This page is for students who commenced their programme of study since (and including) academic year 2022/23.
Loading/Requirements
The normal (minimum) load is 120 CATS. The maximum load is 150 CATS.
Students must take the following:
- At least 55 CATS of Year 3 List A modules, including at least 45 CATS of MA3 modules or ST318
- Enough optional modules from List B (or Unusual Options) to meet the normal load of 120 CATS. The total number of credits from List B and Unusual options cannot exceed 65 CATS.
See Requirements for Award for the criteria you need to satisfy to graduate.
(The restriction of 65 CATS in the second bullet point above does not apply to Consolidation or MA4 modules.)
Here is a visual summary of the third year of the BSc.
MA397 Consolidation
Students who obtained second-year average marks near 40% and/or have several failed Core Year-2 modules will be invited to take MA397 Consolidation in Year 3. They will not be allowed to significantly overcat (certainly <130 CATS will be allowed). Taking MA397 is by invitation only and must be taken as an Unusual Option.
Taking MA4 modules
Third-year G100 students who would have met the requirements to be on the third year of G103 can take up to two MA4 modules from List C as Unusual Options. Note that MA4 modules have a pass mark of 50%.
Taking MA2 (or XX2 modules)
To graduate, you will need to pass 90 CATS of modules at FHEQ Level 6 (UG Level 3) or above. MA2 or XX2 modules do not contribute towards this 90 CATS requirement. In the table below, you will see the following warning next to such modules:
Warning: This does not count towards the 90 CATS at FHEQ Level 6 required for Degree Award.
The general advice is: take mostly XX3 modules (and certainly more than 90 CATS of those).
In addition, we advise against taking XX2 modules from outside maths in your final year. The exam boards for those modules could take place so late that you may not be able to graduate in the summer ceremony.
Transferring to G103
If you are considering transferring to G103, you should submit a course transfer request on eVision by the beginning of Term 3. You should also consider taking at least one MA4 module in your third year. See the G103 Year 3 Regulations page and the G103 Year 4 Regulations page for more details.
Core Modules
There are no core modules for year 3 of G100.
Optional Modules
Your selection of optional modules is extremely important. You must ensure that
- you meet the regulations for your degree programme
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you follow any special procedures for registering for certain modules, including for Unusual Options.
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(if you are considering G103) you take modules which may be prerequisites for other modules you wish to take later on in your degree programme
Year 3 List A modules
(This list is the same for both G100 and G103.)
Department | Term | Code | Module | CATS | Notes |
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Maths |
Term 1 | MA341 | Combinatorics | 10 | Not available if you took MA241 previously. Not available to Year 4 G103. |
Term 1 | MA343 | Geometry | 10 | Not available if you took MA243 previously. Not available to Year 4 G103. |
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Term 1 | MA356 | Introduction to Mathematical Biology | 10 | Not available if you took MA256 previously. Not available to Year 4 G103. |
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Term 1 | MA357 | 10 | Not available if you took MA257 previously. |
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Term 1 | MA359 | Measure Theory | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA390 | Topics in Mathematical Biology | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA397 | Consolidation | 7.5 | By invitation only. Taken as an Unusual Option. | |
Term 1 | MA398 | Matrix Analysis and Algorithms | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3B8 | Complex Analysis | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3D5 | Galois Theory | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3F1 | Introduction to Topology | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3G6 | Commutative Algebra | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3G7 | Functional Analysis I | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3H3 | Set Theory | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3H5 | Manifolds | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3J4 | Mathematical Modelling and PDEs | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3J8 | Approximation Theory and Applications | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3K0 | 15 | Previously called "High-Dimensional Probability" |
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Term 1 | MA3K4 | Introduction to Group Theory | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3K6 | Boolean Functions | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3K9 | Mathematics of Digital Signal Processing | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3L2 | Optimisation | 15 | ||
Term 1 | MA3L3 | Communicating Mathematics | 15 | ||
Terms 1 & 2 | MA395 | Essay | 15 | Not available to Year 4 G103. | |
Term 2 | MA2K4 | Numerical Methods and Computing | 10 | Not available to Year 4 G103. Warning: This does not count towards the 90 CATS at FHEQ Level 6 required for Degree Award. |
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Term 2 | MA300 | 15 | NEW | ||
Term 2 |
MA301 | 15 | NEW | ||
Term 2 |
MA302 | 15 | NEW | ||
Term 2 | MA352 | Combinatorial Optimization | 10 | Not available if you took MA252 previously. Not available to Year 4 G103. |
