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Handbook Contents

Index

1 General Information

2 Course Regulations and Progression

3 Module Selection and Course Transfers

4 Teaching, Learning and Study

5 Examinations and Assessment

6 Pastoral Care and Support

7 Student Voice

8 Careers and Personal Development

9 University Information

2.5 Year 3 BSc Mathematics & Statistics Course Regulations

Loading / Requirements

The minimum and normal load is 120 CATS.

The maximum load is 150 CATS.

Students must select at least 60 CATS from List A and at most 60 CATS not appearing in List A.

Students must take, in their third year, at least 90 CATS of level 3 modules (NB: Level 3 should be interpreted as: xx3xx)

It is not permitted to;

• take more than 30 CATS of unusual options
• take more than one of IB133 and ST335. Students will be de-registered from ST335 if IB133 was taken in a previous year.
• take more than one of IB211 and IB320.
• take more than one of MA222 and MA260.
• take more than one of ST339, EC333 and IB253
• take more than one of ST339 and IB254
• take more than one of EC334 and IB254
• take more than one of ST342 and MA359

Other module restrictions may also apply as specified in module information pages.

Any modules not listed (including foreign languages) are classed as Unusual Options and permission to take these modules must be obtained with a completed Unusual Option form submitted to the support office by the specified deadline. Unusual options do not count, under any circumstances, towards required CATS described in the course regulations for Core Modules, Optional Modules or letter Lists (e.g. List A, List B etc.). Further information about Unusual Options and deadlines can be found in section 3.4 of the handbook.

List A

Listed modules are subject to change from year to year and some modules may be subject to availability / module pre-registration.

Module Code	Module Name	CATS	Term†
ST301	Bayesian Statistics and Decision Theory	15	1
ST305	Designed Experiments	15	2
ST313	Third Year Essay / Project (suspended in 19/20)	15
ST318	Probability Theory	15	2
ST323	Multivariate Statistics	15	1
ST329	Topics in Statistics	15	2
ST332	Medical Statistics	15	2
ST333	Applied Stochastic Processes	15	1
ST337	Bayesian Forecasting and Intervention	15	2
ST339	Introduction to Mathematical Finance	15	1
ST340	Programming for Data Science	15	1
ST341	Statistical Genetics	15	2
ST342	Mathematics of Random Events	15	1
ST343	Topics in Data Science	15	2
ST344	Professional Practice of Data Analysis	15	1

List B

Listed modules are subject to change from year to year and some modules may be subject to availability / module pre-registration.

Module Code	Module Name	CATS	Term†
CS301	Complexity of Algorithms	15	1
CS331	Neural Computing	15	2
CS342	Machine Learning	15	2
CS356	Approximation and Randomised Algorithms	15	2
EC301	Mathematical Economics 2: Dynamics, Uncertainty & Asymmetrical Information	15	2
EC306	Econometrics 2: Time Series	15	2
EC307	Macroeconomic Policy in the EU	15	2
EC312	International Economics	15	1
EC314	Topics in Economic Theory	15	2
EC331	Research in Applied Economics	30	1 & 2
EC333	Topics in Financial Economics: Theories and International Finance	15	1
EC334	Topics in Financial Economics: Corporate Finance and Markets	15	2
EC338	Econometrics 2: Microeconometrics	15	1
EC341	Mathematical Economics 2: Mechanism Design and Alternative Games	15	1
IB253	Principles of Finance 1	15	1
IB254	Principles of Finance 2	15	2
IB320	Simulation	15	2
IB349	Operational Research in Strategic Planning	15	1
IB352	Applied Optimisation Methods	15	2
IB3A7	The Practice of Operational Research	15
IB3J2	Decision Making Under Uncertainty	15	1
IB3J3	Mathematical Game Theory	15	1
IB3K2	Financial Optimisation	15	2
IE3E1	Introduction to Secondary School Teaching	24	2
MA241	Combinatorics	12	1
MA243	Geometry	12	1
MA249	Algebra II: Groups and Rings	12	2
MA250	Introduction to Partial Differential Equations	12	2
MA251	Algebra I: Advanced Linear Algebra	12	1
MA252	Combinatorial Optimization	12	2
MA254	Theory of ODEs	12	2
MA256	Introduction to Systems Biology	6	3
MA257	Introduction to Number Theory	12	2
MA259	Multivariable Calculus	12	1
MA261	Differential Equations: Modelling and Numerics	12	2
MA359	Measure Theory	15	1
MA377	Rings and Modules	15	1
MA390	Topics in Mathematical Biology	15	1
MA398	Matrix Analysis and Algorithms	15	1
MA3A6	Algebraic Number Theory	15	2
MA3B8	Complex Analysis	15	2
MA3D1	Fluid Dynamics	15	2
MA3D4	Fractal Geometry (suspended for 19/20)	15	2
MA3D5	Galois Theory	15	1
MA3D9	Geometry of Curves and Surfaces	15	1
MA3E1	Groups and Representations	15	2
MA3F1	Introduction to Topology	15	1
MA3F2	Knot Theory (suspended for 19/20)	15	2
MA3G1	Theory of PDEs	15	2
MA3G6	Commutative Algebra	15	2
MA3G7	Functional Analysis I	15	1
MA3G8	Functional Analysis II	15	2
MA3H0	Numerical Analysis and PDEs	15	2
MA3H2	Markov Processes and Percolation Theory	15	2
MA3H3	Set Theory	15	1
MA3H7	Control Theory	15	2
MA3J2	Combinatorics II	15	2
MA3J3	Bifurcations, Catastrophes and Symmetry	15	1
MA3J8	Approximation Theory and Applications	15	2
MA3J9	Historical Challenges in Mathematics	15	2
MA3K0	High Dimensional Probability	15	2
MA3K1	Mathematics of Machine Learning	15	1
ST335	Finance and Financial Reporting	15	1

^†The teaching term shown is for information only and does not form part of the official course regulations. Variations observed on the module pages and / or university timetable should be considered to be a more definitive source of information.

Notes on Course Regulations

• Certain third year options have prerequisites which are not in the compulsory component of the second year. It is the responsibility of each student to be in a position to understand the modules chosen.

• It is a student’s responsibility to ensure that the modules they are following are permitted — either because the modules are given explicitly as options by the regulations or because permission has been sought and granted by filling in an unusual option form.
• You are not allowed to take both the level 3 and level 4 version of the same module, e.g. ST323 Multivariate Statistics in Year 3 and then ST412 Multivariate Statistics with Advanced Topics in Year 4.
• For more information about modules offered by the Department of Mathematics see the Mathematics Department Undergraduate handbook: warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/maths/undergrad/ughandbook
• Some optional modules are only offered subject to availability. For example, Economics modules do not run if the numbers are insufficient, so check with the Economics Department. Also, WBS normally restricts module preregistration for IB modules to 45 CATS for MathStat students
• Students who have taken IB133 Foundations of Accounting may not take ST335 Finance and Financial Reporting.
• Note that IB132 Foundations of Finance is a prerequisite for IB253 Principles of Finance 1 for Statistics students.
• From 19/20 onwards: IB211 has been replaced by IB320, which is offered as 12 and 15 CATS variants. Third year students who wish to take IB320 must take the 15 CATS variant. Students who have already taken IB211 Simulation are not permitted to take IB320.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the third year of the BSc degree the students will have:

• Developed skills in formulating and solving both abstract and applied problems, and in presenting cogent and logical arguments.
• Developed a strong background in at least one specialism, thus providing a basis for further study or employment in related fields