Year 3 MMORSE Operational Research and Statistics Course Regulations
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2.10 Year 3 MMORSE Operational Research and Statistics Course Regulations
Objective: To prepare students for employment as management scientists and for research in Operational Research (OR).
Syllabus: This covers mathematical techniques in OR, the design and organisation of information systems, and the analysis of production and management information. The key techniques include mathematical programming, simulation, applied probability, decision theory, regression, time series and forecasting, multivariate data analysis, and the design and analysis of experiments.
Loading / Requirements
These requirements are in addition to the course regulations for all streams of MMORSE which must also be satisfied.
Students must take the core modules and at least 15 CATS from List D. In addition students must choose an appropriate number of modules from List D, Optional Modules and Unusual Options to reach the minimum load.
Core
| Code | Name | CATS | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST404 | Applied Statistical Modelling | 15 | 2 |
| ST301 | Bayesian Statistics and Decision Theory | 15 | 1 |
| OR | |||
| ST413 | Bayesian Statistics and Decision Theory with Advanced Topics | 15 | 1 |
| ST323 | Multivariate Statistics | 15 | 1 |
| OR | |||
| ST412 | Multivariate Statistics with Advanced Topics | 15 | 1 |
| IB320 | Simulation | 15 | 2 |
If IB320 has been taken in year 2, this is understood to fulfil the course regulations for year 3.
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 D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IB349 | Operational Research for Strategic Planning | 15 | 1 |
| 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 |
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.
Optional Modules
Optional modules are subject to change from year to year and some modules may be subject to availability / module preregistration.
For students who entered before 2020/2021: Optional modules that do not require an unusual option form are those listed in any stream of the third or fourth year of any MMORSE stream or in the third year of BSc MORSE.
For students who entered in or after 2020/2021: Optional modules that do not require an unusual option form are those listed in any stream of the third year of any MMORSE stream or BSc MORSE.
An illustrative table of modules that may be listed in other MORSE streams / programmes is shown below.
This was taken at a single snapshot in time - it is not a definitive guide and students are required to check that these modules are still listed in other streams / programmes.
| Code | Name | CATS | Term | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC208 | Industrial Economics 1: Market Structure | 15 | 1 | G30B year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| EC301 | Mathematical Economics 2: Dynamics, Uncertainty , Asymmetrical Information | 15 | 2 | G30B year 3, G30B year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| EC303 | The British Economy in the Twentieth Century (suspended in 20/21) | 15 | 1 | G30B year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| EC306 | Econometrics 2: Time Series | 15 | 2 | G30A year 3, G30A year 4, G30B year 3, G30B year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| EC307 | Macroeconomic Policy in the EU | 15 | 2 | G30B year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| EC310 | Topics in Development Economics | 15 | 2 | G30B year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| EC312 | International Economics | 15 | 1 | G30B year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| EC313 | The International Economy in the Twentieth Century | 15 | 2 | Y602 year 3 |
| EC314 | Topics in Economic Theory | 15 | 2 | G30B year 3, G30B year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| EC320 | Economics of Public Policy | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3 |
| EC326 | Industrial Economics 2: Strategy , Planning | 15 | 2 | Y602 year 3 |
| EC331 | Research in Applied Economics | 30 | 1, 2 | G30B year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| EC333 | Topics in Financial Economics: Theories and International Finance | 15 | 1 | G30B year 3, G30B year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| EC334 | Topics in Financial Economics: Corporate Finance and Markets | 15 | 2 | G30B year 3, G30B year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| EC336 | International Trade | 15 | 2 | Y602 year 3 |
| EC337 | Industrial Economics 2: Market Economics, Competition , Regulation | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3 |
| EC338 | Econometrics 2: Microeconometrics | 15 | 1 | G30A year 3, G30A year 4, G30B year 3, G30B year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| EC341 | Mathematical Economics 2: Mechanism Design and Alternative Games | 15 | 1 | G30B year 3, G30B year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| EC901 | Economics Analysis | 44 | 1 | G30B year 4 |
| EC9011 | Economic Analysis: Microeconometrics | 24 | 1 | G30B year 4 |