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Term 2 | MA354 | Theory of ODEs | 10 | Not available if you took MA254 previously. Not available to Year 4 G103. |
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Term 2 | MA369 | Asymptotics and Integral Transforms | 10 | Not available if you took MA269 previously. Not available to Year 4 G103. |
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Term 2 | MA377 | Rings and Modules | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3A6 | 15 | |||
Term 2 | MA3D1 | Fluid Dynamics | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3D4 | Fractal Geometry | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3D9 | Geometry of Curves and Surfaces | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3E1 | Groups and Representations | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3G1 | Theory of PDEs | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3G8 | Functional Analysis II | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3H0 | Numerical Analysis and PDEs | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3H2 | Markov Processes and Percolation Theory | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3H6 | Algebraic Topology | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3H7 | Control Theory | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3J2 | Combinatorics II | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3J3 | Bifurcations, Catastrophes and Symmetry | 15 | ||
Term 2 | MA3K1 | 15 | |||
Term 2 | MA3K7 | 15 | Pregistration required | ||
Term 2 | MA3P2 | 15 | NEW | ||
Statistics | Term 1 | ST339 | Introduction to Mathematical Finance | 15 | |
Term 2 | ST318 | Probability Theory | 15 | ||
Computer Science |
Term 1 | CS301 | Complexity of Algorithms | 15 | |
CS409 | Algorithmic Game Theory | 15 | |||
Physics | Term 1 | PX390 | Scientific computing | 15 | |
Term 1 | PX3A7 | Statistical Physics | 15 | ||
Term 1 | PX436 | General Relativity | 15 | ||
Term 1 | PX453 | Advanced Quantum Theory | 15 | ||
Term 1 | PX457 | High Performance Computing | 15 |
Year 3 List B modules
(This list is the same for G100 and G103.)
Department |
Term | Code | Module | CATS | Notes |
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Statistics | Term 1 | ST233 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics | 15 | Cannot have taken ST232. |
Term 1 | ST234 | Games and Decisions | 10 | Not available to 4th year G103. Warning: This does not count towards the 90 CATS at FHEQ Level 6 required for Degree Award. |
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Term 1 | ST235 | 15 | Linked to actuarial exemptions. |
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Term 1 | ST301 | Bayesian Statistics and Decision Theory | 15 | ||
Term 1 | ST323 | Multivariate Statistics | 15 | ||
Term 1 | ST333 | Applied Stochastic Processes | 15 | ||
Term 1 | ST346 | 15 |
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Term 1 | ST350 | 15 | Cannot take or have taken MA359 Measure Theory |
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Term 2 | ST305 | Designed Experiments | 15 | ||
Term 2 | ST332 | Medical Statistics | 15 | ||
Term 2 | ST337 | Bayesian Forecasting and Intervention | 15 | ||
Term 2 |
ST338 | Actuarial Models | 15 | Linked to actuarial exemptions |
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Term 2 |
ST340 | Programming for Data Science | 15 | ||
Term 2 |
ST341 | Statistical Genetics | 15 | ||
Term 2 |
ST343 |
15 | |||
Term 2 |
ST348 | Risk Theory | 15 | Linked to actuarial exemptions |
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Term 2 |
ST349 | 15 | Pre-registration required (see module page) | ||
Term 2 |
ST351 | 15 | Cannot have taken ST240 |
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Terms 1&2 | ST347 | 30 | Linked to actuarial exemptions | ||
Computer Science | Term 1 | CS324 | Computer Graphics | 15 | |
Term 1 | CS325 | Compiler Design | 15 | ||
Term 1 | CS349 | Principles of Programming Languages | 15 | ||
Term 2 | CS356 | Approximation and Randomised Algorithms | 15 | ||
Economics | Term 1 | EC220 | Mathematical Economics 1A | 15 | Not available to 4th year G103. Warning: These modules do not count towards the 90 CATS at FHEQ Level 6 required for Degree Award. |
Term 2 | EC221 | Mathematical Economics 1B | 15 | ||
Physics | Term 1 | PX399 | The Earth and its Atmosphere | 15 | |
Term 1 | PX3A6 | Galaxies and Cosmology | 15 | ||
Term 2 | PX3A4 | Plasma Physics and Fusion | 15 | ||
Term 2 | PX3A9 | Black Holes, White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars | 15 | ||
Term 2 | PX443 | Planets, Exoplanets and Life | 15 | ||
WBS |
Term 1 | IB313 | Business Studies I | 15 | No longer running in 25/26. Replaced by IB3MT Business in Action in Term 2. |
Term 1 | IB3FP | 15 | Cannot have taken IB253 | ||
Term 2 | IB254 | Principles of Finance II | 15 | Not available to 4th year G103. Warning: This does not count towards the 90 CATS at FHEQ Level 6required for Degree Award. |
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Term 2 | IB320 | Simulation | 15 | ||
Philosophy | Term 1 | PH210 | Logic II: Metatheory | 15 | Not available to 4th year G103. Warning: This does not count towards the 90 CATS at FHEQ Level 6required for Degree Award |
Term 2 | PH340 | Logic III: Incompleteness and Undecidability | 15 | ||
Term 2 | PH342 | Philosophy of Maths | 15 | ||
Education | Term 2 | EP304 | Introduction to Secondary Maths Teaching | 15 or 30 |
You should check the Modules from Other Departments page for information about any special procedures that must be followed to register for a module and for further advice.
