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Bachelor of Science (Honours) Geography and Mathematics


BSc (Hons) Geography (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
GG1001 Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment 20 AND
GG1002 A World in Crisis? 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

BSc (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.


BSc (Hons) Geography (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ GG2013 Geography: Exploring the discipline 1 20 AND
^ GG2014 Geography: Exploring the discipline 2 20 AND
^ SD2100 Sustainable Scotland 20

Further requirements

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

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^
BSc (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.


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/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )

BSc 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.


BSc (Hons) Geography (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 120 credits from Module List: GG3205 - GG4296 AND
GG3205 Developing a Geography Research Proposal 10
GG3206 Quantitative Methods for Social Scientists 10
GG3207 Qualitative Methods for Human Geographers 10
GG3208 Survey Design 10
GG3209 Spatial Analysis with GIS 10
GG3210 Remote Sensing 10
GG3211 Research Design and Methods for Physical Geography 10
GG3212 Data Analysis for Physical Geography 10
GG3213 Physical Geography Fieldclass 20
GG3214 Human Geography Field Course 20
GG3215 Secondary and Archival Data 10
GG3229 Environmental Management in Scotland 20
GG3237 Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border 20
GG3238 Development: voice, power and identity in global times 20
GG3241 Quaternary Palaeoecology 20
GG3260 Periglacial Geomorphology 20
GG3261 Quaternary Geomorphology of Scotland 20
GG3262 Climate and Weather Systems 20
GG3263 Glaciers and Glaciation 20
GG3264 Oceans and Climate 20
GG3274 Socio-Ecological Systems 20
GG3275 Geomorphology: Landscapes, Landforms and Earth Surface Processes 20
GG3278 Critical Dimensions of Environmental Management 20
GG3280 Geopolitics 30
GG3281 Quaternary Environmental Change 30
GG3282 Human ecodynamics: understanding ecosystem change in the Anthropocene 30
GG3283 Migration and Mobilities 30
GG3284 European Population: trends, patterns and future challenges 30
GG3301 Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) 10
GG3302 Special Topic for Honours in Geography (Senior Honours) 10
GG401A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG401B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG401C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG402A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG402B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG402C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG404A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG404B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG404C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG405A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG405B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG405C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG406A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG406B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG406C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG407A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG407B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG407C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG408A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG408B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG408C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG409A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG409B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG409C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG410A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG410B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG410C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG411A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG411B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG411C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG412A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG412B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG412C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG4221 Review Essay 20
GG4226 Advanced Topics in Remote Sensing 20
GG4243 Geographies of Race, Racialisation and Racism 30
GG4244 Decolonial Geographies 30
GG4245 Biogeography and the Earth System 30
GG4246 Geographies of Disability 30
GG4247 Geographies of health in sub-Saharan Africa 30
GG4248 The Nature of Political Ecology 30
GG4249 Placing Peru: a decolonial development geography 30
GG4250 Diversity, inequality and place 30
GG4251 Volcanic ash: dispersal, impacts and applications 30
GG4252 Ice and climate 30
GG4253 Cultural geographies of climate activism 30
GG4254 Health and Social Inequalities Across the Life Course 30
GG4255 Geographies of Urban Housing 30
GG4256 Coastal Processes 30
GG4257 Urban Analytics: A Toolkit for Sustainable Urban Development 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 between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

Students must have at least 120 Geography honours credits in total by the end of their honours programme
BSc (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
MT301A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT301B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT301C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT302A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT302B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT302C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT303A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT303B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT303C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT304A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT304B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT304C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT305A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT305B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT305C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT306A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT306B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT306C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT307A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT307B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT307C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT308A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT308B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT308C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT309A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT309B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT309C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT310A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT310B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT310C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT311A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT311B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT311C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT312A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT312B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT312C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
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
MT401A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT401B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT401C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT402A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT402B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT402C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT404A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT404B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT404C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT405A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT405B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT405C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT406A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT406B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT406C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT407A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT407B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT407C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT408A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT408B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT408C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT409A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT409B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT409C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT410A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT410B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT410C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT4112 Computational Numerical Analysis 15
MT4113 Computing in Statistics 15
MT411A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT411B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT411C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT412A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT412B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT412C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
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
MT4554 Game Theory 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 between 120 to 160 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 MT2502 - MT2508, ID4001 or a suitable VP coded module.

