Department of Mathematics
Regulations for Students Entering their Third Year in 2015/16
BSc Mathematics/BA Mathematics
All BSc Mathematics students are eligible to select any 60 credits of options in semester one and 40 credits in
semester two.
You may then choose any module from the range listed subject to you having the necessary prerequisites (details can
be found on the module descriptions).
In special circumstance with approval from the senior tutor, up to 20 credits of options across the year may be chosen
from Computer Science modules provided modules are available and within the modules you have not already taken
and you have the necessary prerequisites.
SEMESTER ONE
SEMESTER TWO
MA3121 Complex Analysis (20cr)
40 credits of options
60 credits of options
OPTIONS
MA3012 Scientific Computing (20cr)
MA3071 Introduction to Financial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3074 Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3101 Squaring the Circle and Irreducible Polynomials
(20cr)
OPTIONS
MA3513 Mathematics Business Project (20cr)^
OR
MA3511 Communicating Mathematics (20cr)^*
MA3201 Generalised Linear Models (20cr)
MA3153 Number Theory (20cr)
MA3152 Curves and Surfaces (20cr)
MA3077 Operations Research (20cr)
MA3131 Groups and Symmetry (20cr)
MA3002 Equations of Mathematical Physics (20cr)
MA3501 History of Mathematics (20cr)
LEVEL FOUR OPTIONS
LEVEL FOUR OPTIONS
MA4061 Topics in Mathematical Biology (20cr)
MA4011 Finite Element Theory and its Applications (20cr)
MA4142 Representation Theory of Finite Groups (20cr)**
MA4022 Data Mining and Neural Networks (20cr)
MA4144 Topology and its Applications (20cr)**
Students can only take up to 40 credits of level 4 modules across the academic year.
^MA3513 and MA3511 cannot be taken together.
*MA3511 module selection occurs in semester 2 of year 2
** MA4142 and MA4144 will revert to readings modules should registration numbers fall below 10
BSc Mathematics and Actuarial Science
SEMESTER ONE
MA3071 Financial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3206 Actuarial Statistics (20cr)
MA3514 Professional Skills (10cr)
SEMESTER TWO
MA3405 Actuarial products and liabilities (20cr)
MA3418 Financial engineering (20cr)
MA3515 Actuarial Project (30cr)
BSc Financial Mathematics
SEMESTER ONE
MA3071 Introduction to Financial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3012 Scientific Computing (20cr)
SEMESTER TWO
*MA3580 Financial Mathematics Project (20cr)
*MA3581 Financial Mathematics Project (30cr)
OPTIONS
MA3074 Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3101 Squaring the Circle and Irreducible Polynomials
(20cr)
MA3002 Equations of Mathematical Physics (20cr)
OPTIONS
MA3201 Generalised Linear Models (20cr)
MA3077 Operations Research (20cr)
MA3131 Groups and Symmetry (20cr)
MA3153 Number Theory (20cr)
MA3501 History of Mathematics (20cr)
MA3511 Communicating Mathematics (20cr)**
MA3121 Complex Analysis (20cr)
MA3152 Curves and Surfaces (20cr)
Economics Modules
EC3062 Econometrics III (15cr)
EC3001 Advanced Macroeconomics (15cr)
EC3067 International Finance (15cr)
EC3058 Corporate Finance (15cr)
EC3070 Financial Derivatives (15cr)
EC3077 Investment Management (15cr)
*Students must take one of these modules. Economics modules are 15 credits, students must therefore either take:
 All Mathematics options in Sem1 & Sem2 and a 20cr project (MA3580);
OR
 15 credits of Economics options in Sem1 & Sem2 plus a 20 credit Mathematics option in Sem2 and a 30cr
project (MA3581).
