Programme structure: Mathematics and Philosophy (MSci) - what's running in 2021/22

This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type II: Advanced Study in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Philosophy of Mathematics Not available in this year	PHIL30090	20	Mandatory
Logic	MATH30100	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Set Theory	MATH32000	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Group 1
Metric Spaces	MATH20006	20	Optional	TB-1
Group 2
Fields, Forms and Flows	MATH30018	20	Optional	TB-1
Ordinary Differential Equations 2	MATH20101	20	Optional	TB-1
Group 3
Group Theory	MATH33300	20	Optional	TB-1
Combinatorics	MATH20002	20	Optional	TB-1
Group 5
Measure Theory and Integration	MATH30007	20	Optional	TB-1
Fluid Dynamics 3	MATH33200	20	Optional	TB-1
Linear Algebra 2	MATH21100	20	Optional	TB-1
Group 6
Complex Function Theory	MATH33000	20	Optional	TB-1
Quantum Mechanics	MATH35500	20	Optional	TB-1
Multivariable Calculus and Complex Functions	MATH20015	20	Optional	TB-1
Group 7
Topics in Modern Geometry 3	MATH30001	10	Optional	TB-1A
Group 8
Calculus of Variations	MATH30005	10	Optional	TB-1B
Group 10
Galois Theory	MATHM2700	20	Optional	TB-2
Numerical Analysis 23	MATH30010	20	Optional	TB-2
Introduction to Geometry	MATH20004	20	Optional	TB-2
Group 11
Number Theory	MATH30200	20	Optional	TB-2
Statistical Mechanics	MATH34300	20	Optional	TB-2
Group 12
Mechanics 23	MATH31910	20	Optional	TB-2
Functional Analysis 3	MATH36202	20	Optional	TB-2
Group 14
Optimisation	MATH30017	20	Optional	TB-2
Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 3	MATH36206	20	Optional	TB-2
Algebra 2	MATH21800	20	Optional	TB-2
Group 15
Topics in Discrete Mathematics 3	MATH30002	10	Optional	TB-2C
Random Matrix Theory	MATH30016	10	Optional	TB-2C
Philosophy
40cp can be chosen from approved list
Select 40cp Philosophy units from the following list:
Death, dying and disease	PHIL30115	20	Optional	TB-2
Evil, Deviance, and Crime	PHIL30127	20	Optional	TB-2
Philosophical Issues of Physical Sciences	PHIL30052	20	Optional	TB-1
Philosophy and the Environment	PHIL30112	20	Optional	TB-1,TB-2
Philosophy of Biology	PHIL30063	20	Optional	TB-1
Philosophy of Psychology	PHIL30077	20	Optional	TB-2
Philosophy of Science	PHIL30049	20	Optional	TB-2
The Philosophy and History of Medicine	PHIL30082	20	Optional	TB-1
Virtue and Well-Being	PHIL30126	20	Optional	TB-1
BSc Science (Maths and Philosophy)		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Additional progress information

To progress to Year 4 of the MSci, students must achieve an average year mark of at least 50%. If a student does not achieve an average mark of 50% they will be automatically moved onto the BSc in Mathematics & Philosophy.

The BSc Science (Maths and Philosophy) is non-accredited.

Students are permitted to conditionally progress to the next year of study and make up a credit deficit where they have failed a unit or units provided this meets the conditions of the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes. For further information and a definition of must pass units and conditional progression please see the Glossary of Terms.