For students with an undergraduate degree containing a significant component of Mathematics who wish to upgrade their degree in Mathematics and spend a year in a leading UK Mathematics Department. On completion with a Merit or Distinction you may be considered for the MSc programme.
KEY BENEFITS
- An intensive course preparing students for further study at MSc and PhD level and for work in the non-academic sector.
- A flexible course allowing students to plan an individual programme.
- A transitional course providing students with an excellent opportunity to upgrade their degree in Mathematics.
KEY FACTS
Student destinations
Further study at MSc and PhD level, employment as analysts in investment banks and industrial researchers in large companies.
Programme leader/s
Professor George Papadopoulos
Awarding Institution
King's College London
Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent)
UK 120/ECTS 60
Duration
One year FT, two years PT, September to June.
Location
Strand Campus.
Year of entry 2012
Offered by
School of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Department of Mathematics
Closing date
31 August or until places are filled
Intake
5-10 FT, 2-6 PT.
Fees
PT Home: £1750 (2012)
PT Overseas: £5050 (2012)
FT Home: £3500 (2012)
FT Overseas: £10100 (2012)
CONTACTS
Contact information
Postgraduate Officer, Centre for Arts & Sciences Admissions (CASA)
tel: +44 (0) 20 7848 2574 / 7210
fax: +44 (0) 20 7848 7200
Email
Website
PURPOSE
For students with an undergraduate degree or equivalent who wish to have the experience of one year in a leading UK Mathematics Department, or who may not be immediately eligible for entry to a higher degree in the UK and who wish to upgrade their degree. If you successfully complete this programme with a Merit or Distinction we may consider you for the MSc programme.
DESCRIPTION
You will attend eight of the courses currently offered to BSc or MSci students. Subject to timetable constraints, considerable choice is possible. The courses available, which change slightly from year to year, include:
- Elementary Number Theory
- Partial differential equations and complex variables
- Linear algebra
- Geometry of surfaces
- Real analysis
- Complex analysis
- Galois theory
- Topology
- Logic
- Special relativity & electromagnetism
- Introductory quantum theory
- Space-time geometry & general relativity
- Mathematical finance I: discrete time
- Mathematical finance II: continuous time
- Rings and Modules
- Representation theory of finite groups
- Linear systems with control theory
- Applied Probability and Stochastics
- Fourier analysis
- Applied analytic methods
- Project (mathematical topic)
You may also take courses at other London colleges subject to approval.
STRUCTURE OVERVIEW
Core programme content
You will attend eight of the modules currently offered to BSc or MSc students which may include an individual project on a subject of your choice. Subject to timetable constraints, considerable choice is possible. A list of modules offered in our department, which changes slightly from year to year, can be found on our website.
You may also take a limited number of modules taught in other London colleges and modules from the Financial Mathematics programme, subject to approval.
FORMAT AND ASSESSMENT
Eight modules assessed by written examinations; one of the courses may be substituted by an optional individual project.
ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
General entry advice
A first degree or its equivalent with mathematics as a major subject.
APPLYING TO KING'S
To apply for graduate study at King's you will need to complete our graduate online application form. Applying online makes applying easier and quicker for you, and means we can receive your application faster and more securely.
King's does not normally accept paper copies of the graduate application form as applications must be made online. However, if you are unable to access the online graduate application form, please contact the relevant admissions/School Office at King's for advice.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Your application will be considered by an admissions officer. We aim to reply within six to eight weeks of submission.
PERSONAL STATEMENT & SUPPORTING INFORMATION
No information required.
FUNDING
Self-funded.
Staff profiles
Mathematics Grad DipMathematics has been studied at King's College London throughout its history and the first Professor of Mathematics was appointed in 1830. Since then the Department has established a record of accomplishments in central areas of pure mathematics and applied mathematics.
I am a member of the King's Analysis group which is one of the most active and successful Analysis groups in the UK. Much of our research is related to operator theory and differential equations, and in particular to spectral theory and its applications. We collaborate with researchers in many countries including Canada, Chile, France, Georgia, Germany, Israel, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, and US. Members of our group have co-organised several high profile international conferences. Together with colleagues from Imperial College, University College and Queen Mary College, we run the London Analysis Seminar. We also co-organise the Paris-London Analysis Seminar. In Pure Mathematics, our Department also has outstanding research groups in Geometry and in Number Theory. On the applied side, the research strength of the Department lies in the following three fields: Disordered Systems, Financial Mathematics, and Theoretical Physics.
King's graduates are highly sought after both nationally and internationally in research institutions and higher education as well as in a wide range of professions.