Mathematics with Music BSc (Hons) – 2020 entry

Bachelor's degree

In Guildford

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Guildford

  • Duration

    3 Years

At Surrey, we aim to make our courses as flexible as possible, meeting the needs of the individuals who apply. This course is one-quarter music and three-quarters mathematics.

It will give you a thorough grounding in the main theories and techniques of modern pure and applied mathematics, equipping you for a variety of rewarding careers.

You’ll also be able to mix and match performance and composition modules in Years 1 and 2. Composers will explore a wide range of contemporary repertoire and learn to interact confidently with performers of their music, while performers will be able to take advantage of opportunities within the University’s arts and music scene.

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Location

Start date

Guildford (Surrey)
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GU2 7XH

Start date

On request

About this course

Surrey is one of the UK’s leading universities for mathematics and music, with our courses in music ranked 2nd by the Guardian University Guide 2020.

Our innovative BSc Mathematics with Music course – consisting of one-quarter music and three-quarters mathematics – enables you to study both subjects at degree level.

Taught by academics who are renowned in these subject areas, the course allows you to take core modules offered on our other mathematics courses while also pursuing your passion for composing or performing.

A Professional Training placement provides you with the opportunity to develop your professional, academic and personal potential, equipping you to be adaptable, resilient, globally minded, confident, entrepreneurial and digitally savvy in the workplace. These qualities are widely recognised by employers and many of our students are offered employment on graduation by their placement provider.

The Professional Training placement year gives our students an insight into their subject and career potential, and early access to professional experience. It can be invaluable in developing work-based skills and helping them secure a graduate career.

Required subjects: Mathematics at grade A and Music.

Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted.

Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass.

GCSE or equivalent: English Language and Mathematics at Grade C(4) (or equivalent).

BSc (Hons) - Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)
This programme will meet the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation, awarded by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, when it is followed by subsequent training and experience in employment to obtain equivalent competences to those specified by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for taught masters degrees.

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Subjects

  • Statistics
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • Composition
  • Mathematics
  • Algebra
  • Music
  • Calculus
  • Musicianship
  • Linear Algebra
  • MUSIC PROJECT 1B

Course programme

Year 1

Module
  • ALGEBRA
  • CALCULUS
  • PATHWAYS IN MUSICIANSHIP A: PERFORMANCE AND ARRANGEMENT
  • PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
  • LINEAR ALGEBRA
  • MUSIC PROJECT 1B
  • PATHWAYS IN MUSICIANSHIP B: PERFORMANCE AND COMPOSITION
  • PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
  • TOPIC STUDY 1A
  • TOPIC STUDY 1B
  • VECTOR CALCULUS
Optional modules for Year 1 - FHEQ Level 4
  • Choose ONE from four Optional modules. MUS1036 is strongly recommended in order to maximise choice in later years.
Year 2

Module
  • COMPOSITION 2A
  • CURVES AND SURFACES
  • GENERAL LINEAR MODELS
  • GROUPS & RINGS
  • ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
  • PERFORMANCE 2A
  • STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
  • COMPOSITION 2B
  • INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX ANALYSIS
  • LINEAR PDES
  • MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
  • NUMBERS AND SETS
  • NUMERICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS
  • OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND OPTIMIZATION
  • PERFORMANCE 2B
Optional modules for Year 2 - FHEQ Level 5

Students must choose one of the modules from the set {MUS2049,MUS2035} and one of the modules from the set {MUS2050, MUS2036}. Not more than 4 modules may be taken in any one Semester.

Year 3

Module
  • BSC PROJECT
  • ADVANCED ALGEBRA
  • COMPOSITION 3A
  • DYNAMIC ASSET PRICING THEORY
  • EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
  • GAME THEORY WITH APPLICATIONS IN ECONOMICS AND BIOLOGY
  • LAGRANGIAN FLUID DYNAMICS OF PLANET EARTH
  • LITERATURE REVIEW
  • MANIFOLDS AND TOPOLOGY
  • MATHEMATICAL FLUID MECHANICS
  • PERFORMANCE 3A
  • BAYESIAN STATISTICS
  • COMPOSITION 3B
  • GALOIS THEORY
  • GRAPHS AND NETWORKS
  • LITERATURE REVIEW II
  • MATHEMATICAL ECOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
  • NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF PDES
  • PERFORMANCE 3B
  • RIEMANNIAN GEOMETRY
  • STATISTICAL METHODS WITH FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS
Optional modules for Year 3 - FHEQ Level 6
  • Students must choose at least two of MUS3065, MUS3066, MUS3049, MUS3050, and at least 60 credits of the remaining MAT modules.
  • In total, students should study modules worth 120 credits at Level 6.

Mathematics with Music BSc (Hons) – 2020 entry

Price on request