Undergraduate study
Mathematics 2020/21
Let’s start with ‘Why Mathematics at Huddersfield?’
Check this out! Placements We encourage all our students to undertake a placement year in industry with support from our dedicated Placement Unit.
You’re probably looking at various universities, trying to weigh up what is good about this one? What’s better about that one? Where’s the best location? Who’s got the best facilities? There’s lots to think about, so we’ve created this handy guide which gives you some quick answers to the question ‘why Mathematics at Huddersfield?’
Teaching Excellence The University is number one in England for the proportion of staff with teaching qualifications (HESA 2018).
From work placements, teaching excellence to employment. We know your time is precious, so let us help you decide.
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Future Employment 97.3% of our undergraduate students go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating. This places us in the top 20 UK Higher Education providers.*
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UK domiciled, Full Time, First Degree, DLHE 2016/17
Mathematics
Mathematics BSc(Hons)
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr
BSc(Hons) Your course Our degree focuses on the mathematics you’ll need to solve real world problems using mathematical modelling, statistics and computing.
Entry requirements: BBB*/DDD in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering or Science/ Technology plus Mathematics A Level/120 ** Plus GSCE English Language or Literature at grade 4/C and Maths at grade 5/B
We teach calculus, from the basics and the underlying theory all the way through to partial differential equations. We cover statistics from basic probability to the frontiers of Big Data, and you’ll also study numerical computing so you’re able to use mathematical software intelligently and write your own programs. More importantly we introduce you to the creative side of mathematics, developing new models and new techniques and teach you the skills you need to explain what you’ve done to a non-technical audience.
Example modules • Group Project • Mathematical Programming • Mathematical Methods and Modelling • Big Data Analytics
Your future This course develops useful graduate skills for a future working in a range of industries, which could include the aerospace, energy, social media, environmental, pharmaceutical, finance and electronics industries. You could consider roles such as, chartered accountant, data scientist, software engineer and research scientist across a variety of industries.
A Level must include Mathematics *
From a combination of level 3 qualifications including Mathematics A Level **
For detailed module, course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit courses.hud.ac.uk
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Placements Our Placement Unit gives the support you need to help you find a placement in industry. They’ll link you with placement opportunities, help with your CV and mock interviews with you. The School of Computing and Engineering has a dedicated Placement Unit and each year we place up to 200 students in companies such as Microsoft, Nestle, Cummins and BMW, as well as a number of smaller local and regional businesses. All of our full-time undergraduate courses offer the option of a placement and our experienced team of staff will help you find a placement in an industry that suits you. Our specialised database, ePlacement will give you access to hundreds of placement opportunities, many of which are advertised only through the University of Huddersfield as a result of our longstanding relationships with companies.
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Meet our staff Using mathematics to solve industrial problems “There are two places you can look for new mathematical ideas; one is just digging deeper into existing mathematics and the other is to go out and look for new phenomena, and industry is full of those. I’ve always been fascinated by numbers, patterns and understanding how things work which has led to my study of Mathematics and, in particular, Industrial Mathematics. This involves working with industry to use existing mathematics and develop new mathematics to address the challenges they are currently facing. I was first introduced to this approach to Mathematics when I joined the University of Limerick which had just received funding to set up an Industrial Mathematics group. It was there that drinks company Diageo approached me to investigate bubbles in a pint of Guinness. This research earned me The Economist Babbage Award for Bizarre Boffinry! Here at Huddersfield I’m helping set up a new Institute for Mathematics and Data Science. I’ve been really impressed by the students here and in particular those participating in the Enterprise Design Challenge. I had a chance to wander round as a judge, meet the teams and ask them about their work. I was amazed by what they had achieved in so short a time. As with many academics I love the “aha” moment when a student gets a concept. I also enjoy it when students are learning a new mathematical technique and ask me what they will ever use it for: that’s a great excuse to talk about some of the work I’ve done with industry and explain how differential equations can be used to model coffee brewing, or how integrals can be used to describe the molding of contact lenses.”
Professor William Lee. Industrial Mathematics, Department of Computer Science
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The legal bit This brochure was prepared in the Spring of 2019 for courses starting in September 2020 and is up to date as at the date of publication. Any subsequent changes to information will be published in the course information listings on our website www.courses.hud.ac.uk and you should check our website for the latest information before you apply. Changes to a course you have applied for If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment.
Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have a range of options to choose from and we will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.
Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but this may not always be the case. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will carry out suitable consultation with affected students. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.
Major changes
Termination of course
We will only make major changes to the core curriculum of a course or to our services if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change in this context is a change that materially changes the services available to you; or the outcomes, or a significant part, of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), classes, type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum.
In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed and we will notify you as soon as possible about what your options are, which may include transferring to a suitable replacement course for which you are qualified, being provided with individual teaching to complete the award for which you were registered, or claiming an interim award and exiting the University. If you do not wish to take up any of the options that are made available to you, then you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the course without liability to the University for future tuition fees and you will be entitled to a refund of all course fees paid to date. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.
Changes to your course after you enrol as a student We will always try to deliver your course and other services as described. However, sometimes we may have to make changes as set out below: Changes to option modules
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For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators; to meet the latest requirements of a commissioning or accrediting body; to improve the quality of educational provision; in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback; and/or to reflect academic or professional changes within subject areas. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment.
We hope you’ve found all the information you need to inspire you to become a student here at Huddersfield. Now all you need to do is apply.
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When to apply
If this is your first (undergraduate) degree and you want to study a full-time course, then you’ll apply via UCAS at ucas.com
If you want to start your course in September 2020, you can apply to UCAS any time from 1 September 2019 onwards. Please make sure UCAS receives your application by 15 January 2020.
If you’re at a college or school right now, it’s probably already registered with UCAS. The best thing to do is ask your teacher or careers adviser to help with your application. Once you’ve applied we’ll keep in touch with you throughout the application process, so you’re up to speed with what’s going on.
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