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Mathematics at City Centre for Mathematical Science Talking to you today: Dr Olalla Castro-Alvaredo Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Admissions Tutor for Mathematics sa702@city.ac.uk Ms Laura Blatchford Work-based Learning Advisor This
Dr Olalla Castro-Alvaredo Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Admissions Tutor for Mathematics sa702@city.ac.uk Ms Laura Blatchford Work-based Learning Advisor This presentation will shortly be available from the Centre for Mathematical Science facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CityMathLondon June 2011
25th June 10th September 22nd October
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Mathematics at City is taught in the Centre for Mathematical Science. We recruit approximately 140 students per year onto a variety of different courses. Many of our students study Mathematics in combination with another subject, such as Finance, Economics, Computing or Statistics. The main goal is of this talk is to explain the difference between these various degrees, and indicate what you should consider when choosing between them.
Mathematics-based degrees provide students with skills which are fundamental in many fields of academic, industrial and entrepreneurial activity and highly valued by employers All City Mathematics graduates
mathematical language and to subsequently solve them using the skills and knowledge acquired in their degree
presentation skills
All mathematics courses provide
The courses at City
after completing their studies
All specialist modules are taught by experts in the relevant discipline. Our courses involve modules from
Many of these modules are taken with students specialising in the particular subject in question, such as Economics, Actuarial Science, Banking, or Computer Science.
number of credits
year all modules are compulsory, and in the second and third years more options become available
in different terms, but will be examined together
(mostly 2) which are carried out as the module is taught (coursework) and a final exam
80%
pass a module
There are five BSc courses in Mathematics at City:
These two courses provide a thorough grounding in University level Mathematics, together with elements of Statistics and Computing. The 1st year of these degrees is very similar, and students may switch freely between the two courses at the end of the first year.
This course is similar to the degree in Mathematical Science, but with a variety of more specialised Computing modules. The Computing modules are taught by the School of Informatics. It is possible at the end of the first year to transfer into the Mathematical Science degree.
This course provides an introduction to a variety of topics in Finance and Economics, in the context of a Mathematics degree. This is taught in collaboration with Cass Business School and the School of Social Sciences (Economics). This course has an extensive range of options, and covers many different types of finance and economics. This allows our students to experience a wide variety of potential future career paths. At the end of the first year, students can switch to the Mathematical Science or Maths with Stats degree.
This course concentrates on the aspects of Finance relating to Actuarial Science, while still providing a core body of Mathematics. This is taught in collaboration with Cass Business School and the School of Social Sciences. Students on this course study those subjects relating to Actuarial Science in greater depth than on the Finance and Economics degree. At the end of year 1, students can switch to Maths with Finance and Economics, Mathematics, or Maths with Stats degrees.
Typical offer for all our courses starting September 2012
Offers exclude key skills and general studies, and count A-levels in mother tongues other than English at half value. Note that AS levels are also counted and therefore the 360 UCAS points must not necessarily come from 3 A-levels only.
year consisting predominantly of optional modules.
degrees (a qualification halfway between BSc and MSc)
end of the 2nd year of the BSc.
in each course/year I can provide this later
2007 graduates had an occupation within 6 months of graduation).
75% of graduates had an occupation within 6 months of graduation.
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portfolios.
What can you do with a Maths degree?
What do employers want?
What can you do now to start making yourself employable?
How to develop your employability at City University London
What type of companies do our graduates work in?
Europe
What types of jobs do our graduates have?
year, and are renewed annually subject to satisfactory progress. Currently these are worth £500 to £250 per year.
Mathematics A-level. This year scholarships have been awarded to students with between 510 and 400 UCAS points.