Introduction

Differences between honours and pre-honours and the courses available to you.

Year CoordinatorJohan Martens
Year SecretaryGreta Mazelyte 

Compulsory courses

There are four compulsory 20 credit courses for the Mathematics BSc, MA and MMath degrees:

  • Honours Analysis (Semester 1)
  • Honours Differential Equations (Semester 1)
  • Honours Algebra (Semester 2)
  • Honours Complex Variables (Semester 2)

Applied Mathematics programmes are slightly different, and for joint degrees, you may have a choice between one or more of them. Please check the DRPS

Optional courses

All other Year 3 Mathematics courses are 10 credits and run for a single semester. You can see the options open to you on your Degree Programme Table 

Choosing your Year 4 project in Year 3

You will decide which project you will be doing in Semester 2. 

You can see more information about these projects in the Year 4

Taking extra credits

Taking more than 120 credits in an honours year requires a concession from College. This is only granted for students with an exceptionally strong record, and is rare.

Please see section 44 onwards about applying to do extra credits on the undergraduate degree programme regulations

You can ask your Student Adviser or ACL about this, if they believe taking extra credits is appropriate, they will advise the School Curriculum Approval Officer who will make the College application on your behalf. If you are accepted, you will have to choose which of your 120 credits will count towards your degree classification. This has to be done in advance of you taking any exams.

Assessment

Find out how your courses are assessed 

Examinations

Information about examinations and the procedures of resits and fees

Important points to note regarding Honours years

No resits for failed examinations

Honours students are entitled to one assessment attempt only for courses at SCQF level 9 to 11, unless exceptional circumstances apply. This means no resits will be offered if you fail a course.

Information about resitting examinations in honours

What you can bring into an exam in honours versus pre-honours

Your grades now count towards degree classification

Find out how they affect your degree classification on the course assessment and rules

MMath students need a 60% year 3 average to progress

There are additional requirements for those studying on the MMath degree

Requirements to progress to Year 4

Progression requirements to progress to Year 4

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