BSc Mathematics with Physics

Example structure
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore 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 just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Statistics I
Linear Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Discrete Mathematics
Foundations of Electronics I
Calculus
Mathematics Careers and Employability
Numerical Methods and Computation
Year 2
Linear Algebra
Mathematical Methods
Statistics II
Vector Calculus
The Laws of Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Introduction to Numerical Methods (optional)
Survival Analysis (optional)
Real Analysis (optional)
Linear Programming (Half Course) (optional)
Mathematics Careers and Employability
Final year
Complex Variables and Applications
Ordinary Differential Equations
Mathematical Biology
Graph Theory (optional)
Modelling Experimental Data (optional)
Statistical Methods (optional)
Bayesian Computational Statistics (optional)
Partial Differential Equations (optional)
Mathematics Careers and Employability
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
Teaching mainly takes the form of lectures – you study roughly two 50-minute lectures and one 50-minute class per week, per module
Take a mathematics careers and employability module, where you compile a portfolio of skills and experience
Assessment
Your final mark is a weighted combination of marks gained on coursework (eg homework problem sheets or tests) and your summer examinations
Your first year of study does not count towards your final degree class
Third-year students have the opportunity to complete a full-year or one-term project
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