BScMathematics with Computing (Including Placement Year)

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, sandwich
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc
Course code	G1IK

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00282&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

Introduction to Programming
Object-Oriented Programming
Calculus
Statistics I
Linear Mathematics
Introduction to Computing
Discrete Mathematics
Mathematics Careers and Employability

Year 2

Application Programming
Data Structures and Algorithms
Mathematical Methods
Statistics II
Introduction to Numerical Methods (optional)
Vector Calculus (optional)
Linear Algebra (optional)
Survival Analysis (optional)
Mathematics Careers and Employability

Final year

Complex Variables and Applications
Ordinary Differential Equations
Combinatorial Optimisation (optional)
Modelling Experimental Data (optional)
Large Scale Software Systems and Extreme Programming (optional)
Network Security and Cryptographic Principles (optional)
Project: Mathematics (optional)
Mathematics Careers and Employability

Career opportunities

Mathematics and computing graduates are highly employable in a wide range of places, working in business, pharmaceutical industries, banking and computing among others. The Council for Mathematical Sciences offers further information on careers in mathematics.

Our recent graduates from our BSc Mathematics with Computing have found employment as:

Junior software programmers
Web designers
Web developers