Intro

The volume of data collected and stored by organisations across the globe has grown exponentially, bringing opportunities and challenges to all sectors. Graduates with the ability to organise, analyse and gain insight from large sets of structured and unstructured data are in high demand.

Developed in consultation with industry, our integrated Mathematics for Data Science MMath explores advanced areas of mathematics to masters-level through a blend of theory and real-world practice, providing excellent preparation for doctoral study or your chosen career.

Learning with active researchers, you will develop research skills through project work and explore specialist subjects such as data management, data mining, stochastic modelling and artificial intelligence.

You will build your problem-solving abilities using logic and creativity, working with sophisticated mathematical and statistical software such as Maple, MATLAB, SPSS, Lindo, R and SAS.

Supported by your lecturers and fellow students, you learn in small groups which creates a close-knit working environment. You will develop your understanding of technical maths and the ability to communicate complex ideas in a clear way to non-specialists. And you will apply mathematical techniques to real-world scenarios such as applying statistics to real data sets and the theory behind the applications.

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Key facts

Location Brighton: Moulsecoomb

UCAS code GG31

Full-time 4 years
With placement year 5 years

Accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications

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Course content

Course structure

In the first two years, the emphasis is on developing a solid foundation of essential knowledge and techniques in mathematics, together with an appreciation of the subject.

You’ll have the option to do a placement year, putting the knowledge and skills that you have learned at university into practice in the workplace as well as gaining new skills.

In your final two years a number of modules are research based and relate to research interests of our team. You choose option modules that interest you most and in your final year you will undertake a major individual project.

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Our mathematics department has SAS Academy status. SAS is one of the largest providers of business analytics software in the world. Academy status gives our students the opportunity to meet SAS customers and their industry partners at careers fairs, to train in skills needed by a wide range of companies and organisations, and to be prepared for SAS certification exams. 

Year 1

You will study areas including: core mathematical principles and techniques, statistics, modelling and mechanics, and basic operational research.

Modules

  • Discrete Mathematics

    This module introduces some of the fundamental concepts of discrete mathematics, including mathematical structures. You'll engage with the subject by exploring a set of topics and communicate the results using the language of mathematics.

  • Continuous Mathematics

    The module introduces basic mathematical culture and fundamental concepts in continuous mathematics. You'll explore topics including functions of real variable, notion of continuity and limit, differentiation and optimisation, and advanced methods of calculus, and present your results in a clear and appropriate way.

  • Linear Algebra and Calculus

    This module introduces abstract concepts of linear algebra and applies them to range of different mathematical problems. Rigorous consideration of elementary examples will allow you to develop your understanding of the general common principles that underlie many real-world applications ranging from solving differential equations to computer graphics.

  • Introduction to Statistics

    This module introduces you to statistical and probability concepts and their real-world applications. Software packages such as SPSS and Microsoft Excel will be used to provide you with a grounding in industry appropriate statistical software. You will gain the skills required to apply statistics to real data sets together with the appropriate theory behind the applications.

  • Modelling and Mechanics

    This module will develop your understanding of the modelling process in mathematics, and an appreciation of the success of mechanics in modelling the physical world.

  • Introduction to Operational Research

    This module provides an introduction to the topic of operational research. The key role of operational research is in the development of models to obtain solutions to practical problems in a variety of contexts. You will analyse classical problems and apply standard operational research techniques.

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Year 2

In your second year, you deepen your knowledge of core mathematics and statistics, and study numerical methods, and analysis and algebra. You will also choose additional topics from our option modules.

Modules

  • Further Calculus
  • Linear Mathematics
  • Applied Linear Statistical Models
  • Numerical Methods
  • Analysis and Algebra

Options*

  • Operational Research
  • Mathematical Methods for Statistical Practice
  • Advanced Mechanics

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

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Placement year

You have the option of a year’s paid placement after your second year where you will spend a year working in a professional environment. It’s a great way to build on the skills you have developed on your course and to gain new ones. Our placements team can help you to find the job for you, and you will also have the support of one of our lecturers while on placement so you keep in touch with university.

