Mathematics MMath - 2025/6

Awarding body

University of Surrey

Teaching institute

University of Surrey

Framework

FHEQ Levels 6 and 7

Final award and programme/pathway title

MMath Mathematics

Subsidiary award(s)

Award Title
BSc (Hons) Mathematics
Ord Mathematics
DipHE Mathematics
CertHE Mathematics

Professional recognition

Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)
This programme is accredited to meet the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation awarded by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.

Modes of study

Route code Credits and ECTS Credits
Full-time UGB19001 480 credits and 240 ECTS credits
Full-time with PTY UGB19003 600 credits and 300 ECTS credits

QAA Subject benchmark statement (if applicable)

Mathematics, statistics and operati (Intg Masters)

Other internal and / or external reference points

N/A

Faculty and Department / School

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences - Mathematics & Physics

Programme Leader

BEVAN Jonathan (Maths & Phys)

Date of production/revision of spec

13/08/2025

Educational aims of the programme

Programme learning outcomes

Attributes Developed Awards Ref.
Demonstrate competent use of programming skills to solve mathematical problems. PT DipHE, Ord, BSc (Hons), MMath

Attributes Developed

C - Cognitive/analytical

K - Subject knowledge

T - Transferable skills

P - Professional/Practical skills

Programme structure

Full-time

This Integrated Master's Degree (Honours) programme is studied full-time over four academic years, consisting of 480 credits (120 credits at FHEQ levels 4, 5, 6 and 7). All modules are semester based and worth 15 credits with the exception of project, practice based and dissertation modules.
Possible exit awards include:
- Bachelor's Degree (Honours) (360 credits)
- Bachelor's Degree (Ordinary) (300 credits)
- Diploma of Higher Education (240 credits)
- Certificate of Higher Education (120 credits)

Full-time with PTY

This Integrated Master's Degree (Honours) programme is studied full-time over five academic years, consisting of 600 credits (120 credits at FHEQ levels 4, 5, 6, 7 and the optional professional training year). All modules are semester based and worth 15 credits with the exception of project, practice based and dissertation modules.
Possible exit awards include:
- Bachelor's Degree (Honours) (360 credits)
- Bachelor's Degree (Ordinary) (300 credits)
- Diploma of Higher Education (240 credits)
- Certificate of Higher Education (120 credits)

Programme Adjustments (if applicable)

N/A

Modules

Year 1 - FHEQ Level 4

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
MAT1030 CALCULUS Compulsory 15 1
MAT1031 ALGEBRA Compulsory 15 1
MAT1032 REAL ANALYSIS 1 Compulsory 15 1
MAT1033 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Compulsory 15 1
MAT1034 LINEAR ALGEBRA Compulsory 15 2
MAT1036 CLASSICAL DYNAMICS Compulsory 15 2
MAT1042 MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Compulsory 15 2
MAT1043 MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS Compulsory 15 2

Module Selection for Year 1 - FHEQ Level 4

N/A

Year 2 - FHEQ Level 5

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
MAT2001 NUMERICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS Compulsory 15 2
MAT2003 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES Optional 15 2
MAT2004 REAL ANALYSIS 2 Compulsory 15 1
MAT2007 ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Compulsory 15 1
MAT2009 OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND OPTIMIZATION Optional 15 1
MAT2011 LINEAR PDES Compulsory 15 2
MAT2013 MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS Optional 15 1
MAT2047 CURVES AND SURFACES Optional 15 1
MAT2048 GROUPS & RINGS Optional 15 2
MAT2050 INVISCID FLUID DYNAMICS Optional 15 2
MAT2054 FUNCTIONS OF A COMPLEX VARIABLE Compulsory 15 1
MAT2053 LINEAR STATISTICAL MODELS Optional 15 2

Module Selection for Year 2 - FHEQ Level 5

Students must choose all 5 modules marked compulsory, at least one of MAT2050 and MAT2048, and 2 further optional modules. Not more than 4 modules may be taken in any one semester.

