School of Mathematics
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
BSc Mathematical Studies
UCAS Code: G150
Typical Offer
AAA or A*AB
AAB, A*BB or A*AC, including Further Maths A-Level
AAB, A*BB or A*AC, including Further Maths AS-Level at
grade A.
In all cases, the first quoted grade is the Mathematics ALevel.
Variants
This is a three year full time programme. There is
opportunity to do our Study Abroad or Year in Industry
schemes, which would make the programme a four year
degree.
Programme Aims
The Mathematical Studies course shares many common
features with the Mathematics programme, the main
difference being the amount of time spent on subjects
outside mathematics. At least two-thirds of your degree will
be in mathematics modules. For the remainder of your
degree you will have the choice to study a range of
discovery modules outside of mathematics.
Programme Structure: Year One
Compulsory modules:
MATH 1050 Calculus and Mathematical Analysis:
revision of integration and differentiation, and extensions to
more than one dimension.
MATH 1055 Numbers and Vectors: introducing you to
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three influential developments from the 19 century –
complex numbers, vectors and the rigorous notion of limit.
MATH 1060 Introductory Linear Algebra: covers the ideas
involved in solving simultaneous equations, and using
matrices and determinants.
MATH1400 Modelling with Differential Equations:
developing the theory of differential equations and applying
it to produce mathematical models.
MATH 1710 Probability and Statistics I: introducing
probability, random variables and statistical learning.
MATH 1712 Probability and Statistics II: covering
sampling, statistical tests and regression techniques.
Additionally at least 2 of the following choices:
MATH 1225 Introduction to Geometry: you will use
diagrams to understand problems and to help formulate
rigorous proofs.
MATH 1510 Financial Mathematics 1: introduction to
financial mathematics and the application of mathematics to
financial problems.
MATH 1920 Computational Mathematics: use of, and
limits of, computers for solving mathematical problems.
PLUS up to 40 credits (one-third of the year) of Discovery
Modules. You can choose these from anywhere across the
University of Leeds according to your interests or future
career plans. Some of the most popular Discovery Modules
are in modern languages, management, music, philosophy
and psychology.
BSc Mathematical Studies
Programme Structure: Year Two
Compulsory modules:
MATH 2365 Vector Calculus
Study differentiation and integration in 2, 3 and higher
dimensional space.
expression) or MATH 3723 Statistical Theory (a unified
theory of the problems of estimation and hypotheses
testing).
PLUS up to 45 credits (one-third of the year) of Discovery
Modules.
MATH 2022 Groups and Vector Spaces
An introduction to abstract algebraic ideas, through a study
of groups (abstract symmetry) and vector spaces.
Please note that this programme structure is only confirmed
for current students, and may change for future enrolments.
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For further details on all the modules associated with the
programme please see the programme catalogue at:
MATH 2080 Further Linear Algebra
Develops the notions of an abstract vector space and linear
maps, building on the theory of matrices.
http://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynprogrammes.
asp?P=BS-MATH-ST
Additionally optional modules from a choice of over 20
Mathematics and Statistics modules (mostly 10 credits)
including MATH 2016 Analysis (study continuity and
integration in a rigorous way, and study Complex Analysis in
depth), MATH 2375 Linear Differential Equations and
Transforms (study and solve Partial Differential Equations
which arise from wave and diffusion problems in the real
world), MATH 2051 Geometry of Curves and Surfaces
(study parameterised curves and their properties such as
curvature, and then generalise to surfaces), MATH 2620
Fluid Dynamics 1 (how to mathematically model fluid flow,
including vorticity, dynamics and flows in open channels) or
MATH 2750 Introduction to Markov Processes (the study
of repeated random processes, with applications in
biological, financial and actuarial sciences).
PLUS up to 45 credits (one-third of the year) of Discovery
Modules.
Programme Structure, Year Three
You will undertake a final year project and take options from
a wide range of pure and applied mathematics and
statistics, as well as Discovery Modules.
Overall you will take 120 to 125 credits of modules, with at
least 80 credits from over 35 Mathematics modules,
including MATH 3015 History of Mathematics (study the
historical development of specific topics central to
mathematics such as calculus or probability), MATH 3104
Proof and Computation (the study of axiomatic systems:
are they consistent and complete? What is it possible to
compute?), MATH 3225 Topology (the study of properties
of mathematical spaces which are invariant under
continuous deformations), MATH 3385 Quantum
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Mechanics (study a cornerstone of 20 century
mathematical physics), MATH 3458 Geophysical Fluid
Dynamics (a focus on wave-like motions in the Earth's
atmosphere and ocean), MATH 3880 Introduction to
Statistics and DNA (an introduction to the biology and
statistics of data on evolution, genetics and gene
For further details on all the Discovery Modules please see
the modules catalogue (ensure you select ‘search by
Discovery Modules’)
http://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/modulesearch.as
p?T=S&L=UG
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School of Mathematics
University of Leeds
Leeds, LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
maths.admiss@leeds.ac.uk
www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduate