Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	1 year
Study language	English
Awards	MSc

Entry qualification	Undergraduate diploma (or higher) overall grade of 2:2 and above

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 overall (with a minimum component score of 5.5) CAE: C

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. Reference should be written on official letterhead, signed and dated. Please upload it in the Documents section. CV

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=PG00538&subgroup=1

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Dissertation
Research Methods
Combinatorial Optimisation
Cryptography and Codes
Graph Theory
Mathematical Research Techniques Using Matlab
Stochastic Processes
Applied Statistics (optional)
Bayesian Computational Statistics (optional)
Constraint Satisfaction for Decision Making (optional)
Evolutionary Computation and Genetic Programming (optional)
Game Theory and Applications (optional)
Machine Learning and Data Mining (optional)
Mathematics of Portfolios (optional)
Modelling Experimental Data (optional)
Nonlinear Programming (optional)
Linear Models (optional)
Partial Differential Equations (optional)
Modelling Experimental Data (optional)
Metric Spaces (optional)

Career opportunities

Our graduates are highly sought after by a range of employers and find employment in financial services, scientific computation, decision making support and government, risk assessment, statistics, education and other sectors.

We also offer supervision for PhD, MPhil and MSc by Dissertation. We have an international reputation in many areas such as semi-group theory, optimisation, probability, applied statistics, bioinformatics and mathematical biology, and our staff are strongly committed to research and to the promotion of graduate activities.