Year 3 - FHEQ Level 6

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
MAT3008 LAGRANGIAN & HAMILTONIAN DYNAMICS Optional 15 1
MAT3009 MANIFOLDS AND TOPOLOGY Optional 15 1
MAT3032 ADVANCED ALGEBRA Optional 15 1
MAT3039 QUANTUM MECHANICS Optional 15 2
MAT3040 MATHEMATICAL ECOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Optional 15 1
MAT3043 GRAPHS AND NETWORKS Optional 15 2
MAT3044 RIEMANNIAN GEOMETRY Optional 15 2
MAT3051 MATHEMATICS OF DATA SCIENCE Optional 15 2
MAT3052 BAYESIAN INFERENCE FOR DATA SCIENCES Optional 15 1
PHY3063 STEM EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Optional 15 2
MAT3053 MATHEMATICS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE Optional 15 1
MAT3054 MATHEMATICAL TIME SERIES Optional 15 2
MAT3041 MATHEMATICAL FLUID MECHANICS Optional 15 2
PHY3073 FINANCIAL METHODS AND QUANTUM OPTIMISATION Optional 15 1

Module Selection for Year 3 - FHEQ Level 6

In any given academic year, a subset of the modules will be delivered. Students select 4 modules from those available each semester.

Year 4 - FHEQ Level 7

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
MATM027 NONLINEAR WAVE EQUATIONS Optional 15 1
MATM035 REPRESENTATION THEORY Optional 15 2
MATM059 CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS Optional 15 2
MATM063 PRINCIPLES OF DATA SCIENCE Optional 15 2
MATM065 MATHEMATICS OF DATA SCIENCE Optional 15 2
PHYM039 TOPICS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS Optional 15 2
MATM066 MMATH PROJECT Compulsory 45 Year-long
MATM067 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND FINANCIAL INFORMATICS Optional 15 1
MATM068 FINANCIAL MARKETS AND DERIVATIVE PRICING Optional 15 1
MATM071 DATA DRIVEN METHODS Optional 15 2
MATM072 MATHEMATICS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE WITH ADVANCED TOPICS Optional 15 1
MATM073 MATHEMATICAL ECOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY WITH ADVANCED TOPICS Optional 15 1
MATM031 NONLINEAR PATTERNS Optional 15 2

Module Selection for Year 4 - FHEQ Level 7

Students must take MATM066. In any given academic year a subset of the optional modules will be delivered. Students select 3 optional modules in one semester and 2 optional modules in the other semester.

Students who have taken MAT3051 may not select MATM065 due to overlap between the two modules.

Students who have taken MAT3053 may not select MATM072 due to overlap between the two modules.

Students who have taken MAT3040 may not select MATM073 due to overlap between the two modules.

Students who have taken MAT2052 may not select PHYM039 due to overlap between the two modules.

Year 1 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 4

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
MAT1030 CALCULUS Compulsory 15 1
MAT1031 ALGEBRA Compulsory 15 1
MAT1032 REAL ANALYSIS 1 Compulsory 15 1
MAT1033 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Compulsory 15 1
MAT1034 LINEAR ALGEBRA Compulsory 15 2
MAT1036 CLASSICAL DYNAMICS Compulsory 15 2
MAT1042 MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Compulsory 15 2
MAT1043 MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS Compulsory 15 2

Module Selection for Year 1 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 4

N/A

Year 2 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 5

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
MAT2001 NUMERICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS Compulsory 15 2
MAT2003 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES Optional 15 2
MAT2004 REAL ANALYSIS 2 Compulsory 15 1
MAT2007 ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Compulsory 15 1
MAT2009 OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND OPTIMIZATION Optional 15 1
MAT2011 LINEAR PDES Compulsory 15 2
MAT2013 MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS Optional 15 1
MAT2047 CURVES AND SURFACES Optional 15 1
MAT2048 GROUPS & RINGS Optional 15 2
MAT2050 INVISCID FLUID DYNAMICS Optional 15 2
MAT2054 FUNCTIONS OF A COMPLEX VARIABLE Compulsory 15 1
MAT2053 LINEAR STATISTICAL MODELS Optional 15 2

Module Selection for Year 2 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 5

Students must choose all 5 modules marked compulsory, at least one of MAT2050 and MAT2048, and 2 further optional modules. Not more than 4 modules may be taken in any one semester.

