Mathematics and an Arts Subject Joint Honours

Description

A Joint Honours degree programme involves the study of two subjects to Honours degree level.
If you study a subject in a Joint Honours programme, you work at exactly the same level and to the same academic standard as students taking that subject in a Single Honours programme. Joint Honours students are simply required to choose fewer topics from the range of options available in each half of the programme.

On a Joint Honours degree in Mathematics with an Arts subject, you spend half of your time studying Mathematics and half studying an Arts subject. Both subjects are taken at the same level as students on Single Honours programmes.
At Birmingham we have worked hard to provide a wide range of Mathematics Joint Honours programmes. You can combine Mathematics with language studies, certain historical subjects, Philosophy and Music.
The Mathematics half of the programme is carefully designed to give you access to as many topics in later years of the programme as possible. It will help you to develop many of the skills you would get studying just Mathematics, such as the ability to formulate and tackle problems, to think logically, to use technical language and to express complex ideas clearly and accurately. Combined with the complementary skills offered by your Arts studies, a Joint Honours degree makes you very attractive to employers.

Joint Honours combinations:

You can take the following Arts subjects in a Joint Honours degree with Mathematics:

• (Joint Honours UCAS code GR12)

Duration: 3 years; 4 years if combined with a modern language

Start date: September 2012

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 3805 Year (EEA)
• EUR 13530 Year (Non-EEA)

Home/EU £3,375; International £12,000

• English

Course Content

First year

The first two years are carefully designed to allow you as much choice as possible in your final year. In the first year, alongside a half-programme in your Arts subject, you take core calculus and algebra together with either applied mathematics or discrete mathematics and statistics.

Second year

You take Mathematics modules in advanced calculus, pure mathematics, and management mathematics. Your computer skills are developed with an introduction to programming.

Third year

The third year offers you a choice of Mathematics modules with the opportunity to study subjects such as number theory, numerical methods or the history of mathematics.

Teaching and assessment

The typical Mathematics module is taught by a mixture of lectures and classes, which range from weekly small tutorials with a personal tutor, to larger examples classes with a lecturer and several teaching assistants. Assessment usually involves a mixture of continuous assessment during semesters and a formal examination in the summer. Other modules might involve computer labs or group work.

Career opportunities

Almost all of the career paths open to graduates in both Mathematics and your other chosen subject are available to you. Your ability to problem-solve and think logically, combined with your communications and organisational skills, will make you very attractive to employers.
Please read the entry for the other subject you wish to combine with Mathematics.

Related links

School of Mathematics website: www.mat.bham.ac.uk

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 5.5 CAE score : 80(Grade A) TOEFL iBT® test : 80

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

Number of A levels required: 3

Typical offer: AABBBB.

Required subjects and grades: A level Mathematics at grade A (for other subject-specific requirements see your chosen Arts subject entry)

General Studies: accepted

Additional information:

Typical offer grades are for guidance only, and will depend on the subjects you are combining. Please read the entries for both subjects. Where there is a disparity between the typical offer for Subject A and the typical offer for Subject B, the higher offer should be taken as the usual offer for the combination of the two.
Other qualifications are considered |

International students:

International Baccalaureate Diploma: 3236 points including 6 points in Mathematics at HL (for other subject-specific requirements see your chosen Arts subject entry)

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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