| EC910 | Quantitative Methods: Econometrics B | 50 | 1, 2 | G30A year 4, G30B year 4 |
| EC924 | Monetary Economics | 18 | 2 | G30B year 4 |
| EC931 | International Trade | 18 | 2 | G30B year 4 |
| EC941 | Game Theory | 18 | 2 | G30B year 4 |
| EC943 | Industrial Economics | 18 | 2 | G30B year 4 |
| IB2L9 | Foundations of Marketing | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB253 | Principles of Finance 1 | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB254 | Principles of Finance 2 | 15 | 2 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB337 | Business Taxation | 15 | 2 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB357 | Investment Management | 15 | 1 | G30A year 4 |
| IB359 | Derivatives and Risk Management | 15 | 2 | G30A year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| IB361 | Equality and Diversity | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB362 | Managing Human Resources | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB365 | Marketing Communications | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB368 | International Business Strategy | 15 | 2 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB370 | Managing Strategy in the Digital Era | 15 | 2 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB382 | Project Management | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB384 | Supply Chain Management | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB394 | International Finance Management | 15 | 1 | G30A year 4 |
| IB395 | Finance in New Ventures | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB396 | Financial Statement Analysis , Security Valuation | 15 | 2 | Y602 year 3 |
| IB3F0 | Auditing, Governance , Accountability | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3 |
| IE3E1 | Introduction to Secondary School Teaching | 24 | 2 | Y602 year 3 |
| MA222 | Metric Spaces | 12 | 2 | G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA241 | Combinatorics | 12 | 1 | G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA243 | Geometry | 12 | 1 | G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA249 | Algebra II: Groups and Rings | 12 | 2 | G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA250 | Introduction to Partial Differential Equations | 12 | 2 | G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA251 | Algebra I: Advanced Linear Algebra | 12 | 1 | G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA252 | Combinatorial Optimization | 12 | 2 | G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA256 | Introduction to Systems Biology (suspended in 20/21) | 6 | 3 | G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA257 | Introduction to Number Theory | 12 | 2 | G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA258 | Mathematical Analysis III | 12 | 1 | G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA259 | Multivariable Calculus | 12 | 1 | G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA359 | Measure Theory | 15 | 1 | G30A year 3, G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| MA377 | Rings and Modules | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA390 | Topics in Mathematical Biology | 15 | 1 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA398 | Matrix Analysis and Algorithms | 15 | 1 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3A6 | Algebraic Number Theory | 15 | 1 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3B8 | Complex Analysis | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3D1 | Fluid Dynamics | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3D4 | Fractal Geometry | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3D5 | Galois Theory | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3D9 | Geometry of Curves and Surfaces | 15 | 1 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3E1 | Groups and Representations | 15 | 1 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3F1 | Introduction to Topology | 15 | 1 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3F2 | Knot Theory (suspended in 20/21) | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3G1 | Theory of PDEs | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3G6 | Commutative Algebra | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3G7 | Functional Analysis I | 15 | 1 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3G8 | Functional Analysis II | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3H0 | Numerical Analysis and PDEs | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3H2 | Markov Processes and Percolation Theory | 15 | 1 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3H3 | Set Theory | 15 | 1 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3H5 | Manifolds | 15 | 1 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4 |
| MA3H6 | Algebraic Topology | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4 |
