MRes Mathematical Sciences

• A UK honours degree (minimum 2.1) or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Applicants with relevant employment experience or other relevant qualifications will also be considered

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You might be able to get a scholarship to help fund your studies. We award scholarships to those students who can demonstrate excellent achievement, passion and dedication to their studies.

This Mathematics postgraduate degree provides an excellent platform from which to apply for a PhD in Mathematics or Statistics and your immersion in the research environment means you will really impress at the interview. Your research skills mean you will really be able to hit the ground running.

If you are looking for a career in industry, the skills you have acquired on the course – independence, logical reasoning, project planning, intellectual discussions – will mean you are highly employable in industries such as finance, IT, business, teaching and consultancy.

Core modules:

• Research Methods (20 cp)
• Research Project (120 cp)

Options in Statistics:

• Computational Statistics and Data Analysis (20 cp) (L7)
• Applied Statistics (20 cp)
• Statistical Modelling (20 cp)

Options in Applied Mathematics

• Mathematical Recipes (20 cp) (L7)
• Topics in Mathematical Biology (20 cp) (L7)
• Linear Systems (20 cp)
• Topics in Applied Mathematics (20 cp)
• Partial Differential Equations (20 cp)

Options in Pure Mathematics

• Graph Theory and Combinatorics (20 cp)
• Quantum Computing and Cryptography (20 cp) (L7)