Mathematics study guide 2022/23

Mathematics at Bristol

We provide a range of high quality teaching programmes. Our graduates go on to work in a wide variety of jobs in financial services, government statistical and security services, engineering and management consultancy, IT, accountancy, teaching and also in areas such as law, community work, sports coaching, civil service and filmmaking. All our academic staff are active in research, and we are one of the strongest mathematics schools in Europe in terms of research, as well as one of the top 5 mathematics departments in the UK (REF 2014). Our research is divided into five institutes: Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Mathematical Physics, Statistical Science and Probability, Analysis and Dynamics. We work with colleagues across philosophy and social sciences to physics, biology and medicine and collaborate with industry through both short and long-term research consultancies. Recent examples include Hewlett Packard, QinetiQ, LV, the Office for National Statistics and GSK.

Unit structure

The school offers many classes that are based in a single semester, and can therefore accept unit requests from Study Abroad students who want to join Bristol for just the autumn or spring semester.

Unit levels

The school offers units across all undergraduate levels of study – Year 1 (Level C/4), Year 2 (Level I/5), and Year 3 (Level H/6) – and selected postgraduate units (Level M/7). Level M/7 units are normally taken by students who have studied the subject for at least 3 years beforehand and are at an appropriate level of study to take postgraduate units.

Unit codes

Unit codes in the School of Mathematics begin with 'MATH'. This is followed by a number indicating the year (1, 2, 3). For example:

MATH10000 = year 1 unit
MATH20000 = year 2 unit
MATH30000 = year 3 unit.

For more information about each unit, check the University's unit catalogue for 2022/23. Applicants on all study abroad programmes must review the unit details on the catalogue before listing unit choices on their application form. This includes checking the format of assessment for each unit. The unit catalogue for 2022/23 is updated by April.

Your unit choices cannot be guaranteed. Some units may not have capacity to accommodate all of the unit requests we receive. Registration on a unit also depends on whether you meet the pre-requisite conditions through prior study at your home university.

Study Abroad (Subject pathway)

If you have been nominated to Bristol on the Study Abroad (Subject pathway), you must take the majority of your credits in this department.

Units available on the study abroad programme in 2022/23

The following units from the School of Mathematics are open to incoming Study Abroad students.

Year 1 (level C/4)

Algorithms and Programming in C(++) and R (TB4) - MATH10017
Analysis (TB4) - MATH10011
Introduction to Proofs and Group Theory (TB4) - MATH10010
Linear Algebra (TB4) - MATH10015
Mathematical Investigations (TB4) - MATH10009
Mathematical Tools for Data Science (TB4) - MATH10018
Matrix Algebra and Linear Models (TB4) - MATH10016
ODEs, Curves and Dynamics (TB4) - MATH10012
Probability and Statistics (TB4) - MATH10013

Year 2 (level I/5)

Advanced Linear Modelling and Classification (TB4) - MATH20016
Algebra 2 (TB2) - MATH21800
Algorithms and Machine Learning (TB1) - MATH20017
Applied Partial Differential Equations 2 (TB2) - MATH20402
Introduction to Geometry (TB2) - MATH20004
Linear Algebra 2 (TB1) - MATH21100
Mathematical Programming (TB2) - MATH20014
Mechanics 2 (TB2) - MATH21900
Metric Spaces (TB1) - MATH20006
Multivariable Calculus and Complex Functions (TB1) - MATH20015
Ordinary Differential Equations 2 (TB1) - MATH20101
Perspectives in Data Science (TB4) - MATH20018
Probability 2 (TB2) - MATH20008
Statistics 2 (TB1) - MATH20800

Year 3 (level H/6)

