Download G100 G10X regulations

Programme Regulations: 2017/18
Programme Title: BSc (Hons) Mathematics - UCAS Code: G100
Programme Title: BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Placement Year – UCAS Code: G10X
Notes
(i)
These programme regulations should be read in conjunction with the University’s Undergraduate
Progress Regulations and Examination Conventions.
(ii)
All optional modules are offered subject to the constraints of the timetable and to any restrictions on
the number of students who may be taught on a particular module. Not all modules may be offered
in all years and they are listed subject to availability.
(iii)
Unless otherwise stated under ‘Type’, modules are not core.
(iv)
A compulsory module is a module which a student is required to study.
(v)
A core module is a module which a student must pass, and in which a fail mark may neither be
carried nor compensated; such modules are designated by the board of studies as essential for
progression to a further stage of the programme or for study in a further module.
(vi)
Students who have completed Stage 0 of the BSc Honours in Mathematical Sciences (with Foundation
Year) - UCAS code: G101, will normally be permitted to progress to Stage 1 of one of G100, GG13,
G300.
(vii)
Where a module is subject specific, code M refers to modules in Mathematics and code S refers to
modules in Statistics.
(viii) Students are not recruited to G10X. Rather a G100 candidate may transfer to G10X by the end of
week 5 of Semester 2 of Stage 2, subject to the agreement of the Degree Programme Director.
(ix)
If a candidate meets the requirements for one of the four year degrees, MMath (G103) or MMathStat
(GGC3) they may transfer to that programme at any time between the end of Stage 1 and the start of
the Semester 2 examination period in Stage 3, provided they attained an average of at least 60 in the
previous Stage.
(x)
Programme transfers for Tier 4 students may be restricted by current Tier 4 rules. Please refer to the
Visa Team for advice.
1.
Stage 1
All candidates shall take the following compulsory modules:
Code
Descriptive title
Total
Credits
MAS1601 Introduction to Calculus
15
MAS1602 Introductory Algebra: Complex
15
Numbers, Vectors and Matrices
MAS1603 Multivariable Calculus and
15
Differential Equations
MAS1604 Introduction to Probability
15
MAS1701 Logic, Sets and Counting
10
MAS1702 Number Systems
10
MAS1801 Problem Solving I
10
MAS1802 Problem Solving II
10
MAS1901 Optimisation with Constraints *
10
MAS1902 Dynamics *
10
Credits
Sem 1
15
15
Credits
Sem 2
Level
Type
4
4
Core
Core
15
4
Core
15
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Core
Core
Core
Core
Core
10
10
10
10
10
10
Subject
For modules marked *, alternative modules may be selected subject to the approval of the Degree
Programme Director.
2.
Stage 2
All candidates shall take the following compulsory modules:
Code
Descriptive title
MAS2601
Mathematical Skills and Career
Management*
Computing for Mathematics and
Statistics
Group Project*
Linear Algebra
Complex Analysis
Algebra
Vector Calculus
Differential Equations, Transforms
and Waves
Fluid Dynamics
Introduction to Statistical Inference
Stochastic Modelling
An Introduction to Bayesian
Methods
MAS2602
MAS2603
MAS2701
MAS2702
MAS2703
MAS2801
MAS2802
MAS2803
MAS2901
MAS2902
MAS2903
Total
Credits
10
Credits
Sem 1
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Credits
Sem 2
Level
Type
Subject
5
5
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
5
5
5
5
5
5
M
M
M
M
M
5
5
5
5
M
S
S
S
For modules marked *, alternative modules with a total value of not more than 20 credits, may be selected
subject to covering broadly the same skills and subject to the approval of the Degree Programme Director.
3.
Intercalating Year – G10X only
(a) On completion of Stage 2 and before entering Stage 3, candidates shall spend the equivalent of one
academic year in a placement approved by the Placement Coordinator. If a candidate is not successful in
securing an approved placement, or fails to complete the placement year satisfactorily, then the candidate
will be required to transfer to Stage 3 of G100.
(b) All candidates shall take the following compulsory module:
Code
Descriptive title
NCL3000
Career Service Placement Year
Module
Total Credits Credits
Credits Sem 1 Sem 2
120
60
60
Level
6?
Type
Subject
4. Stage 3
(a) All candidates shall take 120 credits of optional modules, normally selected from the following list,
of which at least 60 credits will be designated M:
Code
Descriptive title
Total
Credits
10
10
10
10
10
10
20
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Credits
Sem 1
10
10
10
10
10
Credits
Sem 2
Level
Type
Subject
MAS3701 Foundations of group theory
6
M
MAS3702 Linear analysis
6
M
MAS3703 Geometries and designs
6
M
MAS3704 Coding Theory
6
M
MAS3705 Matrix analysis
6
M
MAS3706 Topology
10
6
M
MAS3707 Number Theory and Cryptography
20
6
M
MAS3708 Graphs and symmetry
10
6
M
MAS3709 Representation theory
10
6
M
MAS3801 Methods for Differential Equations
10
6
M
MAS3802 Quantum Mechanics
10
6
M
MAS3803 Advanced Fluid Dynamics
10
6
M
MAS3804 Relativity and Cosmology
10
6
M
MAS3805 Classical Fields
10
6
M
MAS3806 Partial Differential Equations and
10
6
M
MAS3807 Computational
Modelling
10
6
M
Nonlinear Waves
MAS3808 Instabilities
10
6
M
MAS3809 Variational Methods
10
6
M
MAS3901 Applied Probability
10
6
S
MAS3902 Bayesian Inference
10
6
S
MAS3903 Linear Models
10
6
S
MAS3904 Stochastic Financial Modelling
10
6
S
MAS3905 Statistical Inference
10
6
S
MAS3906 Generalized Linear Models
10
6
S
MAS3907 Big Data Analytics
10
6
S
MAS3908 Experimental Design
10
6
S
MAS3909# Markov Processes
10
6
S
MAS3910* Discrete Stochastic Modelling
10
6
S
MAS3911# Time Series
10
6
S
MAS3912* Survival Analysis
10
6
S
Notes:
(i) Modules marked # are offered in 2017-18 and normally every second year thereafter; modules marked *
are expected to be offered in 2018-19 and every second year thereafter.
(ii) Optional modules will not necessarily be available in all combinations.
(b)
Code
With the approval of the Degree Programme Director alternative optional modules to those listed
above may be selected with a total value of not more than 20 credits. In particular, modules may be
selected from the following:
Descriptive title
Total
Credits
Credits
Sem 1
Credits
Sem 2
Level
Type
Subject
NCL3007
NCL3008
SUG3500
5.
Career Development for Final Year
Students
Advanced Career Development
Creativity and Market Research in
Science and Engineering
20
10
10
6
20
10
10
10
10
6
6
Assessment methods
Details of the assessment pattern for each module are explained in the module outline.
6.
Degree classification
Candidates will be assessed for degree classification on the basis of all the modules taken at Stages 2 and 3
with the weighting of the stages being 1:2 for Stage 2 and Stage 3 respectively. The Placement Year will not
be used in the classification of G10X candidates.