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2019/20 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Mathematics and Music

Programme code:BS-MATH&MUSCUCAS code:GW13
Duration:3 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr R. Sturman Contact address:R.Sturman@maths.leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

AAB from three A-levels including Music and grade A in Mathematics, or equivalent alternative qualifications.

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 music;
- meet the needs of students with varied mathematical, scientific and musical backgrounds and with different aspirations;
- enable students to appreciate the coherence and logical structure of mathematics, and its applicability to music;
- impart an awareness of the values of research and scholarshipin mathematics and music;
- 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 or music.


Year1 - View timetable

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

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:

MATH1050Calculus and Mathematical Analysis10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH1055Numbers and Vectors10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH1060Introductory Linear Algebra10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH1400Modelling with Differential Equations10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MUSS1125Music Research Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students must study at least 10 credits from the following modules:

MATH1225Introduction to Geometry10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH1710Probability and Statistics I10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students must choose 40 credits from the following modules:

MUSS1020Understanding Music20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS1120Music in History and Culture20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS1220Composition20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS1320Performance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS1324Ensemble Performance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS1620Sound, Technology, and Music20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS1920Introduction to the Psychology of Music20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students cannot choose both MUSS1320 and MUSS1324.

Students may choose up to 15 credits from the following optional modules:

MATH1510Financial Mathematics 115 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH1712Probability and Statistics II10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)


Discovery modules:

Alternatively, up to 10 credits of discovery modules may be chosen.
In all cases the choice of modules is subject to the approval of the Programme Manager.


Year2 - View timetable

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

Students must enrol on exactly 120 or 125 credits in each academic year.

Compulsory modules:

Students are required to study the following modules:

MATH2340The Mathematics of Music10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2365Vector Calculus15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Students need to choose at least one of the following modules.
List A

MATH2022Groups and Vector Spaces15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2375Linear Differential Equations and Transforms15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Student must choose exactly one module from the following list:
List B

MUSS2721Music in Context A20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MUSS2722Music in Context B20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Students are required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules. Students will not usually take more than one Music in Context or Music in Practice module. If you are thinking about taking more than one, please contact the Programme Manager.
List C

MUSS2020Interpreting Music20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS2220Composition20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS2320Performance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS2324Ensemble Performance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS2420Notation and Editing20 creditsNot running in 201920
MUSS2620Music Technology Skills and Techniques20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS2820Music in Practice20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MUSS2822Music in Practice20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MUSS2823Music in Practice20 creditsNot running in 201920
MUSS2825Opera North: Opera in Practice20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS2920The Psychology of Listening and Performance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS2925Music Students into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Depending on the choices made in list A, students must choose between 10 and 25 credits from the following list:
List D

EDUC2091School Mathematics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2017Real Analysis15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2027Rings and Polynomials10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2041Logic10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2042Logic with Computation15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2051Geometry of Curves and Surfaces10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2230Discrete Mathematics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2231Discrete Mathematics with Computation15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2391Nonlinear Differential Equations10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2530Financial Mathematics 210 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2540Financial Mathematics 310 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2600Numerical Analysis10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2601Numerical Analysis with Computation15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2620Fluid Dynamics 110 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2650Calculus of Variations10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2715Statistical Methods10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2735Statistical Modelling10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2740Environmental Statistics10 creditsNot running in 201920
MATH2750Introduction to Markov Processes10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2775Survival Analysis10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2800Mathematics into Schools10 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MATH2900Maths at Work10 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MATH2920Computational Mathematics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students are only allowed to take at most one of EDUC2071, MATH2800, MATH2900, MUSS2925.

!! IMPORTANT !! When choosing options, students must take into account which modules they intend to take in Year 3 to make sure that they have the necessary prerequisites. Please refer to the information from the Programme Meetings.

In order to progress to Year 3, students must pass at least 40 credits of level 2 MATH modules and 40 credits of level 2 MUSS modules.

Discovery modules:

Students who would like to choose Discovery modules (including Maths or Musics modules) should consult with the Programme Manager.


Year3 - View timetable

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

Students must enrol on exactly 120 or 125 credits in each academic year.

Students will be awarded the degree of BSc(Ord) Mathematics and Music if they do not pass a project mdoule.

Optional modules:

Students must choose 120 or 125 credits from lists A, B and C with:
- 60 credits of Music and 60 or 65 credits of Mathematics modules (EDUC3060, COMP3910 and COMP3940 count as Mathematics modules for this purpose);
- at least 100 credits at level 3;
- one or two modules from List A;
- at least 40 credits of MATH modules from List A and B.

Students who wish to enrol on a different split of credits between Music and Mathematics, must get permission frm the Programme Manager.

List A

MATH3001Project in Mathematics20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS3140Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS3325Applied Project20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

List B

COMP3910Combinatorial Optimisation10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMP3940Graph Algorithms and Complexity Theory10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3017Calculus in the Complex Plane15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
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 2 (Jan to Jun)
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 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3365Mathematical Methods15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3374Linear and Non-Linear Waves15 creditsNot running in 201920
MATH3375Hydrodynamic Stability15 creditsNot running in 201920
MATH3385Quantum Mechanics15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3396Dynamical Systems15 creditsNot running in 201920
MATH3397Nonlinear Dynamics15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3414Analytic Solutions of Partial Differential Equations15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3424Introduction to Entropy in the Physical World15 creditsNot running in 201920
MATH3458Geophysical Fluid Dynamics15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3459Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3475Modern Numerical Methods15 creditsNot running in 201920
MATH3476Numerical Methods15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3491Discrete Systems and Integrability15 creditsNot running in 201920
MATH3510Actuarial Mathematics 115 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3520Actuarial Mathematics 215 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3532Relativity and Cosmology15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3565Mathematical Biology15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3567Evolutionary Modelling15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3620Fluid Dynamics 215 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3714Linear Regression and Robustness15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3723Statistical Theory15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3734Stochastic Calculus for Finance15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3802Time Series10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3820Bayesian Statistics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3823Generalised Linear Models10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MUSS3040Analysing Music40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS3121Special Study in Musicology A20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MUSS3122Special Study in Musicology B20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MUSS3240Composition40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS3321Performance Platform20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MUSS3324Ensemble Performance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS3340Performance40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS3440Editing and Source Studies40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS3640Music Technology40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MUSS3940Music Psychology40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

List C

EDUC3060Mathematics Education10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2017Real Analysis15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2022Groups and Vector Spaces15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2027Rings and Polynomials10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2041Logic10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2042Logic with Computation15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2051Geometry of Curves and Surfaces10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2230Discrete Mathematics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2231Discrete Mathematics with Computation15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2391Nonlinear Differential Equations10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2530Financial Mathematics 210 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2540Financial Mathematics 310 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2600Numerical Analysis10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2601Numerical Analysis with Computation15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2620Fluid Dynamics 110 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2640Introduction to Optimisation10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2650Calculus of Variations10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2715Statistical Methods10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2735Statistical Modelling10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2740Environmental Statistics10 creditsNot running in 201920
MATH2750Introduction to Markov Processes10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2775Survival Analysis10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH2920Computational Mathematics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH3015History of Mathematics15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MATH3021Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

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