See also the FAQ for Overseas Applicants.
MMath is a challenging five year programme for students who may want to apply advanced mathematics in their careers. The final year of study is at masters level. The BSc is our standard undergraduate four-year degree. Switching between BSc and MMath is possible until the fourth year.
The MA is the historic name for the undergraduate Scottish Arts degree. Our MA Mathematics is very similar to the BSc Mathematics degree except that there is an additional requirement: in your first two years you study a coherent programme of courses from the College of Humanities and Social Science alongside your mathematics courses.
If you apply for first year entry ("broad programme") then half your time in Year 1 and about a third in Year 2 is available for you to take outside courses from the huge range offered by the University. The choice is very wide: you could study Physics, Accountancy, Arabic, Philosophy, Music, Scottish History, French or Logic to name just a few. We encourage applications from well-qualified students to enter directly in to second year so that MMath can be completed in four years and BSC and MA degrees in three. In this "accelerated programme" you will not have space for very much study of outside subjects.
We have no objection to your taking a gap year before you start your degree. However we strongly advise that you keep up your study of mathematics during this year so that you do not get completely out of practice. If you wish to apply for deferred entry then please contact our admissions office to check if we are accepting deferred applications in this cycle.
Most careers are open to a maths graduate and our degrees are highly regarded by employers. See Undergraduate Careers.
Yes. You can apply to spend your third year studying abroad. See University Exchange Schemes.
The School of Maths has Erasmus exchanges with universities in Germany (Humboldt and Bielefeld), Austria (Vienna) and Spain (Alicante and Salamanca).
