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Master of Arts (Honours) Mathematics and Spanish


MA (Hons) Mathematics (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
MT1002 Mathematics 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

Students without the prerequisite for MT1002 will take MT1001 in Semester 1.
MA (Hons) Spanish (Joint Honours): First Year
Code Module name Credits
(( SP1001 Spanish Language and Texts 1 20 AND
SP1002 Spanish Language and Texts 2 20 ) OR
( SP1003 Spanish for Beginners 1 20 AND
SP1004 Spanish for Beginners 2 20 ) AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options )

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
MA (Hons) Mathematics (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
MT2501 Linear Mathematics 15 AND
View list 45 credits from Module List: MT2502 - MT2508
MT2502 Analysis 15
MT2503 Multivariate Calculus 15
MT2504 Combinatorics and Probability 15
MT2505 Abstract Algebra 15
MT2506 Vector Calculus 15
MT2507 Mathematical Modelling 15
MT2508 Statistical Inference 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Additional Information from the School
For guidance on module choice at 2000-level in Mathematics and Statistics please consult the School Handbook, at https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/mathematics-statistics/students/ug/module-choices-2000

Automatic Entry to Honours
Average of the best four grades from range MT2501 - MT2508 being 11 or higher.
MA (Hons) Spanish (Joint Honours): Second Year
Code Module name Credits
( SP2001 Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 1 20 OR
SP2005 Spanish Language and Texts: ex-Beginners 20 ) AND
SP2002 Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 2 20 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • An average grade of 7 in all Spanish modules taken.

Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/teaching-and-learning/policies/honsentry.pdf )

MA Honours

The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 or 5000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 or 5000 levels.

MA (Hons) Mathematics (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 45 credits from Module List: MT3501 - MT3508 AND
MT3501 Linear Mathematics 2 15
MT3502 Real Analysis 15
MT3503 Complex Analysis 15
MT3504 Differential Equations 15
MT3505 Algebra: Rings and Fields 15
MT3506 Techniques of Applied Mathematics 15
MT3507 Mathematical Statistics 15
MT3508 Applied Statistics 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 60 credits from Module List: MT3000 - MT4999
MT3501 Linear Mathematics 2 15
MT3502 Real Analysis 15
MT3503 Complex Analysis 15
MT3504 Differential Equations 15
MT3505 Algebra: Rings and Fields 15
MT3506 Techniques of Applied Mathematics 15
MT3507 Mathematical Statistics 15
MT3508 Applied Statistics 15
MT3510 Introduction to Mathematical Computing 15
MT3802 Numerical Analysis 15
MT4003 Groups 15
MT4004 Real and Abstract Analysis 15
MT4005 Linear and Nonlinear Waves 15
MT4112 Computing in Mathematics 15
MT4113 Computing in Statistics 15
MT4501 Topics in the History of Mathematics 15
MT4507 Classical Mechanics 15
MT4508 Dynamical Systems 15
MT4509 Fluid Dynamics 15
MT4510 Solar Theory 15
MT4511 Asymptotic Methods 15
MT4512 Automata, Languages and Complexity 15
MT4513 Fractal Geometry 15
MT4514 Graph Theory 15
MT4515 Functional Analysis 15
MT4516 Finite Mathematics 15
MT4519 Number Theory 15
MT4526 Topology 15
MT4527 Time Series Analysis 15
MT4528 Markov Chains and Processes 15
MT4530 Population Genetics 15
MT4531 Bayesian Inference 15
MT4537 Spatial Statistics 15
MT4539 Quantitative Risk Management 15
MT4551 Financial Mathematics 15
MT4552 Population Dynamics Models in Mathematical Biology 15
MT4553 Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields 15
MT4598 Enterprise Project in Mathematics / Statistics 15
MT4606 Classical Statistical Inference 15
MT4608 Sampling Theory 15
MT4614 Design of Experiments 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Third and Fourth Year Programme Requirements
45 credits in three of: MT3501 - MT3508;
15 Credits: MT4599 or other approved Joint Honours project;
60 Further Credits: MT3000 - MT4999;
With permission of the Adviser of Studies 15 credits may be substituted by ID4001 or a suitable VP coded module.
MA (Hons) Spanish (Joint Honours): Third Year
Code Module name Credits
SP3001 Spanish Language 1 15 AND
SP3002 Spanish Language 2 15 AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: SP3000 - SP4299 (except SP4098, SP4099, SP4102), ML3201
SP3006 Literary Translation 15
SP3011 History of the Spanish Language 15
SP3101 Spanish Integrated Year Abroad 60
SP3121 Spanish American Literature I (Gauchos and Indians) 15
SP3122 Spanish American Literature 2 15
SP3138 Mexico in the Nineteenth Century 15
SP3145 Post-1975 Writing in Spain 1 15
SP3147 The Art of Subversion in Post-War Spain (1939-1975) 15
SP3148 The Argentine and Chilean Avant-Garde (1920s-1930s) 15
SP3157 Autobiographical Writing in Twentieth-Century Spain 15
SP3158 Representations of the Urban: Twentieth-Century Buenos Aires 15
SP3160 Facing the New: Spanish Literature and Society (1888 - 1918) 15
SP3162 Strange Girls and Domestic Angels: Women's Writing in Spain 15
SP3163 Tales of the Nation 15
SP3222 Love and Loss 15
SP4012 Linguistic Study of the Spanish Language 15
SP4013 Culture and Conflict: Representing the Spanish Civil War 15
SP4014 Spanish Avant-garde(s) 15
SP4015 Action Heroes and Anti-heroes in Early-Modern Spain 15
SP4016 Contemporary Galician Women Writers 15
SP4017 (R)evolutions in Early Modern Love Lyric: Perilous, Provocative, Parodic 15
SP4018 Spanish American Urban Landscapes in the Eyes of Contemporary Chroniclers 15
SP4019 Guerreras: Women and Emancipation(s) in Colombian Cinema 15
SP4020 Women in motion: Gender and mobilities in Latin American contemporary literature 15
SP4031
SP4223 History and Culture in Spanish Texts 15
SP4224 Reality and Illusion 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Subject to the approval of any other School involved, one year or one semester may be spent in Study Abroad on a recognised Exchange scheme.

