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Mathematics and an Arts Subject Joint Honours – (B.A.)
University of Birmingham
Engineering and Physical Sciences| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,805 - ≈ € 13,530 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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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.
Key facts Joint Honours combinations:
You can take the following Arts subjects in a Joint Honours degree with Mathematics:
* French Studies (Joint Honours UCAS code GR11)
* German Studies (Joint Honours UCAS code GR12)
* Music (Joint Honours UCAS code GW13)
* Philosophy (Joint Honours UCAS code GV15)
Duration: 3 years; 4 years if combined with a modern language
Start date: September 2012
Contents
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:
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Number of A levels required: 3
Typical offer: AAB–BBB.
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: 32–36 points including 6 points in Mathematics at HL (for other subject-specific requirements see your chosen Arts subject entry)
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 5.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
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You can contact Dr Stewart Brown to ask a question about Mathematics and an Arts Subject Joint Honours at University of Birmingham.
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