Year 3

Options*

  • Mathematical Sciences Project
  • Mathematics of Finance
  • Mathematics Education: Research and Experience
  • Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations
  • Historical, Social and Philosophical Perspectives on Maths
  • Methods of Machine Learning
  • Topics in Abstract Algebra
  • Graph Theory and Applications
  • Optimisation Methods
  • Statistical Modelling
  • Time Series and Forecasting
  • Stochastic Methods
  • Complex Analysis

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

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Final year 

In your final year you will undertake an advanced data science project. You also develop your research skills and explore areas that interest you most at a more in-depth level through our option modules.

Module

  • Advanced Data Science Project

Options*

  • Machine Learning for Artificial Intelligence
  • Topics in Actuarial Mathematics
  • Logic and Number Systems
  • Introduction to Topology
  • Partial Differential Equations: Theory and Solutions
  • Medical Statistics
  • The Analysis of Time Series
  • Stochastic Methods and Algorithms
  • Topics in Mathematical Physics
  • Data Management
  • Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery in Data

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

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Professional accreditation  

Our Mathematics for Data Science MMath is accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications to meet the educational requirements of Chartered Mathematician (CMath).

Becoming a Chartered Mathematician means your skills, experience and professionalism as a professional mathematician are recognised. This can give you an advantage when it comes to finding a job and negotiating a salary as employers can be assured of your expertise and transferable skills.

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Prepare for your career 

We focus on employability so that you gain knowledge and skills employers look for. You have the opportunity to:

  • Develop your technical maths expertise and learn how to apply it in diverse contexts
  • Build softer and transferable skills in
    • Team and independent working
    • Communicating complex and technical information
    • Presenting
    • Problem solving
  • Learn with our researchers to develop your research skills
  • Gain classroom experience if you are considering becoming a maths teacher
  • Meet people working in the field and hear from our graduates about their experiences at our annual Mathematics Futures conference.
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Placement

You can do a year’s work placement between year 2 and your third year. There are many advantages of a placement, you can

  • put theory into practice in a real workplace
  • gain new skills which can help in your career
  • explore career options, think about what you don’t want to do as well as what you do
  • boost your confidence and organisational skills
  • build your network of professional contacts
  • come back for your final year more focused, more organised and more confident.

Industry/Professional links 

We focus on what employers are looking for. Our advisory board and alumni feedback on how we develop our courses so you get the most relevant and up to date learning and experience.

Computing and Maths advisory board members:

BT • FDM Group • Innovation Partners • Lighthouse Systems • NHS Business Services Authority • River Red Software • SAS • Society of Data Miners • The Purpose Lab

The Paxton Scholarship, open to computing, maths, engineering and product design students, offers three scholarships a year worth £10,000 and a three-month paid placement at the Brighton technology company.

Supporting you 

We maintain a small intake so students and lecturers get to know each other well in a supportive and friendly learning environment.

Our open-door policy means you can come and see the lecturers if you need help with your academic studies or other support.

You will have a personal tutor who you can talk to about your overall academic and personal welfare.

Your student support and guidance tutor (SSGTs) is here to help you with everything from homesickness to managing stress or accommodation issues.

Peer assisted study sessions (PASS) are a student-led initiative where you can discuss any issues related to course materials and student life in a friendly, informal environment. You can sign up to become a PASS leader yourself in your second and third year and help others and gain some great training and experience.

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Graduate destinations  

Our Mathematics MMath award develops hard and soft skills and can lead to a diverse range of jobs.

Our mathematics graduates are working for organisations including HSBC, Santander, JP Morgan, Legal and General, Direct Line, Transport for London, HMRC, Office for National Statistics, Sainsbury’s Business Intelligence, Marriott Hotels, Cognizant, Kubrick Group, PwC and teaching in schools and universities.

Supporting your employability 

Outside of your course, our Careers Service is here to support you as you discover (and re-discover) your strengths and what matters to you. We are here for you throughout your university journey as you work towards a fulfilling and rewarding career.

Connect with our careers team

  • Find part-time work that you can combine with your studies.
  • Find, or be, a mentor or get involved with our peer-to-peer support scheme.
  • Develop your business ideas through our entrepreneurial support network.
  • Get professional advice and support with career planning, CV writing and interview top tips.
  • Meet potential employers at our careers fairs.
  • Find rewarding volunteering opportunities to help you discover more about what makes you tick, and build your CV.

Whatever your career needs, we are here to help. And that's not just while you are a student, our support carries on after you've graduated.

