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MSc PG Dip Applied Mathematical Sciences

  • DeadlineStudy Details:

    MSc: one year full-time, PgDip: 9 months full-time. Also available 2 – 3 years part-time

Course Description

This is one of the few dedicated Applied Mathematics MSc programmes in the UK. For over 40 years Heriot-Watt has been exceptionally strong in Applied Mathematics and we have world-leading researchers in many related areas and very good links with industry.

Our flexible programme is designed to equip students with the modern, transferrable mathematical and statistical skills to prepare them for careers in industry and research.

Entry Requirements

Entry is aimed at graduates with strong mathematical knowledge and skills. A good honours degree in mathematics, statistics or a related subject with a substantial mathematical content is desired. Motivation and a willingness to work hard are also important pre-requisites.

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Fees

https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/fees-funding.htm

Module Details

Core courses:

  • Modelling and Tools;
  • Optimization;
  • Dynamical Systems;
  • Applied Mathematics (recommended);
  • Applied Linear Algebra (recommended).

Optional Courses:

  • Mathematical Ecology;
  • Functional Analysis;
  • Numerical Analysis of ODEs;
  • Pure Mathematics;
  • Statistical Methods;
  • Stochastic Simulation;
  • Software Engineering Foundations;
  • Mathematical Biology and Medicine;
  • Partial Differential Equations;
  • Numerical Analysis;
  • Geometry.

Typical project subjects:

  • Pattern Formation of Whole Ecosystems;
  • Climate Change Impact;
  • Modelling Invasive Tumour Growth;
  • Simulation of Granular Flow and Growing Sandpiles;
  • Finite Element Discretisation of ODEs and PDEs;
  • Domain Decomposition;
  • Mathematical Modelling of Crime;
  • The Geometry of Point Particles;
  • Can we Trust Eigenvalues on a Computer?

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