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Admissions

UCAS Course Code: GG14

Brief Course Outline

Duration of course: 3/4 years
Degree awarded: BA/MMathCompSci

Course statistics for 2012 entry

Intake: 24
Applications shortlisted for interview: 57.3%
Successful applications: 24.8%

Open days

27 April 2013: places must be booked for this date, see website.

26 and 27 June, and 20 September 2013

Contact details

Mathematics
Schools Liaison Officer,
Mathematical Institute, 24–29 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LB
+44 (0) 1865 615207
Please email us at undergraduate.admissions@ maths.ox.ac.uk
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Computer Science
Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford
OX1 3QD
+44 (0) 1865 273821 / 273833
Please email us at undergraduate.admissions@ cs.ox.ac.uk
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Mathematics and Computer Science

Courses tab icon About the course Course outline Entrance requirements How to apply

The course

Mathematics and Computer Science can be studied for three years, leading to the award of a BA degree, or for four years, leading to the award of Master of Mathematics and Computer Science. The fourth year of the Mathematics and Computer Science degree provides the opportunity to study advanced topics and undertake a more in-depth research project. You do not need to decide when you apply, and you will not be asked until your third year to choose between the degrees.

A typical weekly timetable

The typical week for a student in Mathematics and Computer Science is similar to that for Computer Science or Mathematics.

1st year

Courses

Core Mathematics (50%)

  • Linear algebra
  • Analysis
  • Continuous Maths
  • Probability
  • Introduction to pure maths
  • Introduction to complex numbers
  • Groups and group actions

Core Computer Science (50%)

  • Functional programming
  • Design and analysis of algorithms
  • Imperative programming

Assessment

Five written papers, plus practicals
2nd year

Courses

Computer Science (50%)

  • Object-oriented programming
  • Concurrent programming
  • Models of computation
  • Logic and proof

Core Mathematics (25%)

  • Three of Algebra, Complex analysis, Metric spaces, Differential equations
    (under review)

Options in Mathematics (25%)

Assessment

Four written papers plus practicals (including a group design practical)
3rd year

Courses

Options chosen from:

  • Options in Mathematics, such as; Number theory; Communication theory
  • Options in Computer Science, such as Computer security; Machine learning; Intelligent systems; Computational complexity; Lambda calculus and types

Assessment

Four written papers, plus practicals
4th year

Courses

Options chosen from:

  • Options in Mathematics
  • Options in Computer Science, such as: Computer animation; Information retrieval; Computational linguistics; Theory of data and knowledge bases; Automata, logic and games; Quantum computer science

Assessment

At least five written papers plus practicals, and either a Mathematics dissertation or a Computer Science project

Lists of options in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years are illustrative only, and may change from time to time. Further information about all of our courses: www.cs.ox.ac.uk/computerscienceatoxford

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