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Year 1 MORSE

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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 MORSE Course Regulations

Loading / Requirements

The minimum and normal load is 120 CATS.

The maximum load is 150 CATS.

Students must select at least 90 CATS from List A and at most 60 CATS from List B.

Students must take, in their third year, at least 90 CATS of level 3+ modules given by the Departments of Economics, Mathematics, Statistics and Warwick Business School. (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. Students will be de-registered from IB320 if IB211 was taken in a previous year.
• 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, and completion of pre-requisite modules. Pre-requisites are strictly enforced for EC-coded modules in particular, but you should always check with the department offering the module.

Code	Name	CATS	Term
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
IB320	Simulation	15	2
IB349	Operational Research for Strategic Planning	15	1
IB352	Applied Optimisation Methods	15	2
IB3A7	The Practice of Operational Research	15	2
IB3J2	Decision Making Under Uncertainty	15	1
IB3J3	Mathematical Game Theory	15	1
IB3K2	Financial Optimisation	15	2
MA359	Measure Theory	15	1
MA377	Rings and Modules	15	2
MA390	Topics in Mathematical Biology	15	1
MA398	Matrix Analysis and Algorithms	15	1
MA3A6	Algebraic Number Theory	15	1
MA3B8	Complex Analysis	15	2
MA3D1	Fluid Dynamics	15	2
MA3D4	Fractal Geometry	15	2
MA3D5	Galois Theory	15	2
MA3D9	Geometry of Curves and Surfaces	15	1
MA3E1	Groups and Representations	15	1
MA3F1	Introduction to Topology	15	1
MA3F2	Knot Theory (suspended in 20/21)	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	1
MA3H3	Set Theory	15	1
MA3H7	Control Theory	15	2
MA3J2	Combinatorics II	15	2
MA3J9	Historical Challenges in Mathematics	15	2
MA3K0	High Dimensional Probability (suspended in 20/21)	15	2
MA3K1	Mathematics of Machine Learning	15	1
ST301	Bayesian Statistics and Decision Theory	15	1
ST305	Designed Experiments	15	2
ST313	Third Year Essay / Project (suspended in 20/21)	15
ST318	Probability Theory	15	2
ST323	Multivariate Statistics	15	1
ST329	Topics in Statistics (suspended in 20/21)	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	2
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
ST346	Generalized Linear Models for Regression and Classification	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.

List B

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

Code	Name	CATS	Term
EC208	Industrial Economics 1: Market Structure	15	1
EC303	The British Economy in the Twentieth Century (suspended in 20/21)	15	1
EC310	Topics in Development Economics	15	2
EC313	The International Economy in the Twentieth Century	15	2
EC320	Economics of Public Policy	15	1
EC326	Industrial Economics 2: Strategy , Planning	15	2
EC336	International Trade	15	2
EC337	Industrial Economics 2: Market Economics, Competition , Regulation	15	1
IB2L9	Foundations of Marketing	15	1
IB253	Principles of Finance 1	15	1
IB254	Principles of Finance 2	15	2
IB337	Business Taxation	15	2
IB359	Derivatives and Risk Management	15	2
IB361	Equality and Diversity	15	1
IB362	Managing Human Resources	15	1
IB365	Marketing Communications	15	1
IB368	International Business Strategy	15	2
IB370	Managing Strategy in the Digital Era	15	2
IB382	Project Management	15	1
IB384	Supply Chain Management	15	1
IB395	Finance in New Ventures	15	1
IB396	Financial Statement Analysis , Security Valuation	15	2
IB3F0	Auditing, Governance , Accountability	15	1
IE3E1	Introduction to Secondary School Teaching	24	2
MA222	Metric Spaces	12	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
MA256	Introduction to Systems Biology (suspended in 20/21)	6	3
MA257	Introduction to Number Theory	12	2
MA258	Mathematical Analysis III	12	1
MA259	Multivariable Calculus	12	1
ST334	Actuarial Methods	15	1
ST335	Finance and Financial Reporting	15	1
ST338	Actuarial Models	15	2
ST345	Life Contingencies	15	2

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

• 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 preregistrations for IB modules to 120 CATS for third year MORSE students
• The Pathways in the MMathStat degree also provides further examples of module combinations relevant for a career (including a PhD) in Financial Mathematics as well as other specialisations. However, be aware that the pathways suggested are for the MMathStat degree and so may not satisfy the course regulations for the MORSE or MMORSE degree.
• 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.
• Students should note that, to be awarded a BSc degree class, a candidate must achieve marks in that class or higher in whole core and listed modules (i.e., modules appearing in List (A) or List (B) of the regulations for the BSc MORSE) taken in the final year equating to at least 48 CATS in total. In addition, to be awarded an Honours degree students must pass (at the 40% level) whole modules equating to at least 168 CATS over years 2 and 3, including at least 80 CATS in the final year.
• From 2019/2020 onwards Statistics students should take MA222 Metric Spaces which is equivalent to MA260 Norms, Metrics and Topologies.
• From 2019/2020 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.

^† 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.