Mathematics (includes Applied/Financial/Statistics) (MHS2)

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Students who return failing grades in a trimester amounting to 15 credits, or more, will be identified under the UCD Continuation – Academic Progress policy. Students whose rate of progression and performance over two academic years is deemed unacceptable will be referred to the Governing Board to be reviewed for exclusion from the programme.
Students who fail to progress from the stage of the programme they are registered to for more than two academic years (except where a period of Leave of Absence has been granted for one of those years) will also be contacted under the Continuation – Academic Progress Policy.
As Stages 3 and 4 have the most dynamic components of the programme, and the material studied previously may no longer be relevant, a student who has been away from the programme for a significant period should be required to register again to Stage 3. The upper limit for completion of Stages 3 and 4 should be six years if they choose to do 120 credits with 20 in each year.

Graduates work in a number of areas, depending on their degree subject. Each degree equips students with a particular skillset that may be applied to one or more industries.



Many of our Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science graduates work in Computing, Risk, Finance & Analytics.


Stage 1

Students must select a total of 12 modules (60 credits) in Stage 1 with a minimum of 11 modules taken from core and option modules. Core and option modules are to be taken as directed. Elective modules are registered in the Spring trimester.

Module ID Module Title Trimester Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
MATH10350 Calculus in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Autumn 5
SCI10010 Principles of Scientific Enquiry Autumn 5
ACM10060 Applications of Differential Equations Spring 5
MATH10340 Linear Algebra in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Spring 5
STAT10060 Statistical Modelling Spring 5
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF:
Any student who wishes to pursue a degree in Applied & Computational Mathematics and who did not obtain a H5 or higher in Higher Level Leaving Certificate Applied Mathematics must take ACM10080 in Stage 1.
     
ACM10080 Introduction to Applied and Computational Mathematics Autumn 5
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF:
Any student who wishes to pursue a degree in Applied & Computational Mathematics and who did not obtain a H5 or higher in Higher Level Leaving Certificate Applied Mathematics must take ACM10080 in Stage 1.
     
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN0OF:
Students who intend to study Mathematics or Financial Mathematics as a subject in Stage 2 must take MATH 10040 and MATH10320 in either Stage 1 or Stage 2. Students who wish to study Applied & Computational Mathematics or Statistics in Stage 2 must take MATH 10320 in either Stage 1 or Stage 2. Students who wish to study Financial Mathematics as a subject in Stage 2 must take ECON10720 in either Stage 1 or Stage 2.
     
MATH10040 Numbers & Functions Autumn 5
ECON10720 Microeconomics for Business Spring 5
MATH10320 Mathematical Analysis Spring 5
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN0OF:
Students who intend to study Mathematics or Financial Mathematics as a subject in Stage 2 must take MATH 10040 and MATH10320 in either Stage 1 or Stage 2. Students who wish to study Applied & Computational Mathematics or Statistics in Stage 2 must take MATH 10320 in either Stage 1 or Stage 2. Students who wish to study Financial Mathematics as a subject in Stage 2 must take ECON10720 in either Stage 1 or Stage 2.
     
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF:
Students must have a minimum of 55 credits in Science Programme modules. Students may select 60 credits from Science programme modules or they can choose 55 credits and one 5-credit elective for Spring. Careful selection of modules can increase the number of subject areas available to a student in Stage 2.
     
BIOL00010 Fundamentals of Biology Autumn 5
BIOL10130 Biology in Action Autumn 5
BIOL10140 Life on Earth Autumn 5
CHEM00010 Introductory Chemistry Autumn 5
CHEM10040 The Molecular World Autumn 5
CHEM20100 Basis of Inorganic Chemistry Autumn 5
COMP10010 Introduction to Programming I Autumn 5
COMP10290 Computation for Scientists Autumn 5
PHIL10160 Critical Thinking Autumn 5
PHYC10050 Astronomy & Space Science Autumn 5
PHYC10070 Foundations of Physics Autumn 5
PHYC10210 Quanta, Particles & Relativity Autumn 5
PHYC20080 Fields, Waves and Light Autumn 5
GEOL10050 Earth and Humanity Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
GEOL10060 Introduction to Earth Sciences Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
STAT10050 Practical Statistics Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
ACM10090 Climate Change:Causes & Consequences Spring 5
BIOL10110 Cell Biology & Genetics Spring 5
BMOL10030 Biomedical Sciences: Understanding Human Disease. Spring 5
CHEM10050 Basis of Organic and Biological Chemistry Spring 5
CHEM10100 Aspects of Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology Spring 5
CHEM20140 Introductory Transition Metal Chemistry Spring 5
COMP10020 Introduction to Programming II Spring 5
COMP10060 Computer Science for Engineers I Spring 5
GEOL10020 Earth Science and Materials Spring 5
GEOL10030 Field Geology, Level 1 Spring 5
GEOL10040 Earth, Environment and Society Spring 5
MATH10320 Mathematical Analysis Spring 5
MATH10410 Mathematics & Science Education & Communication Spring 5
PHYC10080 Frontiers of Physics Spring 5
PHYC10250 Thermal Physics and Materials Spring 5
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF:
Students must have a minimum of 55 credits in Science Programme modules. Students may select 60 credits from Science programme modules or they can choose 55 credits and one 5-credit elective for Spring. Careful selection of modules can increase the number of subject areas available to a student in Stage 2.
     
See the UCD Assessment website for further details

Module Weighting Info  
  Award GPA
Programme Module Weightings Rule Description Description >= <=
BHSCI001 Stage 4 - 70.00%
Stage 3 - 30.00%
Standard Honours Award First Class Honours

3.68

4.20

Second Class Honours, Grade 1

3.08

3.67

Second Class Honours, Grade 2

2.48

3.07

Pass

2.00

2.47


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