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Degree Programme Table: Mathematics and Business BSc (Hons) (UTBSCMATBU1F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please refer to the course selection information at https://teaching.maths.ed.ac.uk/main/undergraduate/getting-started/course-selection-and-timetabling

Some compulsory courses 'must be passed' before students are permitted to progress to the next year of the programme. This condition is stated clearly in the information below.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Introduction to Linear Algebra

Must be passed and taken during Semester 1

MATH08057 20 credits
Calculus and its Applications

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

MATH08058 20 credits
Proofs and Problem Solving

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

MATH08059 20 credits
Global Challenges for Business

Must be taken during Semester 1

BUST08035 20 credits
The Business of Edinburgh

Must be taken during Semester 2

BUST08036 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Maths Y1 Fundamentals

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Choose this course if you do not have Advanced Higher Mathematics or you have Grade C or below (or if you have neither Grade A* in A Level Mathematics nor Grade A in A Level Further Mathematics).
Fundamentals of Algebra and Calculus
MATH07003 20 credits
OR

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
Notes:
Students are *recommended* to take ECNM08004 Economic Principles (20 credits).
Students must consult course prerequisites and other requirements carefully when making course choices.

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Some compulsory courses 'must be passed' before students are permitted to progress to the next year of the programme. This condition is stated clearly in the information below.

Students must also achieve a minimum mark of 50% in ONE Level 8 Business course from the optional courses listed below in Year 2.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Several Variable Calculus and Differential Equations

Must be passed and taken during Semester 1

MATH08063 20 credits
Probability

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH08066 10 credits
Fundamentals of Pure Mathematics

Must be taken during Semester 2

MATH08064 20 credits
Statistics (Year 2)

Must be taken during Semester 2

MATH08051 10 credits
Facets of Mathematics

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH08068 10 credits
Computing and Numerics

Must be taken during Semester 2

MATH08065 10 credits

Course options

ROU_H_UTMAH Business level 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Principles of Finance
BUST08003 20 credits
Marketing
BUST08004 20 credits
Business Economics
BUST08005 20 credits
International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A
BUST08008 20 credits
International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B
BUST08009 20 credits
Human Resource Management 2
BUST08027 20 credits
Organisational Behaviour 2
BUST08028 20 credits
Business Simulation
BUST08031 20 credits
Business Analytics and Information Systems
BUST08032 20 credits
Fundamentals of Programming for Business Applications
BUST08039 20 credits
Understanding and Delivering Public Services
BUST08042 20 credits
Planning for a start-up
BUST08052 20 credits
Innovation and Enterprise
BUST08053 20 credits
Business and Sustainability
BUST08055 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students wishing to undertake a non-compulsory Year Abroad in Year 3 should have achieved 'A' grades in the following courses:

- Introduction to Linear Algebra
- Proofs and Problem Solving
- Calculus and its Applications
- Several Variable Calculus and Differential Equations
- Fundamentals of Pure Mathematics

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Honours Differential Equations

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH10066 20 credits
Strategic Management

Must be taken during Semester 1

CMSE10002 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

HAna/HCoV choice

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Honours Complex Variables
MATH10067 20 credits
Honours Analysis
MATH10068 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

2024 - 25: UTMATHB : Y3 options : SEMESTER 1

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Stochastic Modelling
MATH10007 10 credits
Combinatorics and Graph Theory
MATH10072 10 credits
Geometry
MATH10074 10 credits
Statistical Methodology
MATH10095 10 credits
Numerical Linear Algebra
MATH10098 10 credits
AND

2024-25: UTMATHB : Y3 options : SEMESTER 2

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Financial Mathematics
MATH10003 10 credits
Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations and Applications
MATH10060 10 credits
Introduction to Number Theory
MATH10071 10 credits
Linear Programming, Modelling and Solution
MATH10073 10 credits
Statistical Computing
MATH10093 10 credits
Applied Statistics
MATH10096 10 credits
Metric Spaces
MATH10101 10 credits
Classical Mechanics for Mathematicians
MATH10106 10 credits
Statistics in Education
MATH10108 10 credits
AND

