Program Overview

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Mathematics

Key Facts

• UCAS Tariff: 144
• Course duration: 4 years
• Available for September start 2025

Course Overview

The Master's in Mathematics, at Aberystwyth University, uncovers a fascinating and challenging discipline that combines the identification and analysis of shapes and patterns with data collation and calculation.

Mathematics is fundamentally important to modern society, contributing to numerous facets of life, including science, engineering, technology, and finance.

Studying this MMath option provides considerably more access to specialist areas of Mathematics, and in your final year, you will undertake short research projects with a lecturer, allied to your particular mathematical or statistical interests.

You will also become part of a pool of graduates that is in significant demand across many industries for their problem-solving abilities, clear analytical thought processes, and capacity for logical argument.

Why Study Mathematics at Aberystwyth University

• Uncover a discipline that combines the identification and analysis of shapes and patterns with data collation and calculation.
• Mathematics has been taught at Aberystwyth since 1872, so that the department builds on over 140 years of teaching excellence, employing lecturers who are committed teachers and internationally-recognized researchers.
• This degree is accredited by the IMA (Institute for Mathematics and its Applications), the UK's learned and professional society for mathematics, recognizing you as a Chartered Mathematician.
• The Department offers several modules taught through the medium of Welsh, for further details please click here.
• A degree in Mathematics will open up a wide range of career paths to you, and graduates of our MMath degree are in significant demand – for example, in science, technology, and engineering, finance, and commerce – for their problem-solving abilities, clear analytical thought processes, and capacity for logical argument.

Modules

Year 1

• Algebra * (MA10510) - 10 credits
• Calculus * (MP10610) - 10 credits
• Career Planning and Mathematical Skills Development * (MA10720) - 20 credits
• Coordinate and Vector Geometry (MA10110) - 10 credits
• Differential Equations (MA11210) - 10 credits
• Further Algebra and Calculus * (MP11010) - 10 credits
• Mathematical Analysis * (MA11110) - 10 credits
• Probability (MA10310) - 10 credits
• Statistics (MA11310) - 10 credits

Year 2

• Mathematical Physics * (PM26020) - 20 credits
• Applied Statistics (MA26620) - 20 credits
• Complex Analysis * (MA21510) - 10 credits
• Introduction to Abstract Algebra (MA20310) - 10 credits
• Introduction to Numerical Analysis and its applications (MA25220) - 20 credits
• Linear Algebra * (MA21410) - 10 credits
• Real Analysis (MA20110) - 10 credits

Year 3

• Group Theory (MA30110) - 10 credits
• Norms and Differential Equations (MA30210) - 10 credits

Year 4

• Major Project * (MAM9840) - 40 credits
• Minor Project * (MAM9720) - 20 credits

Careers

Our graduates have found employment in the following sectors:

• Statistical analysis and computational statistics
• Teaching
• Aeronautical engineering
• Accountancy and banking
• Risk analysis and actuarial work
• Financial management and investment analysis
• Information technology

Teaching & Learning

This degree is delivered through lectures, tutorials, and practicals.

You will be assessed through a combination of coursework, presentations, reports, and examinations.

You will be assigned a personal tutor throughout your degree course, who will help you with any problems or queries, whether these are academic-related or personal issues.

Student Testimonials

There is never a boring topic, and the course goes much deeper into mathematics than I was expecting. There are so many different modules to choose from that you will always find something to interest you. The lecturers are always willing to help. – Elin Wyn Hughes

Maths is a great course with really friendly and approachable lecturers. The content is always really interesting but challenging to the right extent. The whole department works effectively to offer all the facilities needed to gain a good degree. – Jennifer O'Neil

Typical Entry Requirements

• UCAS Tariff: 144
• A Levels: AAA with A in Mathematics
• GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4): English or Welsh and Mathematics
• BTEC National Diploma: DDD-DDM with A in A level Mathematics
• International Baccalaureate: 34-32 points overall with 6 points in Mathematics at Higher Level
• European Baccalaureate: 80% overall with 7 in Mathematics

English Language Requirements

See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.

Country-Specific Entry Requirements

International students whose qualification is not listed on this page can check our Country-Specific Entry Requirements for further information.

The University welcomes undergraduate applications from students studying the Access to Higher Education Diploma or T-level qualifications, provided that relevant subject content and learning outcomes are met. We are not able to accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas or T-levels as a general qualification for every undergraduate degree course.

Our inclusive admissions policy values breadth as well as depth of study. Applicants are selected on their own individual merits, and offers can vary. If you would like to check the eligibility of your qualifications before submitting an application, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for advice and guidance.