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Entry criteria

Flexible admissions

When you apply to Brighton we want to hear about who you are. Grades are never the whole picture; we're interested in things like creativity, resourcefulness, persistence and the capacity to think big and find new ways of doing things. And we recognise that not everyone has the same background. That's why we treat everyone who applies as an individual. We recognise many qualifications and we care about all of your achievements and the experiences you've had that set you apart.

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Entry requirements

A-levels or BTEC
Entry requirements are in the range of A-level AAB–BBB (136–120 UCAS Tariff points), or BTEC Extended Diploma DDD–DMM. Our conditional offers typically fall within this range.

A-levels must include maths at grade B.

International Baccalaureate
32 points, with three subjects at Higher level. Higher level subjects must include maths at grade 6.

Access to HE Diploma
Pass with 60 credits overall. Level 3 maths units required. At least 45 credits at level 3, including 30 credits at distinction and maths units at merit or above.

Foundation degree/HND
may enable you to start the course in year 2 or 3. HNC may also count towards direct entry.

Studied before or got relevant experience?
A qualification, HE credits or relevant experience may count towards your course at Brighton, and could mean that you do not have to take some elements of the course or can start in year 2 or 3. 

English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. Find out more about the other English qualifications that we accept.

International requirements and visas

International requirements by country
Country name
Albania
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burma (Myanmar)
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guyana
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Malawi
Malta
Mexico
Moldova
Montenegro
Morocco
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian National Authority
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Syria
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

We can help you meet our English language or academic entry requirements.

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For English language preparation courses.

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For degree preparation courses.

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Applying for a student visa

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Fees

Course fees

UK (full-time) 9,250 GBP

International (full-time) 14,892 GBP

If you choose to take the professional placement (sandwich) year offered on this course you will pay a reduced fee during this year. Our fee for the professional placement year is £1,370 for UK students and £2,120 for international students. This fee may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.

Included in the course fees: access to university facilities, libraries and equipment relevant to your course.

What's included

You may have to pay additional costs during your studies. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. A summary of the costs that you may be expected to pay, and what is included in your fees, while studying a course in the School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering in the 2022–23 academic year are listed here.

  • Travel and accommodation costs are included for all mandatory taught residential field trips, but you’ll need to provide your own food and drink.
  • There will be opportunities to attend additional study trips or optional taught residential field trips throughout the school, but these are not required to pass your course. Normally, a contribution will be required towards expenses such as travel, entrance fees and accommodation. This will vary depending on where and how long the trip is, but you should budget around £1,500.
  • Where optional international field trips are offered, these are not required to pass your course. You should expect to budget £300–£500 for these, to cover flight, accommodation, food and entrance to museums. The total amount spent would be based on location and number of trips taken.
  • If you choose to take an optional paid placement, you’ll be expected to cover your own travel, accommodation, food and drink.
  • Some students require specialist outdoor equipment and/or personal protective equipment (PPE) and should budget up to £150.
  • You will have access to computers and necessary software; however, many students choose to buy their own hardware, software and accessories. The amount spent will depend on your individual choices, but this expenditure is not essential to pass any of our courses. Find out what free software is available from the University of Brighton.
  • Course books are available from the university, but you may wish to budget from £15 to £100 per year to buy your own copies and subscribe to design magazines.
  • In most cases coursework submissions are electronic but students may wish to print notes which would involve an extra cost.
  • Costs of up to £50 are included in the fees for students on engineering courses to pay for materials for their final year projects. On rare occasions where material costs exceed £50, they will need to be paid for by the student.

For architecture, interior architecture, design and product design, additional costs are as follow

  • Students should budget around £25 for printing and binding dissertations in their final year.
  • In your first year of studies, you will need to buy a drawing and modelling toolkit. Each course will suggest a list of items of which some will be essential, and others optional. You should budget around £100–£250 for these.
  • For most courses you will need to budget between £100 to £300 per year for printing and portfolio costs. Costs will vary depending on type of printer and type and size of paper used. Some students tend to work digitally, spending more on printing and some by hand, spending more on materials so these costs vary widely between students.
  • For most courses you will need to budget between £10 and £100 for material costs per design project. Costs will vary depending on how and what you use to make models. You are encouraged to recycle used materials where possible.
  • You will need to budget between £5–£50 to exhibit work for the end-of-year show. Fundraising by the student society, BIAAS, normally helps towards this cost.