| MA3H7 | Control Theory | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3J2 | Combinatorics II | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3J9 | Historical Challenges in Mathematics | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3K0 | High Dimensional Probability (suspended in 20/21) | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA3K1 | Mathematics of Machine Learning | 15 | 1 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| MA424 | Dynamical Systems | 15 | 1 | G30D year 4 |
| MA426 | Elliptic Curves | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA427 | Ergodic Theory | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA433 | Fourier Analysis | 15 | 1 | G30D year 4 |
| MA453 | Lie Algebras | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA475 | Riemann Surfaces (suspended in 20/21) | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA482 | Stochastic Analysis | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4A2 | Advanced PDEs | 15 | 1 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4A5 | Algebraic Geometry | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4A7 | Quantum Mechanics: Basic Principles and Probabilistic Methods | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4C0 | Differential Geometry | 15 | 1 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4E0 | Lie Groups | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4E7 | Population Dynamics: Ecology and Epidemiology | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4H4 | Geometric Group Theory | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4H8 | Ring Theory (suspended in 20/21) | 15 | 1 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4J0 | Advanced Real Analysis | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4J3 | Graph Theory | 15 | 1 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4L2 | Statistical Mechanics | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| MA4M1 | Epidemiology by Example | 15 | 2 | G30D year 4 |
| ST305 | Designed Experiments | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| ST313 | Third Year Essay / Project (suspended in 20/21) | 15 | Y602 year 3 | |
| ST318 | Probability Theory | 15 | 2 | G30A year 3, G30B year 3, G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| ST329 | Topics in Statistics (suspended in 20/21) | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| ST332 | Medical Statistics | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| ST333 | Applied Stochastic Processes | 15 | 1 | G30A year 3, G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| ST334 | Actuarial Methods | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3, G30A year 3 |
| ST335 | Finance and Financial Reporting | 15 | 1 | G30A year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| ST337 | Bayesian Forecasting and Intervention | 15 | 2 | G30A year 3, G30A year 4, G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| ST338 | Actuarial Models | 15 | 2 | Y602 year 3, G30A year 3 |
| ST339 | Introduction to Mathematical Finance | 15 | 1 | G30A year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| ST340 | Programming for Data Science | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| ST341 | Statistical Genetics | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| ST342 | Mathematics of Random Events | 15 | 1 | G30A year 3, G30D year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| ST343 | Topics in Data Science | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4, Y602 year 3 |
| ST344 | Professional Practice of Data Analysis | 15 | 1 | G30A year 3, Y602 year 3 |
| ST345 | Life Contingencies | 15 | 2 | Y602 year 3, G30A year 3 |
| ST346 | Generalized Linear Models for Regression and Classification | 15 | 1 | Y602 year 3, G30A year 3, G30A year 4, G30D year 4, G30C year 3, G30C year 4 |
| ST401 | Stochastic Methods in Finance | 15 | 1 | G30A year 4, G30D year 4 |
| ST402 | Risk Theory | 15 | 2 | G30A year 4, G30D year 4 |
| ST403 | Brownian Motion | 15 | 1 | G30A year 4, G30D year 4 |
| ST405 | Bayesian Forecasting and Intervention with Advanced Topics | 15 | 2 | G30A year 3, G30A year 4, G30D year 3, G30D year 4 |
| ST406 | Applied Stochastic Processes with Advanced Topics | 15 | 1 | G30A year 3, G30A year 4, G30D year 3, G30D year 4 |
| ST407 | Monte Carlo Methods | 15 | 1 | G30D year 4 |
| ST409 | Medical Statistics with Advanced Topics | 15 | 2 | G30A year 4, G30D year 3, G30D year 4 |
| ST410 | Designed Experiments with Advanced Topics | 15 | 2 | G30A year 4, G30D year 3, G30D year 4 |
| ST411 | Dynamic Stochastic Control (suspended in 20/21) | 15 | 1 | G30A year 4, G30D year 4 |
| ST414 | Advanced Topics in Statistics (suspended in 20/21) | 15 | 2 | G30A year 4, G30D year 4 |
| ST417 | Topics in Applied Probability (suspended in 20/21) | 15 | 3 | G30A year 4, G30D year 4 |
| ST418 | Statistical Genetics with Advanced Topics | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4 |
| ST419 | Advanced Topics in Data Science | 15 | 2 | G30D year 3, G30D year 4 |
| ST420 | Statistical Learning and Big Data | 15 | 2 | G30A year 4, G30D year 4 |
| ST909 | Applications of Stochastic Calculus for Finance | 15 | 2 | G30B year 4, G30C year 4, G30D year 4 |
| ST958 | Advanced Trading Strategies (suspended in 20/21) | 15 | 2 | G30C year 4, G30D year 4 |
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.