For Joint Honours degrees where both subjects are in the School of Modern Languages, the minimum requirement in each subject is 90 credits and the maximum allowed in one subject is 150 credits.

For Joint Honours degrees involving another School the normal requirement is 120 credits in each subject.
MA (Hons) Mathematics (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 45 credits from Module List: MT3501 - MT3508 AND
MT3501 Linear Mathematics 2 15
MT3502 Real Analysis 15
MT3503 Complex Analysis 15
MT3504 Differential Equations 15
MT3505 Algebra: Rings and Fields 15
MT3506 Techniques of Applied Mathematics 15
MT3507 Mathematical Statistics 15
MT3508 Applied Statistics 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
MT4599 Project in Mathematics / Statistics 15 AND
View list Between 0 and 60 credits from Module List: MT3000 - MT4999 (excluding MT4599)
MT3501 Linear Mathematics 2 15
MT3502 Real Analysis 15
MT3503 Complex Analysis 15
MT3504 Differential Equations 15
MT3505 Algebra: Rings and Fields 15
MT3506 Techniques of Applied Mathematics 15
MT3507 Mathematical Statistics 15
MT3508 Applied Statistics 15
MT3510 Introduction to Mathematical Computing 15
MT3802 Numerical Analysis 15
MT4003 Groups 15
MT4004 Real and Abstract Analysis 15
MT4005 Linear and Nonlinear Waves 15
MT4112 Computing in Mathematics 15
MT4113 Computing in Statistics 15
MT4501 Topics in the History of Mathematics 15
MT4507 Classical Mechanics 15
MT4508 Dynamical Systems 15
MT4509 Fluid Dynamics 15
MT4510 Solar Theory 15
MT4511 Asymptotic Methods 15
MT4512 Automata, Languages and Complexity 15
MT4513 Fractal Geometry 15
MT4514 Graph Theory 15
MT4515 Functional Analysis 15
MT4516 Finite Mathematics 15
MT4519 Number Theory 15
MT4526 Topology 15
MT4527 Time Series Analysis 15
MT4528 Markov Chains and Processes 15
MT4530 Population Genetics 15
MT4531 Bayesian Inference 15
MT4537 Spatial Statistics 15
MT4539 Quantitative Risk Management 15
MT4551 Financial Mathematics 15
MT4552 Population Dynamics Models in Mathematical Biology 15
MT4553 Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields 15
MT4598 Enterprise Project in Mathematics / Statistics 15
MT4606 Classical Statistical Inference 15
MT4608 Sampling Theory 15
MT4614 Design of Experiments 15
MT4794 Joint Dissertation (30cr) 30
MT4796 Joint Project (30cr) 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Third and Fourth Year Programme Requirements:
45 credits in three of: MT3501 - MT3508;
15 Credits: MT4599 or other approved Joint Honours project;
60 Further Credits: MT3000 - MT4999;
With permission of the Adviser of Studies 15 credits may be substituted by ID4001 or a suitable VP coded module.;
MA (Hons) Spanish (Joint Honours): Fourth Year
Code Module name Credits
(( SP4003 Spanish Language 3 15 AND
SP4004 Spanish Language 4: Communication Skills 15 AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: SP3000 - SP4299 (excluding SP4102), ML3201, ID4002 (by interview) ) OR
SP3006 Literary Translation 15
SP3011 History of the Spanish Language 15
SP3101 Spanish Integrated Year Abroad 60
SP3121 Spanish American Literature I (Gauchos and Indians) 15
SP3122 Spanish American Literature 2 15
SP3138 Mexico in the Nineteenth Century 15
SP3145 Post-1975 Writing in Spain 1 15
SP3147 The Art of Subversion in Post-War Spain (1939-1975) 15
SP3148 The Argentine and Chilean Avant-Garde (1920s-1930s) 15
SP3157 Autobiographical Writing in Twentieth-Century Spain 15
SP3158 Representations of the Urban: Twentieth-Century Buenos Aires 15
SP3160 Facing the New: Spanish Literature and Society (1888 - 1918) 15
SP3162 Strange Girls and Domestic Angels: Women's Writing in Spain 15
SP3163 Tales of the Nation 15