**MA3511 Module selection occurs in semester 2 of year 2
BSc Mathematics with Economics
SEMESTER ONE
EC3062 Econometrics III (requires EC2020) (15cr)
40 or 50 credit of options from Economics and
Mathematics modules
SEMESTER TWO
EC3064 Applied Econometrics Project
(requires EC2020, EC3062) (15cr)
40 or 50 credits of options from Economics and
Mathematics modules
OPTIONS
OPTIONS
MA3012 Scientific Computing (20cr)
MA3121 Complex Analysis (20cr)
MA3071 Introduction to Financial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3201 Generalised Linear Models (20cr)
MA3074 Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3153 Number Theory (20cr)
MA3101 Squaring the Circle and Irreducible Polynomials
MA3152 Curves and Surfaces (20cr)
(20cr)
MA3002 Equations of Mathematical Physics (20cr)
MA3501 History of Mathematics (20cr)
MA3131 Groups and Symmetry (20cr)
MA3511 Communicating Mathematics (20cr)**
MA3077 Operations Research (20cr)
Economics Options
EC3000 Advanced Microeconomics (15cr)
EC3001 Advanced Macroeconomics (15cr)
EC3070 Financial Derivatives (15cr)
EC3044 Economics of Education (15cr)
EC3077 Investment Management (15cr)
EC3058 Corporate Finance (15cr)
EC3075 Advanced Mathematical and Statistical Methods
EC3076 Accounting
The year’s credits must total 120. Therefore In semester one (65 or 55 credits), students must either take:
 Core module plus 2 maths modules
OR
 Core module plus 2 economics modules and 1 maths module
In Semester two (65 or 55 credits), module selection must opposite composition to semester one.
All modules are subject to availability.
**MA3511 Module selection occurs in semester 2 of year 2
BSc Mathematics with Management
SEMESTER ONE
SEMESTER TWO
MA3077 Operations Research (20cr)
MA3201 Generalised Linear Models (20cr)
MA3561/MA3652 Mathematics with Management Project (30/40cr)
20/30 credits of options
20/30 credits of options
OPTIONS
MA3012 Scientific Computing (20cr)
MA3071 Introduction to Financial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3074 Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3101 Squaring the Circle and Irreducible Polynomials
(20cr)
MA3002 Equations of Mathematical Physics (20cr)
MA3131 Groups and Symmetry (20cr)
OPTIONS
MA3121 Complex Analysis (20cr)
MA3153 Number Theory (20cr)
MA3152 Curves and Surfaces (20cr)
MA3501 History of Mathematics (20cr)
MA3511 Communicating Mathematics (20cr)**
Management Options
MN3102 Critical Analysis (10cr)
MN3104 International Business (10cr)
MN3107 Corporate Finance (10cr)
MN3109 Business Ethics (10cr)
MN3110 Managing Knowledge in Organisations (10cr)
You must take at least 20 credits of Mathematics options over the year (see BSc list for options). You must take a total
of 120 credits across the year.
MN3100 Strategy (10cr)
If you choose the 30 credit project you must choose 20 in one semester and 30 credit options in the other semester
If you choose the 40 credit project you must choose 20 credit options in each semester
**MA3511 Module selection occurs in semester 2 of year 2
MMath Mathematics
SEMESTER ONE
60 credits of options
OPTIONS
MA3012 Scientific Computing (20cr)
MA3071 Introduction to Financial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3074 Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3101 Squaring the Circle and Irreducible Polynomials
(20cr)
MA3131 Groups and Symmetry (20cr)
MA3077 Operations Research (20cr)
MA3002 Equations of Mathematical Physics (20cr)
SEMESTER TWO
MA3121 Complex Analysis (20cr)
40 credits of options
OPTIONS
MA3201 Generalised Linear Models (20cr)
MA3153 Number Theory (20cr)
MA3152 Curves and Surfaces (20cr)
MA3501 History of Mathematics (20cr)
MA3511 Communicating Mathematics (20cr)^*
MA3513 Mathematics Business Project (20cr)^
LEVEL FOUR OPTIONS
LEVEL FOUR OPTIONS
MA4061 Topics in Mathematical Biology (20cr)
MA4142 Representation Theory of Finite Groups (20cr)**
MA4011 Finite Element Theory and its Applications (20cr)
MA4022 Data Mining and Neural Networks (20cr)
MA4080 Mathematical Modelling (20cr)
MA4144 Topology and its Applications (20cr)**
MA4702 Reading in Mathematics 2 (20cr)*
MA4701 Reading in Mathematics 1 (20cr)*
Both reading modules in semester one and two contain topics in pure or applied mathematics depending on staff
availability and expertise. *Only one of these modules can be taken in the year.
Over your final two years a minimum of 120 credits must be at level 4, with at least 40 credits of these taken in year
3. In your fourth year you undertake a core 40-credit project.
^MA3513 and MA3511 cannot be taken together.
*MA3511 Module selection occurs in semester 2 of year 2
** MA4142 and MA4144 will revert to readings modules should registration numbers fall below 10
In special circumstance with approval from the senior tutor, up to 20 credits of options across the year may be chosen
from Computer Science modules provided these are modules you have not already taken and you have the necessary
prerequisites.