Bayesian Modelling (TB2) - MATH30015
Calculus of Variations 3 (TB1B) - MATH30005
Complex Function Theory 3 (TB1) - MATH33000
Complex Networks (TB1) - MATH36201
Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 3 (TB2) - MATH36206
Fields, Forms and Flows (TB1) - MATH30018
Financial Mathematics 3 (TB2) - MATH35400
Financial Risk Management (TB1) - MATH30014
Fluid Dynamics (TB1) - MATH33200
Functional Analysis 3 (TB2) - MATH36202
Further Topics in Probability (TB2) - MATH30006
Group Theory (TB1) - MATH33300
Information Theory (TB1A) - MATH34600
Linear and Generalised Linear Models (TB1) - MATH30013
Logic (TB2) - MATH30100
Martingale Theory with Applications 3 (TB1) - MATH30027
Mathematical Methods (TB2) - MATH30800
Measure Theory and Integration (TB1) - MATH30007
Modern Mathematical Biology 3 (TB2D) - MATH30004
Multivariate Analysis 3 (TB2C) - MATH30510
Numerical Analysis (TB2) - MATH30029
Number Theory (TB2) - MATH30200
Optimisation (TB2) - MATH30017
Perspectives in Mathematics (TB4) - MATH30024
Quantum Mechanics (TB1) - MATH35500
Random Matrix Theory (TB2C) - MATH30016
Set Theory (TB1) - MATH32000
Statistical Machine Learning (TB2) - MATH30028
Statistical Mechanics 3 (TB2) - MATH34300
Stochastic Optimisation (TB1) - MATH30021
Theory of Inference 3 (TB2) - MATH35600
Time Series Analysis (TB1) - MATH33800
Topics in Discrete Mathematics 3 (TB2C) - MATH30002
Topics in Modern Geometry 3 (TB1A) - MATH30001

Year 4 (level M/7)

Advanced Fluid Dynamics (TB1) - MATHM0600
Advanced Quantum Theory (TB2C) - MATHM0013
Advanced Topics in Analysis (TB2) - MATHM0020
Algebraic Geometry (TB2) - MATHM0036
Algebraic Number Theory (TB2) - MATHM6205
Algebraic Topology (TB1) - MATHM1200
Analytic Number Theory (TB2) - MATHM0007
Anomaly Detection (TB1B) - MATHM0030
Asymptotics (TB2) - MATHM4700
Axiomatic Set Theory (TB1) - MATHM1300
Calculus of Variations 34 (TB1B) - MATHM0015
Complex Function Theory 34 (TB1) - MATHM3000
Complex Networks 4 (TB1) - MATHM6201
Data Science Toolbox (TB4) - MATHM0029
Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 34 (TB2) - MATHM6206
Fields, Forms and Flows (TB1) - MATHM0033
Financial Mathematics 34 (TB2) - MATHM5400
Further Topics in Probability (TB2) - MATHM0018
Functional Analysis 34 (TB2) - MATHM6202
Galois Theory (TB2) - MATHM2700
Geometry of Manifolds (TB1) - MATHM0037
Martingale Theory with Applications 4 (TB1) - MATHM0045
Modern Mathematical Biology 34 (TB2D) - MATHM0014
Monte Carlo Methods (TB2C) - MATHM6001
Multivariate Analysis 34 (TB2C) - MATHM0510
Quantum Chaos (TB1B) - MATHM5700
Quantum Computation (TB2C) - MATHM0023
Quantum Information Theory (TB1A) - MATHM5610
Representation Theory (TB1) - MATHM4600
Statistical Mechanics 34 (TB2) - MATHM4500
Stochastic Optimisation (TB1) - MATHM0044
Theory of Inference 34 (TB2) - MATHM0019
Topics in Discrete Mathematics 34 (TB2C) - MATHM0009
Topics in Modern Geometry 34 (TB1A) - MATHM0008

Application queries

Contact the Global Opportunities Team if you have any queries about the application process for the study abroad programmes:

Phone: +44 117 39 40207
Email: global-opportunities@bristol.ac.uk

Auditing

Students cannot audit units. Study abroad students are fully registered on units for credit purposes and must attend teaching only for classes that they are registered on.