9 monthsProgramme duration
20,456 GBPTuition Fee/year
3Scholarships
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Mathematics
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Overview
The Graduate Certificate Mathematical Sciences is designed for applicants who wish to study one of our masters programmes in mathematics or actuarial sciences but who don’t yet have a sufficient level of mathematics or statistics at university to meet the entry requirements. This programme will allow you to gain the knowledge and skills of mathematics and statistics required for progression into one of the following MSc programmes.
- MSc Actuarial Management with Data Science
- MSc Actuarial Science and Management
- MSc Applied Mathematical Sciences
- MSc Computational Mathematics and Data Analysis
- MSc Applied Mathematical Sciences with Climate and Environmental Modelling
- MSc Mathematical Biology, Ecology and Medicine
You can follow a non-graduating programme of study as a pathway onto an MSc programme or you can choose to graduate with a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma.
The exact courses you will study if you apply to this programme will depend on:
- the level of mathematics you have studied at university to date
- the MSc you are planning to study the following year
If you are an applicant from Scotland, the United Kingdom or European Union, it is possible to be issued with a combined offer for the Graduate Certificate followed by your chosen MSc in the following year. Progression to the MSc in the following year will require an overall average of at least 65% in all examinations taken. Unfortunately if you are joining us on a Tier 4 visa this option is not available to you. Nonetheless, Tier 4 applicants can use this Graduate Certificate pathway as an entry qualification for a separate follow up application to one of our many MSc programmes.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Mathematics
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Overview
The Graduate Certificate Mathematical Sciences is designed for applicants who wish to study one of our masters programmes in mathematics or actuarial sciences but who don’t yet have a sufficient level of mathematics or statistics at university to meet the entry requirements. This programme will allow you to gain the knowledge and skills of mathematics and statistics required for progression into one of the following MSc programmes.
- MSc Actuarial Management with Data Science
- MSc Actuarial Science and Management
- MSc Applied Mathematical Sciences
- MSc Computational Mathematics and Data Analysis
- MSc Applied Mathematical Sciences with Climate and Environmental Modelling
- MSc Mathematical Biology, Ecology and Medicine
You can follow a non-graduating programme of study as a pathway onto an MSc programme or you can choose to graduate with a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma.
The exact courses you will study if you apply to this programme will depend on:
- the level of mathematics you have studied at university to date
- the MSc you are planning to study the following year
If you are an applicant from Scotland, the United Kingdom or European Union, it is possible to be issued with a combined offer for the Graduate Certificate followed by your chosen MSc in the following year. Progression to the MSc in the following year will require an overall average of at least 65% in all examinations taken. Unfortunately if you are joining us on a Tier 4 visa this option is not available to you. Nonetheless, Tier 4 applicants can use this Graduate Certificate pathway as an entry qualification for a separate follow up application to one of our many MSc programmes.
Admission Requirements
Applicants who apply for an MSc programme but don't meet the entry requirements (in terms of relevant maths/statistics content) will automatically be considered for the Graduate Certificate as an alternative, where appropriate.
The programme is not suitable for graduates who have not studied any maths and/or statistics at degree level.
Please contact the School if you wish to discuss your suitability for the programme in more detail.
We welcome applications from international students and accept qualifications from around the world. Please refer to the entry requirements for your country for more details.
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