2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MSc Mathematics
Programme code: | MSC-MATH | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Professor Jonathan Partington | Contact address: | j.r.partington@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Upper second class degree or equivalent in mathematics, or in a degree scheme containing a substantial mathematics component.
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
Programme specification:
The programme will:
- provide a solid training in mainstream mathematics;
- expose students to modern developments in mathematics;
- be flexible in allowing the student to take a broad range of options, including modules within pure mathematics, applied mathematics, financial mathematics, statistics and probability;
- reflect the research interests of the School.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates must enrol on exactly 180 or 185 credits, with at least 135 credits at level 5M.
Students will be awarded the PGCert if they exit with 60 credits (including 45 at Level 5M), or the PGDip if they exit with 90 credits (including 75 at Level 5M).
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
MATH5000M | Dissertation in Mathematics | 60 credits | 1 Jun to 30 Sep |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 120 or 125 credits from the following optional modules.
COMP3910 | Combinatorial Optimisation | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMP3940 | Graph Algorithms and Complexity Theory | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMP5940M | Graph Theory: Structure and Algorithms | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3017 | Calculus in the Complex Plane | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3021 | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3033 | Graph Theory | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3044 | Number Theory | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3071 | Groups and Symmetry | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3104 | Proof and Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3113 | Differential Geometry | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3120 | Models and Sets | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3143 | Combinatorics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3153 | Coding Theory | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3195 | Commutative Rings and Algebraic Geometry | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3211 | Metric and Function Spaces | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3216 | Hilbert Spaces and Fourier Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3225 | Topology | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3232 | Transformation Geometry | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3355 | Hamiltonian Systems | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH3365 | Mathematical Methods | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3374 | Linear and Non-Linear Waves | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3375 | Hydrodynamic Stability | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3385 | Quantum Mechanics | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH3396 | Dynamical Systems | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3397 | Nonlinear Dynamics | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH3414 | Analytic Solutions of Partial Differential Equations | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3424 | Introduction to Entropy in the Physical World | 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 201819 | |
MATH3474 | Numerical Methods | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3475 | Modern Numerical Methods | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH3491 | Discrete Systems and Integrability | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3510 | Actuarial Mathematics 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3520 | Actuarial Mathematics 2 | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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 201819 | |
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) | |
MATH3733 | Stochastic Financial Modelling | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3772 | Multivariate Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3802 | Time Series | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
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 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5021M | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5071M | Groups, Symmetry and Galois Theory | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5104M | Advanced Proof and Computation | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5113M | Advanced Differential Geometry | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5120M | Advanced Models and Sets | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5195M | Advanced Commutative Rings and Algebraic Geometry | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5211M | Metric Spaces and Functional Analysis | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5216M | Hilbert Spaces and Advanced Fourier Analysis | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5325M | Models in Actuarial Science | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5356M | Advanced Hamiltonian Systems | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH5366M | Advanced Mathematical Methods | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5373M | Advanced Linear and Nonlinear Waves | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5376M | Advanced Hydrodynamic Stability | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5386M | Advanced Quantum Mechanics | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH5395M | Advanced Dynamical Systems | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5398M | Advanced Nonlinear Dynamics | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH5424M | Advanced Entropy in the Physical World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5458M | Advanced Geophysical Fluid Dynamics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5459M | Advanced Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH5476M | Advanced Modern Numerical Methods | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH5492M | Advanced Discrete Systems and Integrability | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5566M | Advanced Mathematical Biology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5567M | Advanced Evolutionary Modelling | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH5714M | Linear Regression, Robustness and Smoothing | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5772M | Multivariate and Cluster Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5802M | Time Series and Spectral Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5820M | Bayesian Statistics and Causality | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5824M | Generalised Linear and Additive Models | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5825M | Independent Learning and Skills Project | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5835M | Statistical Computing | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5880M | Statistics and DNA | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Last updated: 22/03/2018
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