to the approval of the Degree Programme Director.
All intercalating students shall take the following compulsory module:
Stage 3
Compulsory modules
Optional modules
You choose 90 credits from a list which currently includes:
Mathematics modules
- MAS3111 Partial Differential Equations with Applications
- MAS3112 Introductory Fluids and the Theory Flight
- MAS3115 Quantum Mechanics
- MAS3118 Instabilities and Turbulence
- MAS3119 Differential Equations, Transform Methods and Fields
- MAS3120 Electromagnetism
- MAS3121 Variational Methods
- MAS3122 Introduction to Numerical and Computational Modelling
- MAS3202 Foundations of Group Theory
- MAS3207 Linear Analysis
- MAS3209 Topology
- MAS3210 Geometries and Designs
- MAS3214 Number Theory and Cryptography
- MAS3215 Stochastic Calculus and Applications
- MAS3217 Coding Theory
- MAS3219 Groups, Graphs and Symmetry
Statistics modules
- MAS3321 Bayesian Inference
- MAS3322 Applied Probability
- MAS3323 Time Series and Forecasting
- MAS3324 Stochastic Financial Modelling
- MAS3325 Multivariate Data Analysis
- MAS3326 Discrete Stochastic Modelling
- MAS3327 Markov Processes
- MAS3328 Survival Analysis
- MAS3329 Randomized Clinical Trials
With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, alternative optional modules to those listed above may be taken, to a total of not more than 20 credits. In particular, modules may be selected from the following:
- MAS3001 Mathematical Education
- NCL3007 Career Development for Final Year Students
- NCL3008 Advanced Career Development
- SUG3500 Creativity and Market Research in Science and Engineering
Stage 4
Compulsory module
Optional modules
You also choose at least one of the following statistics modules:
You then make up your remaining credits from a list which currently includes:
Mathematics modules
- MAS8220 Topology and Functional Analysis
- MAS8115 Quantum Mechanics
- MAS8121 Variational Methods
- MAS8122 Introduction to Numerical and Computational Modelling
- MAS8210 Geometries and Designs
- MAS8219 Groups, Graphs and Symmetry
Statistics modules
- MAS8322 Applied Probability
- MAS8324 Stochastic Financial Management
- MAS8327 Markov Processes
- MAS8328 Survival Analysis
- MAS8329 Randomized Clinical Trials
With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, alternative optional modules to those listed above may be chosen. In particular, the following module may be selected.
