2014/15 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Geography and Mathematics
| Programme code: | BS-GEOG&MATH | UCAS code: | FG81 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Prof. Martin Speight | Contact address: | J.M.Speight@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
AAB from three A-levels including A in Geography and A in Mathematics.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Mathematics
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Mathematics
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Programme specification:
The programme will aim to:
- introduce students to the major branches of mathematics and geography;
- meet the needs of students with varied mathematical and scientific backgrounds and with different aspirations;
- enable students to appreciate the coherence and logical structure of mathematics, and its applicability to geography;
- impart an awareness of the values of research and scholarship in mathematics and geography;
- prepare students to work in fields where specific and broadly based advanced mathematical knowledge is required;
- enable students to embark on research in some area of mathematics, statistics, or geographical sciences.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]
Students must enrol on exactly 120 or 125 credits in each academic year.
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| GEOG1070 | Physical Geography Tutorial | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG1075 | Data Analysis Skills for Physical Geography | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH1050 | Calculus and Mathematical Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH1055 | Numbers and Vectors | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH1060 | Introductory Linear Algebra | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH1400 | Modelling with Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH1715 | Introduction to Probability | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH1725 | Introduction to Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students must take two of the following modules:
| GEOG1040 | Dynamic Landscapes | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG1045 | Living Planet | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG1055 | Environmental Change: Past and Future | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG1065 | Nature, Society and Environment | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]
Students must enrol on exactly 120 or 125 credits in each academic year.
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| GEOG2115 | Research project and statistical skills in physical geography | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MATH2080 | Further Linear Algebra | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2365 | Vector Calculus | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2375 | Linear Differential Equations and Transforms | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to take exactly one of the following optional modules:
| GEOG2005 | The dynamic environment of the Cévennes National Park (Massif Central, France) | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG2007 | The Dynamic Environment of Mallorca | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| GEOG2009 | The dynamic environment of the Hohe Tauern National Park (Eastern Alps, Austria) | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students are required to take exactly two of the following optional modules:
| GEOG2060 | Living within limits: natural resource management for sustainable development | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG2080 | Earth Surface Processes | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG2085 | Ecosystems: process, pattern, and change | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG2090 | Climate Systems | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates are required to take 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| GEOG2015 | Career Skills in Geography | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2051 | Geometry of Curves and Surfaces | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2391 | Nonlinear Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH2600 | Numerical Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2620 | Fluid Dynamics 1 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH2715 | Statistical Methods | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2735 | Statistical Modelling | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2740 | Environmental Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH2800 | Mathematics into Schools | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MATH2900 | Maths at Work | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
To progress to Year 3, in addition to the usual progression requirements, students must have passed at least 40 credits in Mathematics modules and at least 40 credits in Geography modules.
Discovery modules:
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]
Students must enrol on exactly on 120 or 125 credits, including at least 100 credits at level 3, with at least 40 credits of level 3 Mathematics, and at least 40 credits of level 3 Geography modules. EDUC3060 counts as Mathematics modules for this purpose.
Note: Starting in 2016/17 students will be required to enrol on a final year project module.
Optional modules:
Students must choose between 40 and 85 credits from lists A and B with at least 2 modules from list A. Students can enrol in at most one of the project modules MATH3000, MATH3001, GEOG3600, GEOG3520, GEOG3820.
LIST A
| MATH3365 | Mathematical Methods | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH3374 | Linear and Non-Linear Waves | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH3385 | Quantum Mechanics | 15 credits | Not running in 201415 | |
| MATH3396 | Dynamical Systems | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH3397 | Nonlinear Dynamics | 15 credits | Not running in 201415 | |
| MATH3414 | Analytic Solutions of Partial Differential Equations | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH3451 | Introduction to Polymeric Fluids | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH3458 | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH3459 | Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics | 15 credits | Not running in 201415 | |
| MATH3474 | Numerical Methods | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH3491 | Discrete Systems and Integrability | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH3531 | Cosmology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH3565 | Mathematical Biology | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH3567 | Evolutionary Modelling | 15 credits | Not running in 201415 | |
| MATH3620 | Fluid Dynamics 2 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH3714 | Linear Regression and Robustness | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH3723 | Statistical Theory | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH3772 | Multivariate Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH3802 | Time Series | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH3820 | Bayesian Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH3823 | Generalised Linear Models | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH3880 | Introduction to Statistics and DNA | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
LIST B
| EDUC3060 | Mathematics Education | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2016 | Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH2040 | Mathematical Logic 1 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH2051 | Geometry of Curves and Surfaces | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2210 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2391 | Nonlinear Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH2410 | Special Relativity | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH2600 | Numerical Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2620 | Fluid Dynamics 1 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH2640 | Introduction to Optimisation | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2650 | Calculus of Variations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH2715 | Statistical Methods | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MATH2740 | Environmental Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH2750 | Introduction to Markov Processes | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH2775 | Survival Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MATH3000 | Information Skills in Mathematics | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MATH3001 | Project in Mathematics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MATH3015 | History of Mathematics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students must choose between 40 and 80 credits from the following Geography options. Students who enrol on GEOG3600 must choose at least a further 20 credits of Geography options.
| GEOG3062 | New Zealand Field Trip | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3065 | Water Science & Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3180 | Management of Wilderness and Global Ecosystems | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3440 | Environment, Conflict and Policy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3520 | Workplace Co-operative Project | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3530 | Geographers into Teaching: School Placements | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3600 | Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3690 | Tropical forests and sustainable development | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3710 | Digital worlds: computer simulation of Earth's dynamic environments | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3820 | Research Placement | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GEOG3875 | Biogeochemical Cycles: Process to Policy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Last updated: 08/04/2014
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