2024-25: UTMATHB : Y3 options : Business options

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
BUST09007 Preparing for your Dissertation and CMSE1003 Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis are recommended for students intending to take BUST10158 Business Honours Dissertation.
Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency
ACCN10026 20 credits
The Accounting Profession
ACCN10027 20 credits
Preparing for your Dissertation
BUST09007 0 credits
Business Ethics
BUST10004 20 credits
International Business in Emerging Markets
BUST10018 20 credits
The Economics of Corporate Strategy
BUST10021 20 credits
Futures and Options
BUST10023 20 credits
Quality Management
BUST10024 20 credits
Managing Employment Law
BUST10028 20 credits
Operations Strategy
BUST10092 20 credits
International Strategic Management in Practice
BUST10104 20 credits
Managing Change
BUST10107 20 credits
The Entrepreneurial Manager
BUST10115 20 credits
Economic Aspects of Competition Policy
BUST10124 20 credits
Applications of Human Resource Management
BUST10129 20 credits
Decision Analytics
BUST10133 20 credits
Mathematical Programming in Advanced Analytics
BUST10134 20 credits
Management Science and Operations Analytics
BUST10135 20 credits
Business and Society: The Impact of Globalisation
BUST10136 20 credits
Global Creative Industries: The art of business and the business of art
BUST10140 20 credits
Service Management in an International Context
BUST10142 20 credits
Digital Business
BUST10144 20 credits
The Future of Work
BUST10147 20 credits
Global Business and the Sustainable Development Goals
BUST10148 20 credits
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
BUST10149 20 credits
Eco-Innovation for a Circular Economy
BUST10153 20 credits
Global Macro Investing
BUST10157 20 credits
Marketing & Climate Change
BUST10160 20 credits
Crisis Management for Organisations
BUST10162 20 credits
Entrepreneurship and Business Growth
BUST10163 20 credits
Managing in the third sector
BUST10166 20 credits
Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis
CMSE10003 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

MathsBusiness : Y4 Projects

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Taking Statistical Case Studies together with Mathematics Project is not recommended, as both are year-long courses with final deadlines very close together.
Business Honours Dissertation
BUST10158 40 credits
Mathematical Education
MATH10010 20 credits
Project in Mathematics (Double)
MATH10031 40 credits
Mathematics Project
MATH10063 20 credits
Statistical Case Studies
MATH10102 20 credits
AND

HAlg/HAna/HCoV choice

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Honours Complex Variables
MATH10067 20 credits
Honours Analysis
MATH10068 20 credits
Honours Algebra
MATH10069 20 credits
AND

2024-25: UTMATHB : Y4/5 options : FULL YEAR

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Probability, Measure & Finance
MATH10024 20 credits
AND

2024-25: UTMATHB : Y4/5 options : SEMESTER 1

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Stochastic Modelling
MATH10007 10 credits
Mathematical Biology
MATH10013 10 credits
Commutative Algebra
MATH10017 10 credits
Theory of Statistical Inference
MATH10028 10 credits
Essentials in Analysis and Probability
MATH10047 10 credits
Applied Stochastic Differential Equations
MATH10053 10 credits
Fundamentals of Operational Research
MATH10065 10 credits
Combinatorics and Graph Theory
MATH10072 10 credits
Geometry
MATH10074 10 credits
General Topology
MATH10076 10 credits
Group Theory
MATH10079 10 credits
Linear Analysis
MATH10082 10 credits
Statistical Methodology
MATH10095 10 credits
Numerical Linear Algebra
MATH10098 10 credits
Entrepreneurship in the Mathematical Sciences
MATH10099 10 credits
Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
MATH10100 10 credits
Quantum Mechanics for Mathematicians
MATH10107 10 credits
Introduction to Lie Groups
MATH11053 10 credits
Topics in Ring and Representation Theory
MATH11144 10 credits
Differential Geometry
MATH11235 10 credits
Axiomatic Set Theory
MATH11236 10 credits
Classical Field Theory
MATH11241 10 credits
AND

