MSc in Applicable Mathematics

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Programme Code: TMAPMA

Department: Mathematics

For students starting this programme of study in 2020/21

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

Full year programme. Students must take courses to the value of four full units.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.


Paper	Course number, title (unit value)
Paper 1	Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following:
	MA407 Algorithms and Computation (0.5) ^#
	MA421 Topics in Algorithms (0.5) ^#
Papers 2, 3 & 4	Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following:
	MA402 Mathematical Game Theory (0.5) ^# ^A
	MA408 Topics in Discrete Mathematics (0.5) ^#
	MA409 Continuous Time Optimisation (0.5) ^#
	MA410 Information, Communication and Cryptography (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2023/24)
	MA411 Probability and Measure (0.5) ^#
	MA412 Functional Analysis and its Applications (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2023/24)
	MA413 Games of Incomplete Information (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2023/24)
	MA414 Stochastic Analysis (0.5) ^# (not available 2024/25)
	MA418 Preferences, Optimal Portfolio Choice, and Equilibrium (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2022/23)
	MA420 Topics in Financial Mathematics (0.5) ^#
	MA421 Topics in Algorithms (0.5) ^#
	MA427 Mathematical Optimisation (0.5) ^#
	MA428 Combinatorial Optimisation (0.5) ^#
	MA429 Algorithmic Techniques in Machine Learning (0.5) ^#
	MA430 Efficient Algorithms For Hard Optimisation Problems (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2020/21)
	MA431 Advanced Topics in Operations Research and Applicable Mathematics (0.5) ^# (not available 2024/25)
	MA433 Mathematics of Networks (0.5) ^# ^B
	MA434 Algorithmic Game Theory (0.5) ^# (not available 2024/25)
Papers 5 & 6	Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:
	EC484 Econometric Analysis (1.0) ^#
	EC487 Advanced Microeconomics (1.0) ^#
	FM402 Financial Risk Analysis (0.5) ^#
	FM429 Asset Markets A (0.5) ^#
	FM430 Corporate Finance and Asset Markets (1.0) ^# (withdrawn 2023/24)
	FM441 Derivatives (0.5) ^#
	FM442 Quantitative Methods for Finance and Risk Analysis (0.5) ^# ^C
	GV4A3 Social Choice Theory and Democracy (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2020/21)
	MG409 Auctions and Game Theory (0.5) ^#
	ST409 Stochastic Processes (0.5) ^#
	ST418 Advanced Time Series Analysis (0.5) ^#
	ST422 Time Series (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2024/25)
	Any other paper with the approval of the Programme Director and the teacher responsible for the course, excluding MA415, MA416, MA417 and MA424.
	Papers 2, 3 & 4 options list
Paper 7	MA498 Dissertation in Mathematics (1.0)

Papers 2, 3 & 4 options list

MA402 Mathematical Game Theory (0.5) ^#
MA408 Topics in Discrete Mathematics (0.5) ^#
MA409 Continuous Time Optimisation (0.5) ^#
MA410 Information, Communication and Cryptography (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2023/24)
MA411 Probability and Measure (0.5) ^#
MA412 Functional Analysis and its Applications (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2023/24)
MA413 Games of Incomplete Information (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2023/24)
MA414 Stochastic Analysis (0.5) ^# (not available 2024/25)
MA418 Preferences, Optimal Portfolio Choice, and Equilibrium (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2022/23)
MA419 Search Games (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20)
MA420 Topics in Financial Mathematics (0.5) ^#
MA421 Topics in Algorithms (0.5) ^#
MA427 Mathematical Optimisation (0.5) ^#
MA428 Combinatorial Optimisation (0.5) ^#
MA429 Algorithmic Techniques in Machine Learning (0.5) ^#
MA430 Efficient Algorithms For Hard Optimisation Problems (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2020/21)
MA431 Advanced Topics in Operations Research and Applicable Mathematics (0.5) ^# (not available 2024/25)
MA433 Mathematics of Networks (0.5) ^#
MA434 Algorithmic Game Theory (0.5) ^# (not available 2024/25)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

Footnotes

A : This option will not be available to those who have already studied MA300 and MA301, or who have studied this subject as part of an undergraduate degree.

B : This option will not be available to those who have already studied MA320.

C : Students taking this course can apply for a place on FM457 Applied Computational Finance, a non-assessed computer course.

Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.