BSc Mathematics (USA)
All BSc Mathematics USA students are eligible to select any options in both semester one and semester two.
You must select one of the project modules; no two projects can be taken together. You may then choose any module
from the range listed subject to you having the necessary prerequisites (details can be found on the module
descriptions).
In special circumstance with approval from the senior tutor, up to 20 credits of options across the year may be chosen
from Computer Science modules provided modules are available and within the modules you have not already taken
and you have the necessary prerequisites.
SEMESTER ONE
60 credits of options
OPTIONS
MA3002 Equations of Mathematical Physics (20cr)
MA3012 Scientific Computing (20cr)
MA3071 Introduction to Financial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3074 Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3101 Squaring the Circle and Irreducible Polynomials
(20cr)
MA3077 Operations Research (20cr)
MA3131 Groups and Symmetry (20cr)
LEVEL FOUR OPTIONS
SEMESTER TWO
60 credits of options
OPTIONS
MA3121 Complex Analysis (20cr)
MA3513 Mathematics Business Project (20cr)^
OR
MA3511 Communicating Mathematics (20cr)^*
MA3201 Generalised Linear Models (20cr)
MA3153 Number Theory (20cr)
MA3152 Curves and Surfaces (20cr)
MA3501 History of Mathematics (20cr)
LEVEL FOUR OPTIONS
MA4061 Topics in Mathematical Biology (20cr)
MA4142 Representation Theory of Finite Groups (20cr)**
MA4011 Finite Element Theory and its Applications (20cr)
MA4022 Data Mining and Neural Networks (20cr)
MA4144 Topology and its Applications (20cr)**
*Students can only take up to 40 credits of level 4 modules across the academic year.
^MA3513 and MA3511 cannot be taken together.
*MA3511 Module selection occurs in semester 2 of year 2
** MA4142 and MA4144 will revert to readings modules should registration numbers fall below 10
MMath Mathematics (USA)
SEMESTER ONE
60 credits of options
OPTIONS
MA3012 Scientific Computing (20cr)
MA3071 Introduction to Financial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3074 Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics (20cr)
MA3101 Squaring the Circle and Irreducible Polynomials
(20cr)
MA3131 Groups and Symmetry (20cr)
MA3077 Operations Research (20cr)
MA3002 Equations of Mathematical Physics (20cr)
SEMESTER TWO
60 credits of options
OPTIONS
MA3121 Complex Analysis (20cr)
MA3201 Generalised Linear Models (20cr)
MA3153 Number Theory (20cr)
MA3152 Curves and Surfaces (20cr)
MA3501 History of Mathematics (20cr)
MA3511 Communicating Mathematics (20cr)^*
MA3513 Mathematics Business Project (20cr)^
LEVEL FOUR OPTIONS
LEVEL FOUR OPTIONS
MA4061 Topics in Mathematical Biology (20cr)
MA4142 Representation Theory of Finite Groups (20cr)**
MA4011 Finite Element Theory and its Applications (20cr)
MA4022 Data Mining and Neural Networks (20cr)
MA4080 Mathematical Modelling (20cr)
MA4144 Topology and its Applications (20cr)**
MA4701 Reading in Mathematics 1 (20cr)*
MA4702 Reading in Mathematics 2 (20cr)*
Both reading modules in semester one and two contain topics in pure or applied mathematics depending on staff
availability and expertise. *Only one of these modules can be taken in the year.
Over your final two years a minimum of 120 credits must be at level 4, with at least 40 credits of these taken in year
3. In your fourth year you undertake a core 40-credit project.
^MA3511 and MA3513 cannot be taken together.
*MA3511 Module selection occurs in semester 2 of year 2
** MA4142 and MA4144 will revert to readings modules should registration numbers fall below 10
In special circumstance with approval from the senior tutor, up to 20 credits of options across the year may be chosen
from Computer Science modules provided these are modules you have not already taken and you have the necessary
prerequisites.
BA Mathematics: As for BSc Mathematics Year 3.
BSc Mathematics (Europe), BSc Mathematics with Management (with Industry)
The Year Abroad Options:
The third year will be spent abroad taking approved course in one of the institutions associated with the Department
in a SOCRATES Inter-University Cooperative Programme (ICP). Students will be required to reach a prescribed level of
attainment in the work done abroad, and the marks from this year will be included in the final degree assessment.
The Year with Industry Options:
Students will work within a sponsoring company for a minimum of 10 months between July 1st of the second year of
their course and the start of the following academic year.