BSc (Hons) Geography (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 120 credits from Module List: GG3205 - GG4399
GG3205 Developing a Geography Research Proposal 10
GG3206 Quantitative Methods for Social Scientists 10
GG3207 Qualitative Methods for Human Geographers 10
GG3208 Survey Design 10
GG3209 Spatial Analysis with GIS 10
GG3210 Remote Sensing 10
GG3211 Research Design and Methods for Physical Geography 10
GG3212 Data Analysis for Physical Geography 10
GG3213 Physical Geography Fieldclass 20
GG3214 Human Geography Field Course 20
GG3215 Secondary and Archival Data 10
GG3229 Environmental Management in Scotland 20
GG3237 Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border 20
GG3238 Development: voice, power and identity in global times 20
GG3241 Quaternary Palaeoecology 20
GG3260 Periglacial Geomorphology 20
GG3261 Quaternary Geomorphology of Scotland 20
GG3262 Climate and Weather Systems 20
GG3263 Glaciers and Glaciation 20
GG3264 Oceans and Climate 20
GG3274 Socio-Ecological Systems 20
GG3275 Geomorphology: Landscapes, Landforms and Earth Surface Processes 20
GG3278 Critical Dimensions of Environmental Management 20
GG410A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG410B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG410C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG411A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG411B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG411C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG412A Study Abroad: Geography (4) 4
GG412B Study Abroad: Geography (5) 5
GG412C Study Abroad: Geography (6) 6
GG4201 Advanced Debates in Geography 10
GG4221 Review Essay 20
GG4226 Advanced Topics in Remote Sensing 20
GG4243 Geographies of Race, Racialisation and Racism 30
GG4244 Decolonial Geographies 30
GG4245 Biogeography and the Earth System 30
GG4246 Geographies of Disability 30
GG4247 Geographies of health in sub-Saharan Africa 30
GG4248 The Nature of Political Ecology 30
GG4249 Placing Peru: a decolonial development geography 30
GG4250 Diversity, inequality and place 30
GG4251 Volcanic ash: dispersal, impacts and applications 30
GG4252 Ice and climate 30
GG4253 Cultural geographies of climate activism 30
GG4254 Health and Social Inequalities Across the Life Course 30
GG4255 Geographies of Urban Housing 30
GG4256 Coastal Processes 30
GG4257 Urban Analytics: A Toolkit for Sustainable Urban Development 30
GG4298 Single Honours Research Dissertation in Geography 50
GG4301 Advanced Study for Joint or Major Honours in Geography 10
GG4302 Advanced Quantitative Analysis 30
GG4303 Advanced Qualitative Analysis 30
GG4304 Advanced analysis in Physical Geography 30
GG4305 Environmental Geography: advanced analysis across human and physical geography 30
GG4328 Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (GISci) 30
GG4399 Research Dissertation in Geography 30
GG3280 Geopolitics 30
GG3281 Quaternary Environmental Change 30
GG3282 Human ecodynamics: understanding ecosystem change in the Anthropocene 30
GG3283 Migration and Mobilities 30
GG3284 European Population: trends, patterns and future challenges 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

Students must have at least 120 Geography honours credits in total by the end of their honours programme

(GG4299 Research Dissertation in Geography may only be taken by final year students).
BSc (Hons) Mathematics (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
MT4599 Project in Mathematics / Statistics 15 AND
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 (excluding MT4599)
MT301A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT301B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT301C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT302A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT302B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT302C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT303A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT303B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT303C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT304A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT304B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT304C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT305A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT305B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT305C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT306A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT306B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT306C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT307A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT307B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT307C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT308A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT308B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT308C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT309A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT309B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT309C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT310A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT310B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT310C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT311A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT311B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT311C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT312A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT312B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT312C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
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
MT401A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT401B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT401C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT402A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT402B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT402C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT404A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT404B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT404C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT405A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT405B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT405C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT406A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT406B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT406C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT407A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT407B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT407C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT408A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT408B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT408C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT409A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT409B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT409C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT410A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT410B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT410C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT4112 Computational Numerical Analysis 15
MT4113 Computing in Statistics 15
MT411A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT411B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT411C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT412A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT412B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT412C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
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
MT4554 Game Theory 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 MT2502 - MT2508, ID4001 or a suitable VP coded module.


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 ).