MSci Mathematics with Study Abroad in a Modern Language drafted

Program Overview

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Join a University ranked in the UK top five for Maths research (THE analysis of REF 2021) with an excellent reputation for teaching and learning (UK top ten for Maths, QS World University Rankings by subject 2022).

If you're driven by intellectual curiosity and enjoy the satisfaction of cracking difficult puzzles, this course offers a rigorous foundation in mathematics that will help you stand out to top employers. Studying abroad in Europe fosters language skills and intellectual growth as well as developing your breadth of perspective.

As you progress through your degree, you will have increasing flexibility to shape it to your own interests and skills. Our lecturers are passionate about their subject, with modules informed by cutting-edge research in fundamental mathematical abstractions, statistics and practical applications to global problems. Vocational units prepare you for a successful career in industry. In your final year, there is the opportunity for project work supervised by one of our world-leading experts, which may inspire you to pursue postgraduate study.

Think Big bursaries of £3,000 are available to support first-year international undergraduate students in this subject area.

Program Outline

Please note:

It is possible that the information shown for future academic years may change due to developments in the relevant academic field. Optional unit availability varies depending on both staffing, student choice and timetabling constraints.

This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.

Year 1 (2024/25 entry cohort)

Year 2 (2024/25 entry cohort)

Year 3 (2024/25 entry cohort)

Year 4 (2024/25 entry cohort)

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type II: Specialised or Advanced Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

MATH10015, MATH10011, MATH10012 and the language unit are must pass units. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes at

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Analysis	MATH10011	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Introduction to Proofs and Group Theory	MATH10010	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Linear Algebra	MATH10015	20	Mandatory	TB-4
ODEs, Curves and Dynamics	MATH10012	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Probability and Statistics	MATH10013	20	Mandatory	TB-4
A language unit appropriate to the intended country of study in Europe.	OPEN	20	Optional
Certificate of Higher Education		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units

50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

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Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.

To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

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Additional progress information

Note: To progress to the Year abroad students must achieve:

1. A mark of at least 50 in the unit assessment of their language unit.

2. An average mark of at least 70 in their remaining 100cpts of units.

If students do not meet these criteria they will be automatically transferred to the BSc Mathematics with Study in Continental Europe or the Single Honours Mathematics BSc degree if they do not meet the criteria for the BSc Mathematics with Study in Continental Europe.

Note: allowing units from other departments may, in exceptional cases, permit transfers from joint programmes to single honours mathematics at the end of the first year.

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Course structure

The first two years of the course provide a broad background in mathematics, similar to our single honours mathematics degrees, and include relevant European language units.

Year one consists of compulsory topics. In your second year you can start to shape your degree by choosing from an extensive range of topics that most interest you.

Provided you fulfil the progression requirements of the Study Abroad in a Modern Language degree, you will spend your third year abroad at one of our partner universities studying mathematics in a foreign language. To find out more about studying abroad, visit Global Opportunities.

On returning to Bristol you will complete your final year, choosing from a wide range of units from our MSci Mathematics course, and benefiting from our pioneering research.