Undergraduate Course: Mathematics Advanced Topics (Semester 2) (MATH11250)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course is designed to allow students to receive credits for participating in, and being assessed for, Level 11 (or equivalent) Mathematics courses that are not normally available on our Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate (MSc) Programmes. Typical examples include, but are not limited to, School of Mathematics Postgraduate Research courses, and external courses run by SMSTC, APTS, NATCOR, and similar Taught Course Centres.
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| Course description |
This course is designed to allow students to receive credits for participating in, and being assessed for, Level 11 (or equivalent) Mathematics courses that are not normally available on our Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate (MSc) Programmes. Typical examples include, but are not limited to, School of Mathematics Postgraduate Research courses, and external courses run by SMSTC, APTS, NATCOR and similar Taught Course Centres.
Such courses must be assessed 100% continuously, i.e., there must not be a requirement for the student to take an examination, and the results of the course must be available to the School in adequate time for progression and award decisions to be made.
The suitability of the mathematical content, delivery and assessment structure must be agreed in advance by the Year 5 Organiser. In particular, there must not be significant overlap with existing courses available to Undergraduate or Taught Postgraduate (MSc) Students in the School of Mathematics. Additionally, there must be some formal summative assessment, with appropriate quality assurance in place.
Students require the agreement of the Year 5 Organiser before taking this course; see the pre-requisites and prohibited combinations for further restrictions.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is designed to allow students to receive credit for participating in, and being assessed for, Level 11 (or equivalent) Mathematics courses that are not normally available on our Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate (MSc) Programmes. Typical examples include, but are not limited to, School of Mathematics Postgraduate Research courses, and external courses run by SMSTC, APTS, NATCOR, and similar Taught Course Centres.
Students must be in Year 4 or 5 of one of the School of Mathematics MMath Programmes, with an overall average of at least 80% in each of the previous Honours Years.
Enrolment on the Advanced Topics course must have the agreement of the Year 5 Organizer. It is expected that this will only be granted if the following criteria are met:
- Students have exceptionally strong previous academic performance.
- Students have sought and obtained written permission from the Course Organizer of the existing Level 11 (or equivalent) Mathematics
course they wish to take through the Advanced Topics route. The Course Organizer should be asked to confirm that the student can
enrol on the course; confirm that the student has a suitable background to take the course; and provide a brief syllabus of the course
and a statement describing the assessment method and breakdown.
- The Year 5 Organizer is satisfied with the mathematical content, mode of delivery and assessment structure of the existing course the
student wishes to take. In particular, the course must not have significant overlap with any other School of Mathematics Undergraduate
or Taught Postgraduate (MSc) courses, including any taken by the student through the Semester 1 version of this course (Mathematics
Advanced Topics (Semester 1) - MATH11249). In addition, the course must not have significant overlap with the student's project or
dissertation topic, although it may be aligned to that topic. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework : 100%
Examination : 0%
Note that there must be some formal summative assessment, with appropriate quality assurance in place, and a numerical mark returned; pass/fail courses are not allowed.
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a particular area of Mathematics, not covered elsewhere by our current undergraduate or postgraduate taught programmes.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | MAT2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Geoff Vasil
Tel: (0131 6)50 4899
Email: gvasil@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Greta Mazelyte
Tel:
Email: greta.mazelyte@ed.ac.uk |
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