BSc Mathematics
Bachelor's degree
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
3 Years
About the course
Mathematics is the language that underpins the rest of science
At Essex, Mathematics has truly broad reach; we are working on projects ranging from the economic impact of the behaviour of dairy cows, to understanding crowd behaviour through modelling a zombie apocalypse, to circular Sudoku and other puzzles
Our Department of Mathematical Sciences is genuinely innovative and student-focused
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On our BSc Mathematics you study a wide range of topics including:
Finance and Big Data
Discrete mathematics, languages and semigroup theory
Optimisation
Probability and applied statistics
Bioinformatics and mathematical ecology
Our interdisciplinary research recognises that mathematics, including what can be very abstract mathematics, is an essential part of research in many other disciplines
You therefore can gain an exceptional range of knowledge and skills that are currently in demand in mathematically oriented employment; in business, commerce, industry, government service, education and in the wider economy
“Essex is one of the best universities in the UK for the quality of its teaching and research and, it was an easy decision to study here
Upon graduating, I secured an internship with the European Bioinformatics Institute, and Pfizer, the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company
The high standards of teaching at Essex guaranteed that I’ll have the skills and knowledge needed to be successful
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Subjects
- Statistics
- Bioinformatics
- Industry
- Finance
- Teaching
- Mathematics
- Employability
- GCSE Mathematics
Course programme
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
Calculus
Applied Mathematics
Statistics I
Linear Mathematics
Mathematical Skills
Discrete Mathematics
Mathematics Careers and Employability
Numerical Methods and Computation
Year 2
Linear Algebra
Real Analysis
Mathematical Methods
Statistics II
Linear Programming (Half Course)
Survival Analysis (optional)
The Laws of Physics (optional)
Quantum Mechanics (optional)
Mathematics Careers and Employability
Introduction to Numerical Methods (optional)
Vector Calculus (optional)
Finance and Financial Reporting (optional)
Contingencies I (optional)
Final year
Complex Variables and Applications
Ordinary Differential Equations
Mathematics Careers and Employability
Nonlinear Programming (optional)
Combinatorial Optimisation (optional)
Mathematics of Portfolios (optional)
Graph Theory (optional)
Modelling Experimental Data (optional)
Statistical Methods (optional)
Stochastic Processes (optional)
Financial Derivatives
Bayesian Computational Statistics (optional)
Partial Differential Equations (optional)
Mathematical Biology (optional)
Placement
On a placement year you gain relevant work experience within an external business or organisation, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
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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