- UCAS course code
- G101
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc Mathematics with Placement Year
Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: G101 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Industrial experience
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: A*AA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: A*AB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: A*BB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 37 points overall with 7,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £34,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Course unit details:
Mathematical Problem Solving
| Unit code | MATH11221 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 1 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
This unit aims to develop students’ mathematical problem solving and communication skills through a series of group projects and project reports. Students will work on three group projects covering a range of topics in pure and applied mathematics. These topics will vary from year to year and will not be pre-requisites for any later course units. The topics will be introduced in weekly lectures and developed by group problem solving in weekly workshops. Students will collaborate on the projects but will submit individual reports for each project. However, this collaboration will be also assessed through a group mark based on the average mark for the members of the group who attend the workshops.
Aims
This unit aims to develop students’ mathematical problem solving and communication skills through a series of group projects and project reports.
Learning outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Collaborate with other students to solve mathematical problems
- Develop and analyse simple mathematical models to investigate real world problems
- Apply mathematical software to solve mathematical problems
- Write clear and accurate mathematical reports
- Deliver a presentation using appropriate media
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Report | 90% |
| Oral assessment/presentation | 10% |
Feedback methods
Formal feedback is given through the marked projects; informal feedback through discussions with session leaders during the workshops.
Recommended reading
Giordano, F, ‘A First Course in Mathematical Modeling’ (Brookes-Cole, 1985)
Desmond Higham and Nick Higham, ‘MATLAB Guide’ (3rd edition, SIAM, 2017)
Devlin, K. ‘Mathematics: The Science of Patterns’ (Scientific American Library, 1997)
Higham, N. J. ‘Handbook of writing for the mathematical sciences’ (SIAM, 1993)
Mason, J. ‘Thinking Mathematically’ (Addison-Wesley, 1985)
Griffiths, D. F. and Higham, D. J. ‘Learning LATEX’ (SIAM, 2016)
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 44 |
| Practical classes & workshops | 22 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 134 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Nora Szakacs | Unit coordinator |
| Steven Broom | Unit coordinator |
| Geoffrey Evatt | Unit coordinator |