MA Mathematics at The University of Edinburgh

Mathematics at university encourages you to think in an entirely different way.

As well as developing a rigorous mindset, a mathematics degree introduces you to new mathematical concepts and delves into areas you won’t have explored at school.

By the end of your programme, you will specialise in an area of your particular interest.

Learning a new way of approaching and analysing complex problems is a particularly valuable skill, applicable to many exciting career paths. This makes maths graduates extremely employable.

The MA Mathematics programme combines the study of mathematics with an art or humanities subject of your choice, selected from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science.

In Years 1 and 2, up to half of your time will be spent studying your chosen arts or humanities subject. The rest of your time will be spent on mathematics.

From Year 3 onwards, you will study mathematics only. You can choose to specialise in a particular aspect of mathematics or study courses across the broad range offered by our school.

This programme is very similar to the BSc Mathematics programme. The main differences are:

• your outside subject must be selected from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
• your outside subject should be the same in Years 1 and 2

If you would prefer more flexibility and variety with your outside subjects, you may prefer the BSc Mathematics programme.