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2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MSc Mathematics and Computer Science

Programme code:MSC-MATH&CSUCAS code:
Duration:12 Months Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr A Parker Contact address:a.e.parker@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

Upper second class degree or equivalent in mathematics, computer science with a substantial mathematics component, 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

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research, Computer Science.

Programme specification:

The programme will:
- provide training in mathematics and computer science;
- expose students to modern developments in mathematics and computer science;
- 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, and computing;
- reflect the research interests of the Schools of Mathematics and Computing.


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[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Candidates must enrol on 180 or 185 credits overall, 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).

Optional modules:

Candidates are required to enrol on exactly one of the following two modules:

COMP5200MMSc Project60 credits1 Jan to 30 Sep
MATH5000MDissertation in Mathematics60 credits1 Jun to 30 Sep

Candidates are required to choose 120 or 125 credits from the following modules, with at least 40 credits in Level 5 MATH modules and at least 40 credits in Level 5 COMP modules. COMP5940M counts as either a Computer Science module or a Mathematics module for this purpose.

COMP3611Machine Learning10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMP3910Combinatorial Optimisation10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMP3940Graph Algorithms and Complexity Theory10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMP5400MBio-Inspired Computing15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMP5710MAlgorithms15 creditsNot running in 201819
COMP5811MParallel and Concurrent Programming15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMP5830MKnowledge Representation and Machine Learning15 creditsNot running in 201819
COMP5840MData Mining and Text Analytics15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMP5850MCloud Computing15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMP5860MSemantic Technologies and Applications15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMP5870MImage Analysis15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMP5920MScheduling15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMP5930MScientific Computation15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMP5940MGraph Theory: Structure and Algorithms15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3017Calculus in the Complex Plane15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3021Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3033Graph Theory15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3044Number Theory15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3071Groups and Symmetry15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3104Proof and Computation15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3113Differential Geometry15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3120Models and Sets15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3143Combinatorics15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3153Coding Theory15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3195Commutative Rings and Algebraic Geometry15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3211Metric and Function Spaces15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3216Hilbert Spaces and Fourier Analysis15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3225Topology15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3232Transformation Geometry15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3355Hamiltonian Systems15 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH3365Mathematical Methods15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3374Linear and Non-Linear Waves15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3375Hydrodynamic Stability15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3385Quantum Mechanics15 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH3396Dynamical Systems15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3397Nonlinear Dynamics15 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH3414Analytic Solutions of Partial Differential Equations15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3424Introduction to Entropy in the Physical World15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3458Geophysical Fluid Dynamics15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3459Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics15 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH3474Numerical Methods10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3475Modern Numerical Methods15 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH3491Discrete Systems and Integrability15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3510Actuarial Mathematics 115 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3520Actuarial Mathematics 215 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3531Cosmology10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3565Mathematical Biology15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3567Evolutionary Modelling15 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH3620Fluid Dynamics 215 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3714Linear Regression and Robustness15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3723Statistical Theory15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3733Stochastic Financial Modelling15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3772Multivariate Analysis10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3802Time Series10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3820Bayesian Statistics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3823Generalised Linear Models10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3880Introduction to Statistics and DNA10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5021MPhilosophy of Logic and Mathematics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5071MGroups, Symmetry and Galois Theory20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH5104MAdvanced Proof and Computation20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5113MAdvanced Differential Geometry20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH5120MAdvanced Models and Sets20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH5195MAdvanced Commutative Rings and Algebraic Geometry20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5211MMetric Spaces and Functional Analysis20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH5216MHilbert Spaces and Advanced Fourier Analysis20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5325MModels in Actuarial Science15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5356MAdvanced Hamiltonian Systems20 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH5366MAdvanced Mathematical Methods20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH5373MAdvanced Linear and Nonlinear Waves20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5376MAdvanced Hydrodynamic Stability20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5386MAdvanced Quantum Mechanics20 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH5395MAdvanced Dynamical Systems20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5398MAdvanced Nonlinear Dynamics20 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH5424MAdvanced Entropy in the Physical World20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5458MAdvanced Geophysical Fluid Dynamics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5459MAdvanced Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics20 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH5476MAdvanced Modern Numerical Methods20 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH5492MAdvanced Discrete Systems and Integrability20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH5566MAdvanced Mathematical Biology20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH5567MAdvanced Evolutionary Modelling20 creditsNot running in 201819
MATH5714MLinear Regression, Robustness and Smoothing20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH5743MStatistical Learning15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5772MMultivariate and Cluster Analysis15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH5802MTime Series and Spectral Analysis15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH5820MBayesian Statistics and Causality15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5824MGeneralised Linear and Additive Models15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5825MIndependent Learning and Skills Project15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH5835MStatistical Computing15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH5880MStatistics and DNA15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Depending on the student's interest, further modules are available as options upon approval by the Programme Manager.

Last updated: 06/04/2018

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