| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Project | MATHM6301 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
| Students must choose a total of 120 credit points of units at levels 6(H) or 7(M) as specified below, including at least 90 credit points at level 7(M). Up to 40 credit points of level 6(H) or level 7(M) units may be chosen from other schools to support the training of the individual student and especially study related to the research project. These choices will be discussed on a case by case basis with the Programme Director and the students mentor and will be subject to approval by the School of Mathematics and the other School involved. | ||||
| Level 6 Optional units | ||||
| Bayesian Modelling | MATH30015 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Calculus of Variations | MATH30005 | 10 | Optional | TB-2D |
| Complex Function Theory | MATH33000 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Complex Networks | MATH36201 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Fields, Forms and Flows | MATH30018 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 3 | MATH36206 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Financial Mathematics | MATH35400 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Financial Risk Management | MATH30014 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Fluid Dynamics 3 | MATH33200 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Functional Analysis 3 | MATH36202 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Further Topics In Probability 3 | MATH30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Group Theory | MATH33300 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Information Theory 3 | MATH34600 | 10 | Optional | TB-1B |
| Introduction to Queueing Networks | MATH35800 | 10 | Optional | TB-1B |
| Linear and Generalised Linear Models | MATH30013 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Logic | MATH30100 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Martingale Theory with Applications 3 | MATH36204 | 10 | Optional | TB-1A |
| Mathematical Methods | MATH30800 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Mechanics 23 | MATH31910 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Measure Theory and Integration | MATH30007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Modern Mathematical Biology | MATH30004 | 10 | Optional | TB-1A |
| Multivariate Analysis | MATH30510 | 10 | Optional | TB-2C |
| Number Theory | MATH30200 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Numerical Analysis 23 | MATH30010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Optimisation | MATH30017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Quantum Mechanics | MATH35500 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Set Theory | MATH32000 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Time Series Analysis | MATH33800 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Random Matrix Theory | MATH30016 | 10 | Optional | TB-2C |
| Statistical Mechanics | MATH34300 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Theory of Inference | MATH35600 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Topics in Discrete Mathematics 3 | MATH30002 | 10 | Optional | TB-2C |
| Topics in Modern Geometry 3 | MATH30001 | 10 | Optional | TB-1A |
| Level 7 Optional units | ||||
| Advanced Fluid Dynamics | MATHM0600 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Advanced Quantum Theory | MATHM0013 | 10 | Optional | TB-2C |
| Advanced Topics in Analysis | MATHM0020 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Algebraic Number Theory 4 | MATHM6205 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Algebraic Topology | MATHM1200 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Analytic Number Theory | MATHM0007 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Anomaly Detection | MATHM0030 | 10 | Optional | TB-1B |
| Asymptotics | MATHM4700 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Axiomatic Set Theory | MATHM1300 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Calculus of Variations | MATHM0015 | 10 | Optional | TB-2D |
| Complex Function Theory (34) | MATHM3000 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Complex Networks 4 | MATHM6201 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Fields, Forms and Flows | MATHM0033 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 4 | MATHM6206 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Financial Mathematics 34 | MATHM5400 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Financial Time Series | MATHM0025 | 10 | Optional | TB-2D |
| Functional Analysis 34 | MATHM6202 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Further Topics In Probability 4 | MATHM0018 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Galois Theory | MATHM2700 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Introduction to Stochastic Analysis | MATHM0032 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Lie groups, Lie algebras and their representations | MATHM0012 | 10 | Optional | TB-1A |
| Martingale Theory with Applications 4 | MATHM6204 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Modern Mathematical Biology | MATHM0014 | 10 | Optional | TB-1A |
| Monte Carlo Methods | MATHM6001 | 10 | Optional | TB-1B |
| Multivariate Analysis 34 | MATHM0510 | 10 | Optional | TB-2C |
| Quantum Chaos | MATHM5700 | 10 | Optional | TB-1B |
| Quantum Computation | MATHM0023 | 10 | Optional | TB-2C |
| Quantum Information Theory | MATHM5610 | 10 | Optional | TB-1A |
| Representation Theory | MATHM4600 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Statistical Mechanics 34 | MATHM4500 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Stochastic Optimisation | MATHM6005 | 10 | Optional | TB-2D |
| Theory of Inference 4 | MATHM0019 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Topics in Discrete Mathematics 34 | MATHM0009 | 10 | Optional | TB-2C |
| Topics in Modern Geometry 34 | MATHM0008 | 10 | Optional | TB-1A |
| MSc | 180 | |||
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
