2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Mathematics
Programme code: | BS-MATH | UCAS code: | G100 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Prof Kevin Houston | Contact address: | khouston@maths.leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Mathematics
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research
Professional Body Offering Accreditation:
some exemptions from Institute and Faculty of Actuaries available, on satisfactory completion of specified modules
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme: href="https://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynprogrammes.asp?Y=202425&P=BSMATH-R">BSc Mathematics(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
The programme will aim to:
- introduce students to the major branches of mathematics;
- meet the needs of students with varied mathematical backgrounds and with different aspirations within mathematics;
- enable the student to appreciate the coherence, logical structure, and broad applicability of mathematics;
- impart an awareness of the values of research and scholarship in mathematics;
- accustom students to the use of tools, including libraries and computers, that are available to mathematicians;
- provide a thorough training in the intellectual skills and advanced techniques of modern mathematics;
- develop the ability of students to abstract and generalize, to model various phenomena, and to interpret numerical data;
- enable future mathematicians to develop the skills associated with problem solving, rigorous argument and communication;
- educate new mathematicians to meet the needs of employers, including those in industry, finance, education and the public services;
- prepare some students for further study in some branch of mathematics.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
MATH1000 | Core Mathematics | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MATH1013 | Computational Mathematics and Modelling | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MATH1110 | Real Analysis | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MATH1120 | Introduction to Group Theory | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH1300 | Dynamics and Motion | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH1700 | Probability and Statistics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates wishing to continue studies in Pure Mathematics will need to pass MATH 1110 Real Analysis. Candidates wishing to continue studies in Statistics will need to pass MATH1700 Probability and Statistics.
Optional modules:
Discovery modules:
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must enrol on exactly 120 or 125 credits in each year of the programme.
Compulsory modules:
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
MATH2017 | Real Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2022 | Groups and Vector Spaces | 15 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) | |
MATH2920 | Computational Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to take at least 30 credits from the following optional modules.
Students must take at least 20 credits from the following list:
List A
MATH2027 | Rings and Polynomials | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2041 | Logic | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2042 | Logic with Computation | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
MATH2051 | Geometry of Curves and Surfaces | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2230 | Discrete Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2231 | Discrete Mathematics with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2340 | The Mathematics of Music | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2391 | Nonlinear Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2535 | Financial Mathematics: Risk | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2545 | Financial Mathematics: Markets | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2600 | Numerical Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2601 | Numerical Analysis with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2625 | Fluid Dynamics | 15 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) | |
MATH2750 | Introduction to Markov Processes | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2775 | Survival Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Further modules can be chosen from the following list:
List B
HPSC2150 | History of Science in 10 Objects | 20 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) |
Discovery modules:
At most 20 credits may be chosen as discovery modules. Discovery modules may be chosen at Level 1 or Level 2.
!! 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.
Altogether students may not take more than 20 credits in Level 1 modules. Choices are subject to the approval of the Programme Manager.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must enrol on exactly 120 or 125 credits with at least 100 credits of level 3 modules.
If a student satisfies all requirements for a BSc(Hons) Mathematics with the exception of not passing MATH3001, then the student will be awarded a BSc(Ord) Mathematics.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules.
MATH3001 | Project in Mathematics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students must choose at least 80 credits from Lists A and B with, at least 60 credits from List A.
List A
COMP3910 | Combinatorial Optimisation | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMP3940 | Graph Algorithms and Complexity Theory | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3015 | History of Mathematics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3017 | Calculus in the Complex Plane | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3021 | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
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) | |
MATH3092 | Mixed Models | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3143 | Combinatorics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3153 | Coding Theory | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3193 | Algebras and Representations | 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 | Not running in 202425 | |
MATH3225 | Topology | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3232 | Transformation Geometry | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
MATH3355 | Hamiltonian Systems | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
MATH3365 | Mathematical Methods | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3374 | Linear and Non-Linear Waves | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
MATH3375 | Hydrodynamic Stability | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
MATH3385 | Quantum Mechanics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3396 | Dynamical Systems | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3397 | Nonlinear Dynamics | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
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 202425 | |
MATH3475 | Modern Numerical Methods | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
MATH3476 | Numerical Methods | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3491 | Discrete Systems and Integrability | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
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 202425 | |
MATH3565 | Mathematical Biology | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3567 | Evolutionary Modelling | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
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) | |
MATH3734 | Stochastic Calculus for Finance | 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 | Not running in 202425 | |
MATH3823 | Generalised Linear Models | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL3123 | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3011 | Cosmology | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3383 | Advanced Quantum Physics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
List B
COMP3223 | Cryptography | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EDUC3060 | Mathematics Education | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
HPSC3200 | Science Communication: History & Theory | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2027 | Rings and Polynomials | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2042 | Logic with Computation | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
MATH2051 | Geometry of Curves and Surfaces | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2231 | Discrete Mathematics with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2545 | Financial Mathematics: Markets | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2601 | Numerical Analysis with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2650 | Calculus of Variations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2775 | Survival Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2800 | Mathematics into Schools | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MATH2920 | Computational Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3860 | Introduction to Clinical Trials | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3190 | Molecular Simulation: Theory and Practice | 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) |
Discovery modules:
Students may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules at Level 2 or 3, including MATH modules and Level 1 Skills Modules, keeping in mind that they need to enrol on at least 100 credits of Level 3 modules. Choices are subject to the approval of the Programme Manager.
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