2024-25: UTMATHB : Y4/5 options : Semester 2

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Financial Mathematics
MATH10003 10 credits
Fourier Analysis
MATH10051 10 credits
Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations and Applications
MATH10060 10 credits
Multivariate Data Analysis
MATH10064 10 credits
Introduction to Number Theory
MATH10071 10 credits
Linear Programming, Modelling and Solution
MATH10073 10 credits
Algebraic Topology
MATH10077 10 credits
Galois Theory
MATH10080 10 credits
Advanced Methods of Applied Mathematics
MATH10086 20 credits
Statistical Computing
MATH10093 10 credits
Applied Statistics
MATH10096 10 credits
Metric Spaces
MATH10101 10 credits
Classical Mechanics for Mathematicians
MATH10106 10 credits
Statistics in Education
MATH10108 10 credits
Algebraic Geometry
MATH11120 10 credits
Geometry of General Relativity
MATH11138 10 credits
Applied Dynamical Systems
MATH11140 10 credits
Numerical Partial Differential Equations
MATH11207 10 credits
Analytic Number Theory
MATH11226 10 credits
Topics in Mathematical Physics A
MATH11227 10 credits
Numerical Methods for Uncertainty Quantification
MATH11246 10 credits
Fluid Dynamics
MATH11248 10 credits
AND

2024-25: UTMATHB : Y4/5 : PGT courses without concession

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These Postgraduate Taught courses may be taken by Undergraduate students *without* requiring a concession. (NB. students on Postgraduate taught programmes are given priority in the allocation of places.)
Finance, Risk and Uncertainty
MATH11088 10 credits
Fundamentals of Optimization
MATH11111 10 credits
Time Series
MATH11131 10 credits
Financial Risk Theory
MATH11132 10 credits
Large Scale Optimization for Data Science
MATH11147 10 credits
Optimization Methods in Finance
MATH11158 10 credits
Bayesian Data Analysis
MATH11175 10 credits
Bayesian Theory
MATH11177 10 credits
Topics in Applied Operational Research
MATH11183 10 credits
Incomplete Data Analysis
MATH11185 10 credits
Generalised Regression Models
MATH11187 10 credits
Integer and Combinatorial Optimization
MATH11192 10 credits
Operational Research in the Energy Industry
MATH11193 10 credits
Numerical Probability and Monte Carlo
MATH11202 10 credits
Machine Learning in Python
MATH11205 10 credits
Biostatistics
MATH11230 10 credits
Industrial Mathematics
MATH11231 10 credits
Targeted Causal Learning
MATH11238 10 credits
Numerical Methods for Data
MATH11240 10 credits
Design and Sampling for Data Science
MATH11245 10 credits
Optimization under Uncertainty
MATH11247 10 credits
AND

2024-25: UTMATHB : Y4/5 : Approved Outside Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Decision Analytics
BUST10133 20 credits
Mathematical Programming in Advanced Analytics
BUST10134 20 credits
AND

ROU_H_UT International Business 4_10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency
ACCN10026 20 credits
The Accounting Profession
ACCN10027 20 credits
Business Ethics
BUST10004 20 credits
Consumer Behaviour
BUST10007 20 credits
Corporate Finance
BUST10012 20 credits
The Economics of Corporate Strategy
BUST10021 20 credits
Futures and Options
BUST10023 20 credits
Quality Management
BUST10024 20 credits
Managing Employment Law
BUST10028 20 credits
Financial Services Marketing
BUST10033 20 credits
Operations Strategy
BUST10092 20 credits
Managing Change
BUST10107 20 credits
Marketing and Society
BUST10108 20 credits
The Entrepreneurial Manager
BUST10115 20 credits
Enterprise Consultancy Project
BUST10120 20 credits
Economic Aspects of Competition Policy
BUST10124 20 credits
Brand Culture
BUST10127 20 credits
Applications of Human Resource Management
BUST10129 20 credits
Decision Analytics
BUST10133 20 credits
Mathematical Programming in Advanced Analytics
BUST10134 20 credits
Management Science and Operations Analytics
BUST10135 20 credits
Digital Business
BUST10144 20 credits
The Future of Work
BUST10147 20 credits
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
BUST10149 20 credits
Interactive Retailing
BUST10150 20 credits
Theories and Techniques of Persuasion
BUST10151 20 credits
Eco-Innovation for a Circular Economy
BUST10153 20 credits
Fixed Income Analysis
BUST10156 20 credits
Global Macro Investing
BUST10157 20 credits
Marketing & Climate Change
BUST10160 20 credits
Crisis Management for Organisations
BUST10162 20 credits
Entrepreneurship and Business Growth
BUST10163 20 credits
Managing in the third sector
BUST10166 20 credits
Strategy, Power and Politics: The Art of Government
BUST10168 20 credits
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