Mathematics BSc (Hons)

This course develops your practical skills to solve real life problems and enhances your professional skills, enabling you to effectively communicate mathematics in the work environment. You will develop rigour in your mathematical knowledge and your mathematical abilities/skills will be stretched and challenged, preparing you for graduate employment.

Course details

Mathematics underpins every technological, scientific and engineering achievement and natural phenomenon we see around us. Mathematics is integral to the applications and technologies we rely on each day.
  • Mode of study: 3-4 days  a week
  • Intake: Intakes: September
  • Course length: 3-4 years
  • Course fee: 9250 per year
  • Location: Leicester campus

De Mortfort University

Course overview

There is a shortage of graduates with analytical skills and this course meets the demands of industry. You will develop logical and analytical thought processes, problem-solving abilities and good computing techniques, which will give you the opportunity to pursue highly sought-after careers in a wide range of fields including finance, credit risk, business intelligence, actuarial science, teaching, and research, to name just a few.

This course is professionally accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), to meet the requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation.

Benefits

Entry requirements

A typical offer is 112 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent, including A-level Mathematics at grade C or above, or
Applied Science BTEC National Diploma/Extended Diploma at DMM to include relevant Mathematics modules. In addition for all other BTEC courses A-level Mathematics at grade B or above will be required
Plus five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including Mathematics and English or equivalent.

Alternative qualifications include:

Pass Access in the QAA accredited Access to HE Maths course with at least 15 credits in Mathematics at distinction. English and Mathematics GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification.

International Baccalaureate: 26+ points with Maths at higher level grade 6
T Levels Merit

Careers

The practical nature of this course expands upon your theoretical knowledge and technical rigour, nurturing your logical and analytical thought processes to enhance your problem-solving abilities. With the benefit of industry standard software skills and a variety of ways in which your mathematical expertise is assessed, you are naturally further developing your professional skills, preparing you for graduate employment.

DMU Mathematics graduates have logical and analytical thought processes, but in addition have:

  • Good problem-solving ability,
  • Good computing techniques using industry standard software such as: SAS, MATLAB, Minitab, Excel.
  • Enhanced their employability skills, by writing statistical reports, presenting results, time constrained tests, researching for a poster / dissertation during their course.

Modules

Note: All modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review. Exact modules may, therefore, vary for your intake in order to keep content current. If there are changes to your course we will, where reasonable, take steps to inform you as appropriate.

  • Block 1: Statistics and Mechanics I
  • Block 2: Operational Research
  • Block 3: Linear Algebra
  • Block 4: Mathematical Analysis
  • Block 1: Statistics and Mechanics II
  • Block 2: Abstract Algebra
  • Block 3: Numerical Methods
  • Block 4: Multivariable Analysis
  • Block 1: Modelling Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
  • Block 2: Non-linear Dynamical Systems and Nonlinear Optimisation
  • Block 3 Choose one of:
  • Statistical Modelling: Analysis of Time Series Data, Categorical Data and Multivariate Data
    Data Mining
    Fuzzy Logic and Inference Systems
  • Block 4: Final Year Project