Year 3 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 6

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
MAT3008 LAGRANGIAN & HAMILTONIAN DYNAMICS Optional 15 1
MAT3009 MANIFOLDS AND TOPOLOGY Optional 15 1
MAT3032 ADVANCED ALGEBRA Optional 15 1
MAT3039 QUANTUM MECHANICS Optional 15 2
MAT3040 MATHEMATICAL ECOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Optional 15 1
MAT3043 GRAPHS AND NETWORKS Optional 15 2
MAT3044 RIEMANNIAN GEOMETRY Optional 15 2
MAT3051 MATHEMATICS OF DATA SCIENCE Optional 15 2
MAT3052 BAYESIAN INFERENCE FOR DATA SCIENCES Optional 15 1
PHY3063 STEM EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Optional 15 2
MAT3053 MATHEMATICS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE Optional 15 1
MAT3054 MATHEMATICAL TIME SERIES Optional 15 2
MAT3041 MATHEMATICAL FLUID MECHANICS Optional 15 2
PHY3073 FINANCIAL METHODS AND QUANTUM OPTIMISATION Optional 15 1

Module Selection for Year 3 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 6

In any given academic year, a subset of the modules will be delivered. Students select 4 modules from those available each semester.

Professional Training Year (PTY) -

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
MATP008 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING YEAR MODULE (FULL-YEAR WORK) Core 120 Year-long
MATP009 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING YEAR MODULE (FULL-YEAR STUDY) Core 120 Year-long

Module Selection for Professional Training Year (PTY) -

N/A

Year 4 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 7

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
MATM027 NONLINEAR WAVE EQUATIONS Optional 15 1
MATM035 REPRESENTATION THEORY Optional 15 2
MATM059 CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS Optional 15 2
MATM063 PRINCIPLES OF DATA SCIENCE Optional 15 2
MATM065 MATHEMATICS OF DATA SCIENCE Optional 15 2
PHYM039 TOPICS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS Optional 15 2
MATM066 MMATH PROJECT Compulsory 45 Year-long
MATM067 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND FINANCIAL INFORMATICS Optional 15 1
MATM068 FINANCIAL MARKETS AND DERIVATIVE PRICING Optional 15 1
MATM071 DATA DRIVEN METHODS Optional 15 2
MATM072 MATHEMATICS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE WITH ADVANCED TOPICS Optional 15 1
MATM073 MATHEMATICAL ECOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY WITH ADVANCED TOPICS Optional 15 1
MATM031 NONLINEAR PATTERNS Optional 15 2

Module Selection for Year 4 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 7

Students must take MATM066. In any given academic year a subset of the optional modules will be delivered. Students select 3 optional modules in one semester and 2 optional modules in the other semester.

Students who have taken MAT3051 may not select MATM065 due to overlap between the two modules.

Students who have taken MAT3053 may not select MATM072 due to overlap between the two modules.

Students who have taken MAT3040 may not select MATM073 due to overlap between the two modules.

Students who have taken MAT2052 may not select PHYM039 due to overlap between the two modules.

Opportunities for placements / work related learning / collaborative activity

Associate Tutor(s) / Guest Speakers / Visiting Academics N
Professional Training Year (PTY) Y
Placement(s) (study or work that are not part of PTY) N
Clinical Placement(s) (that are not part of the PTY scheme) N
Study exchange (Level 5) N
Dual degree N

Quality assurance

The Regulations and Codes of Practice for taught programmes can be found at:

https://www.surrey.ac.uk/quality-enhancement-standards

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2025/6 academic year.