Programme structure: Mathematics and Philosophy (BSc) - what's running in 2023/24

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
You must take 60cp of Mathematics and 60cp of Philosophy units, with no more than 70cp in either teaching block.
Logic	MATH30100	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Set Theory	MATH32000	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Philosophy of Mathematics	PHIL30090	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Select 20cp Mathematics units
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
Fluid Dynamics 3	MATH33200	20	Optional	TB-1
Group 5
Measure Theory and Integration	MATH30007	20	Optional	TB-1
Numerical Analysis	MATH30029	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
Combinatorics	MATH30030	20	Optional	TB-1
Linear Algebra 2	MATH21100	20	Optional	TB-1
Group 9
Group 10
Galois Theory	MATHM2700	20	Optional	TB-2
Quantum Information Theory	MATH30031	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
Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 3	MATH36206	20	Optional	TB-2
Algebra 2	MATH21800	20	Optional	TB-2
Group 15
Introduction to Geometry	MATH20004	20	Optional	TB-2
Optimisation	MATH30017	20	Optional	TB-2
Random Matrix Theory	MATH30033	20	Optional	TB-2
One of the following:
First Extended Essay	PHIL30107	20	Optional	TB-1
Second Extended Essay	PHIL30108	20	Optional	TB-2
Plus 20cp from the following list:
Philosophy of Science	PHIL30049	20	Optional	TB-2
Philosophical Issues of Physical Sciences	PHIL30052	20	Optional	TB-1
Philosophy of Biology	PHIL30063	20	Optional	TB-1
Philosophy of Psychology	PHIL30077	20	Optional	TB-2
The Philosophy and History of Medicine	PHIL30082	20	Optional	TB-1
Death, dying and disease	PHIL30115	20	Optional	TB-2
Evil, Deviance, and Crime	PHIL30127	20	Optional	TB-1
Second Extended Essay	PHIL30108	20	Optional	TB-2
Mathematics and Philosophy (BSc)		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).

Degree classifications:

• First Class Honours 70 and above
• Second Class Honours, First Division 60-69
• Second Class Honours, Second Division 50-59
• Third Class Honours 40-49
• Fail 39 and below

An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.

The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.