This programme is available in Edinburgh.
Programme Director: Dr Martin Youngson
Programme Code: F1J1-MSD
For further information about course choices consult:
- Programme Structure and Progression Rules for your own degree programme, with all the fine details.
An optional course may not run if there is insufficient demand for it; some choices of courses may not be available to students in some years because of timetabling constraints.
Year 1
Year 1 Director of Studies:Prof Mark Lawson
- General information for 1st Year mathematics students: click here
Semester 1 Timetable
Semester 2 Timetable
8 courses: 5 mandatory, up to 3 optional courses, up to 2 elective courses
| Semester 1 (Mandatory) | Semester 2 (Mandatory) |
|---|---|
| F17CA1 Calculus A | F17CB2 Calculus B |
| F17CC1 Introduction to University Mathematics | F77SB2 Introduction to Statistical Science B |
| F77SA1 Introduction to Statistical Science A | |
| Semester 1 (Optional) | Semester 2 (Optional choose 1) |
| C27OA1 Introductory Economics | F17GA2 Problem Solving |
| F77PD2 Professional Development Planning | |
| Semester 1 (Elective) | Semester 2 (Elective choose 1) |
| 1 SCQF Level 7 Elective Course | C37FF2 Finance and Financial Reporting |
| 1 SCQF Level 7 Elective Course |
Year 2
Year 2 Director of Studies:Dr Anatoly Konechny
Semester 1 Timetable
Semester 2 Timetable
8 courses: 7 mandatory, 1 optional
| Semester 1 (Mandatory) | Semester 2 (Mandatory) |
|---|---|
| F18CD1 Multivariable Calculus and Real Analysis A | F18CE2 Multivariable Calculus and Real Analysis B |
| F18CF1 Linear Algebra | F78AB2 Actuarial and Financial Mathematics B |
| F78AA1 Actuarial and Financial Mathematics A | F78PB2 Probability and Statistics B |
| F78PA1 Probability and Statistics A | |
| Semester 2 (Optional choose 1) | |
| F18NA2 Numerical Analysis A | |
| C37FF2 Finance and Financial Reporting |
Year 3
Year 3 Director of Studies:Dr Martin Youngson
Semester 1 Timetable
Semester 2 Timetable
8 courses: 4 mandatory, 4 optional.
| Semester 1 (Mandatory) | Semester 2 (Mandatory) |
|---|---|
| F19PL1 Abstract Algebra | F19MO2 Ordinary Differential Equations |
| F79MA1 Statistical Models A | F79MB2 Statistical Models B |
| Semester 1 (Optional choose 2) | Semester 2 (Optional choose 2) |
| C27OA1 Introductory Economics | F19AB2 Applied Mathematics B |
| F19MV1 Vector Analysis | F19MC2 Complex Analysis |
| F19PB1 Pure Mathematics B | F19NB2 Numerical Analysis B |
| F70LA1 Life Insurance Mathematics A | F70LB2 Life Insurance Mathematics B |
| F79PA1 Portfolio Theory and Asset Models | F79DF2 Derivative Markets and Discrete-time Finance |
| F79SP1 Stochastic Processes | F79SU2 Survival Models |
Year 4
Year 4 year in industry coordinator: Dominic Breit
Stage 4: 2 courses (2 mandatory 60-credit courses) for the Diploma in Industrial Training.
Students spend a year in industrial placement.
| Semester 1 (Mandatory) | Semester 2 (Mandatory) |
|---|---|
| F18ZA Industrial Training Placement A | F18ZB Industrial Training Placement B |
Year 5
Year 5 Director of Studies:Prof Andy White
- For an overview of what is in the 4th year courses, click on the Brief Descriptions PDF.
- Some options run subject to demand.
Semester 1 Timetable
Semester 2 Timetable
8 courses: all optional
| Semester 1 ( Optional choose 4) | Semester 2 ( Optional choose 4) |
|---|---|
| F10AC1 Applied Mathematics C | F10AN2 Mathematical Biology B |
| F10AM1 Mathematical Biology A | F10MP2 Partial Differential Equations |
| F10MF1 Functional Analysis | F10ND2 Numerical Analysis D |
| F10MM1 Optimisation | F10PD2 Pure Mathematics D |
| F10NC1 Numerical Analysis C | F10PG2 Geometry |
| F10PC1 Pure Mathematics C | F70LB2 Life Insurance Mathematics B |
| F70CF1 Continuous-time Finance | F70LP2 Life Office Practice |
| F70LA1 Life Insurance Mathematics A | F70RT2 Risk Theory |
| F70PE1 Pensions | F70SP2 Further Stochastic Processes |
| F70SC1 Statistical Computing | F70TS2 Time Series |
| F71RM1 Financial Risk Management | F79BI2 Bayesian Inference and Computational Methods |
| F79PS1 Statistics for Social Science |
† Details of Actuarial Profession Exemptions