You can chat with our enquiries team if you have a question or need more information. Or check our finance pages for advice about funding and scholarships as well as more information about fees and advice on international and island fee-paying status.

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The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2022–23.

Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee.

You can find out more about our fees in the university's student contract and tuition fee policy (pdf).

The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full-time or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

Location and student life

Campus where this course is taught

Moulsecoomb campus

Two miles north of Brighton seafront, Moulsecoomb is our largest campus and student village. Over the last four years Moulsecoomb has undergone a major transformation, planned with accessibility, inclusivity and sustainability in mind.

Over 900 students live here in our halls, Moulsecoomb Place and the new Mithras halls – Brunswick, Goldstone, Hanover, Preston and Regency.

On campus you’ll find professional-standard facilities and learning resources for all of our subjects and a brand new academic building Elm House, alongside the library, student centre, fitness facilities and the Students’ Union.

Moulsecoomb has easy access to buses and trains and to all the exciting things happening in our home city.

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Accommodation

Brighton: Moulsecoomb

We guarantee an offer of a place in halls of residence to all eligible students.

Halls of residence
We have halls of residence across Brighton in the city centre, Moulsecoomb, Varley Park and Falmer.

  • You'll be prioritised for accommodation in the halls that are linked to your teaching base, subject to availability.
  • Moulsecoomb campus is linked to Moulsecoomb Place, Mithras halls and Varley Park. All halls are self-catered.
    • Varley Park offers a mix of rooms. It is around two miles from Moulsecoomb campus and four miles from the city centre. Public transport in the city is excellent, and there’s a shuttle bus between our Brighton campuses during term time.
    • Moulsecoomb Place halls are all self-catered and are located right on campus.

Want to live independently? We can help – find out more about private renting.

Modern accommodation at nearby Varley Halls

Modern accommodation at nearby Varley Park

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Relaxing in halls near the campus

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Students eating at the Hub

Local area

About Brighton

The city of Brighton & Hove is a forward-thinking place which leads the way in the arts, technology, sustainability and creativity. You'll find living here plays a key role in your learning experience.

Brighton is a leading centre for creative media technology, recently named the startup capital of the UK.

The city is home to a national 5G testbed and over 1,000 tech businesses. The digital sector is worth over £1bn a year to the local economy - as much as tourism.

All of our full-time undergraduate courses involve work-based learning - this could be through placements, live briefs and guest lectures. Many of these opportunities are provided by local businesses and organisations.

It's only 50 minutes by train from Brighton to central London and less than 40 minutes to Eastbourne. There are also daily direct trains to Bristol, Bedford, Cambridge, Gatwick Airport, Portsmouth and Southampton.

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Support and wellbeing

Your course team

Your personal academic tutor, course leader and other tutors are all there to help you with your personal and academic progress. You'll also have a student support and guidance tutor (SSGT) who can help with everything from homesickness, managing stress or accommodation issues.

Your academic skills

Our Brighton Student Skills Hub gives you extra support and resources to develop the skills you'll need for university study, whatever your level of experience so far.

Your mental health and wellbeing

As well as being supported to succeed, we want you to feel good too. You'll be part of a community that builds you up, with lots of ways to connect with one another, as well having access to dedicated experts if you need them. Find out more.

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Sport at Brighton

Sport Brighton

Sport Brighton brings together our sport and recreation services. As a Brighton student you'll have use of sport and fitness facilities across all our campuses and there are opportunities to play for fun, fitness or take part in serious competition. 

Find out more about Sport Brighton.

Sports scholarships

Our sports scholarship scheme is designed to help students develop their full sporting potential to train and compete at the highest level. We offer scholarships for elite athletes, elite disabled athletes and talented sports performers.

Find out more about sport scholarships.

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Find out more about how the academic year and degree courses are organised, and about learning and assessment activities you might get to grips with at Brighton. More specific information about this course is detailed in the programme specification (linked below). You can find out also about the support we offer to help you adjust to university life.

Course and module descriptions on this page were accurate when first published and are the basis of the course. Detailed information on any changes we make to modules and learning and assessment activities will be sent to all students by email before enrolment, so that you have all the information before you come to Brighton.

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