G100 Mathematics (BSc) Year 3

The Handbook currently is being updated to the 26/27 version. The information below is for the academic year 25/26.

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

• you follow any special procedures for registering for certain modules, including for Unusual Options.

• (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
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.
	Term 1	MA356	Introduction to Mathematical Biology	10	Not available if you took MA256 previously. Not available to Year 4 G103.
	Term 1	MA357	Introduction to Number Theory	10	Not available if you took MA257 previously. Not available to Year 4 G103.
	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	Probability in Many Variables	15	Previously called "High-Dimensional Probability"
	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	Preregistration required
	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.
	Term 2	MA300	Mathematics of Cryptography	15	NEW
	Term 2	MA301	Waves and Metamaterials	15	NEW
	Term 2	MA302	Electromagnetism	15	NEW
	Term 2	MA352	Combinatorial Optimization	10	Not available if you took MA252 previously. Not available to Year 4 G103.
	Term 2	MA354	Theory of ODEs	10	Not available if you took MA254 previously. Not available to Year 4 G103.
	Term 2	MA369	Asymptotics and Integral Transforms	10	Not available if you took MA269 previously. Not available to Year 4 G103.
	Term 2	MA377	Rings and Modules	15
	Term 2	MA3A6	Algebraic Number Theory	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	Mathematics of Machine Learning	15
	Term 2	MA3K7	Problem Solving with Python	15	Preregistration required
	Term 2	MA3P2	Knot Theory	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.)

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
  1. investigative and analytical skills,
  2. the ability to formulate and solve concrete and abstract problems in a precise way, and
  3. 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

1. have taken modules in accordance with the description under the heading Loading/Requirements at the top of this page
2. have an end-of-year average mark of 40% or above
3. have an overall mark (using the year weightings for the degree programme) of 40 percent or above
4. 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

1. have taken modules in accordance with the description under the heading Loading/Requirements at the top of this page
2. have an overall mark (using the year weightings for the degree programme) of 35 percent or above
3. 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 met.
• 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.