Any modules not listed as List A or List B are considered Unusual Options. Permission to take these modules must usually be obtained with a completed Unusual Option form.
More about Unusual Options, including restrictions and deadlines, can be found in the Unusual Options section of the Handbook.
MA4 Modules that can be taken as Unusual Options by qualifying G100 Year 3 Students
These MA4 modules are on List C.
Outcomes and Awards
Third-Year Learning Outcomes
After completing the third year of G100 students will have
- covered advanced material in mathematics, and studied some of it in depth
- achieved a level of mathematical maturity which has progressed from the skills expected in school mathematics to the understanding of abstract ideas and their applications
- developed
- investigative and analytical skills,
- the ability to formulate and solve concrete and abstract problems in a precise way, and
- the ability to present precise logical arguments
- been given the opportunity to develop other interests by taking options outside the Mathematics Department in all the years of their degree course.
Requirements for Award of Degree
To be awarded a BSc Honours degree, you must
- have taken modules in accordance with the description under the heading Loading/Requirements at the top of this page
- have an end-of-year average mark of 40% or above
- have an overall mark (using the year weightings for the degree programme) of 40 percent or above
- pass at least 90 CATS of modules at FHEQ level 6 or above (i.e. UG Level 3 or above)
If the requirements above are not satisfied then a third year G100 student will be awarded a Pass degree if they
- have taken modules in accordance with the description under the heading Loading/Requirements at the top of this page
- have an overall mark (using the year weightings for the degree programme) of 35 percent or above
- pass at least 60 CATS of modules at FHEQ level 6 or above (i.e. UG Level 3 or above)
Final-year examination boards - possible outcomes
The possible decisions from the Final Year Examination Board for students taking modules for the first time are
- award of a BSc Honours degree, if the requirements above are met
- award of a Pass degree, if the requirements for the BSc Honours degree are not met but the requirements for a Pass degree are
- take required resits in September, so that if they are passed, the requirements for an award are met.
The possible outcomes for the September (Resit) Examination Board, where resit marks are considered alongside original marks are
- award of a BSc Honours degree or a Pass degree, if the requirements above are now met
- take required resits at the next available opportunity. This would only be the case for a module if a student's most recent attempt was considered to be a Further First Attempt (FFA) for that module, e.g. due to mitigation or deferral of exams
- required to withdraw, in which case the student will be offered an Exit Award if possible.
Sometimes it is possible for students who are awarded a Pass degree to improve to a BSc Honours by taking these optional resits. Students should look carefully at this in relation to the requirements above and discuss with their tutor.
For finalists, remedying failure is opt-in and not automatic. You must make a request through the Taught Programme Office.
Students who commenced their programme of study before (and including) academic year 2020/21
For students whose G100 Programme began in academic year 2020/21, the main requirements for award are as follows, but see BSc Regulations for the full rules that will be applied
- for an Honours degree, a candidate must have an overall mark (using the weightings for the degree programme) of over 40% and must pass, in the final two years contributing to the degree classification, modules equating to at least 168 CATS in total, including at least 80 CATS taken in the final year.
- if the above is not satisfied, for a Pass degree, a candidate must have an overall mark (using the weightings for the degree programme) of over 35% and must pass, in the final two years contributing to the degree classification, modules equating to at least 150 CATS in total, including at least 50 CATS taken in the final year.