SP3222 Love and Loss 15
SP4012 Linguistic Study of the Spanish Language 15
SP4013 Culture and Conflict: Representing the Spanish Civil War 15
SP4014 Spanish Avant-garde(s) 15
SP4015 Action Heroes and Anti-heroes in Early-Modern Spain 15
SP4016 Contemporary Galician Women Writers 15
SP4017 (R)evolutions in Early Modern Love Lyric: Perilous, Provocative, Parodic 15
SP4018 Spanish American Urban Landscapes in the Eyes of Contemporary Chroniclers 15
SP4019 Guerreras: Women and Emancipation(s) in Colombian Cinema 15
SP4020 Women in motion: Gender and mobilities in Latin American contemporary literature 15
SP4031
SP4098 Dissertation on a Spanish Topic 15
SP4223 History and Culture in Spanish Texts 15
SP4224 Reality and Illusion 15
ID4002 Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities 15
SP4099 Long Dissertation on a Spanish Topic 30
ML4794 Joint Dissertation (30cr) 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
( View list 30 credits from Module List: SP4003, SP4004, SP4102 AND
SP4003 Spanish Language 3 15
SP4004 Spanish Language 4: Communication Skills 15
SP4102 Semester with Study Abroad in Spain 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
( SP4099 Long Dissertation on a Spanish Topic 30 OR
View list 30 credits from Joint Project (60cr) ) AND
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list 15 credits from Module List: SP3000 - SP4299 (excluding SP4102), ML3201, ID4002 (by interview) ))
SP3006 Literary Translation 15
SP3011 History of the Spanish Language 15
SP3101 Spanish Integrated Year Abroad 60
SP3121 Spanish American Literature I (Gauchos and Indians) 15
SP3122 Spanish American Literature 2 15
SP3138 Mexico in the Nineteenth Century 15
SP3145 Post-1975 Writing in Spain 1 15
SP3147 The Art of Subversion in Post-War Spain (1939-1975) 15
SP3148 The Argentine and Chilean Avant-Garde (1920s-1930s) 15
SP3157 Autobiographical Writing in Twentieth-Century Spain 15
SP3158 Representations of the Urban: Twentieth-Century Buenos Aires 15
SP3160 Facing the New: Spanish Literature and Society (1888 - 1918) 15
SP3162 Strange Girls and Domestic Angels: Women's Writing in Spain 15
SP3163 Tales of the Nation 15
SP3222 Love and Loss 15
SP4012 Linguistic Study of the Spanish Language 15
SP4013 Culture and Conflict: Representing the Spanish Civil War 15
SP4014 Spanish Avant-garde(s) 15
SP4015 Action Heroes and Anti-heroes in Early-Modern Spain 15
SP4016 Contemporary Galician Women Writers 15
SP4017 (R)evolutions in Early Modern Love Lyric: Perilous, Provocative, Parodic 15
SP4018 Spanish American Urban Landscapes in the Eyes of Contemporary Chroniclers 15
SP4019 Guerreras: Women and Emancipation(s) in Colombian Cinema 15
SP4020 Women in motion: Gender and mobilities in Latin American contemporary literature 15
SP4031
SP4098 Dissertation on a Spanish Topic 15
SP4223 History and Culture in Spanish Texts 15
SP4224 Reality and Illusion 15
ID4002 Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities 15
SP4099 Long Dissertation on a Spanish Topic 30
ML4794 Joint Dissertation (30cr) 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Subject to the approval of any other School involved, one year or one semester may be spent in Study Abroad on a recognised Exchange scheme

Access to the pathway with SP4004 and SP4102 requires the permission of the School of the Joint Subject.


For Joint Honours degrees where both subjects are in the School of Modern Languages, the minimum requirement in each subject is 90 credits and the maximum allowed in one subject is 150 credits.

For Joint Honours degrees involving another School the normal requirement is 120 credits in each subject.

Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).