2020/21 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.
MATH3017 | Calculus in the Complex Plane | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3033 | Graph Theory | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3044 | Number Theory | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
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 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3120 | Models and Sets | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3143 | Combinatorics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3153 | Coding Theory | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3195 | Commutative Rings and Algebraic Geometry | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3211 | Metric and Function Spaces | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3216 | Hilbert Spaces and Fourier Analysis | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3225 | Topology | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3232 | Transformation Geometry | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3355 | Hamiltonian Systems | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
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 202021 | |
MATH3396 | Dynamical Systems | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3397 | Nonlinear Dynamics | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
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 | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3459 | Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3475 | Modern Numerical Methods | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3491 | Discrete Systems and Integrability | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3510 | Actuarial Mathematics 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3520 | Actuarial Mathematics 2 | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3532 | Relativity and Cosmology | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3565 | Mathematical Biology | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3567 | Evolutionary Modelling | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
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 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3734 | Stochastic Calculus for Finance | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
MATH3772 | Multivariate Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3802 | Time Series | 10 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Dec (adv yr), 1 Jan to 31 May | |
MATH3820 | Bayesian Statistics | 10 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH3823 | Generalised Linear Models | 10 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
MATH5021M | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
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 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5120M | Advanced Models and Sets | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5195M | Advanced Commutative Rings and Algebraic Geometry | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5211M | Metric Spaces and Functional Analysis | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5216M | Hilbert Spaces and Advanced Fourier Analysis | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5325M | Models in Actuarial Science | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5356M | Advanced Hamiltonian Systems | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
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 202021 | |
MATH5395M | Advanced Dynamical Systems | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5398M | Advanced Nonlinear Dynamics | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5424M | Advanced Entropy in the Physical World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH5458M | Advanced Geophysical Fluid Dynamics | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5459M | Advanced Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5476M | Advanced Modern Numerical Methods | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5492M | Advanced Discrete Systems and Integrability | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5566M | Advanced Mathematical Biology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5567M | Advanced Evolutionary Modelling | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5714M | Linear Regression, Robustness and Smoothing | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 May to 30 Sep | |
MATH5772M | Multivariate and Cluster Analysis | 15 credits | 1 May to 30 Sep, Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH5802M | Time Series and Spectral Analysis | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May, 1 May to 30 Sep | |
MATH5820M | Bayesian Statistics and Causality | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
MATH5824M | Generalised Linear and Additive Models | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
MATH5825M | Independent Learning and Skills Project | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May, 1 May to 30 Sep | |
MATH5835M | Statistical Computing | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 May to 30 Sep | |
PHIL3123 | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3011 | Cosmology | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3190 | Molecular Simulation: Theory and Practice | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3511 | Advanced Mechanics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr) | |
PHYS5380M | Quantum Field Theory | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr) | |
PHYS5390M | General Relativity | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE3151 | Dynamics of Weather Systems | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SOEE3250 | Inverse Theory | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SOEE5675M | Inverse Theory | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
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