MSc Discrete Mathematics and its Applications

University of Essex

Postgraduate

In Colchester

£ 6,125 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    1 Year

About the course
Discrete mathematics underlies some vital situations in practical life


Game theory, with roots in mathematics, statistics and economics, is routinely applied to understanding and predicting human behaviour

Problems of protection of digital information against piracy are closely related to aspects of set systems

And the RSA cryptosystem, used on computers all over the world, depends on classical results of number theory


Our MSc Discrete Mathematics and its Applications covers many aspects of discrete mathematics and their potential use in practice, and provides you with options in:
Optimisation
Machine learning
Data mining
Statistics
Our interdisciplinary research recognises that mathematics, including what can be very abstract mathematics, is an essential part of research in many other disciplines


Our Department of Mathematical Sciences has an international reputation in many areas including semi-group theory, optimisation, probability, applied statistics, bioinformatics and mathematical biology


Our expert staff
Our Department of Mathematical Sciences is a small but influential department, so our students and staff know each other personally

You never need an appointment to see your tutors and supervisors, just knock on our office doors – we are one of the few places to have an open-door policy, and no issue is too big or small


Our staff have published several well-regarded text books and are world leaders in their individual specialisms, with their papers appearing in learned journals like Communications in Algebra, Studia Logica, International Journal of Algebra and Computation, SIAM Journal in Optimization, IEEE Evolutionary Computation, Computers and Operations Research, Ecology, Journal of Mathematical Biology, and Journal of Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Location

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Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Mathematics
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Staff
  • Biology
  • International
  • Algebra
  • Data Mining

Course programme

Example structure
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Dissertation
Research Methods
Combinatorial Optimisation
Cryptography and Codes
Graph Theory
Mathematical Research Techniques Using Matlab
Stochastic Processes
Applied Statistics (optional)
Bayesian Computational Statistics (optional)
Constraint Satisfaction for Decision Making (optional)
Evolutionary Computation and Genetic Programming (optional)
Game Theory and Applications (optional)
Machine Learning and Data Mining (optional)
Mathematics of Portfolios (optional)
Modelling Experimental Data (optional)
Nonlinear Programming (optional)
Linear Models
Partial Differential Equations (optional)
Modelling Experimental Data
Metric Spaces (optional)
Teaching
Core components can be combined with optional modules, to enable you to gain either in-depth specialisation or a breadth of understanding
Learn to use LATEX to produce a document as close as possible to what professional mathematicians produce in terms of organisation, layout and type-setting
Our postgraduates are encouraged to attend conferences and seminars on a Thursday afternoon
Assessment
Courses are assessed on the results of your written examinations, together with continual assessments of your practical work and coursework
Dissertation
You will be provided with a list of dissertation titles or topics proposed by staff and it may be possible to propose a project of your own
Most dissertations are between 10,000 and 30,000 words in length. However, these are guidelines, not mandatory word counts
Close supervision by academic staff
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Additional information

Specialist facilities Unique to Essex is our renowned Maths Support Centre, which offers help to students, staff and local businesses on a range of mathematical problems Throughout term-time, we can chat through mathematical problems either on a one-to-one or small group basis We have our own computer labs for the exclusive use of students in the Department of Mathematical Sciences – in addition to your core maths modules, you gain computing knowledge of software including Matlab and Maple We host regular events and seminars throughout the year Our students run a lively Mathematics Society, an active and social group where you can explore your interest in your subject with other students Your future Key employability skills you gain from this course include analytic reasoning, problem solving, techniques of discrete mathematics and an understanding of application areas of these techniques, algorithm design and implementation, and data analysis Our graduates are highly sought after by a range of employers and find employment in financial services, scientific computation, decision making support and government, risk assessment, statistics, education and other sectors We also offer supervision for PhD, MPhil and MSc by Dissertation We have an international reputation in many areas such as semi-group theory, optimisation, probability, applied statistics, bioinformatics and mathematical biology, and our staff are strongly committed to research and to the promotion of graduate activities We additionally work with our Employability and Careers Centre to help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities Previous Next

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