Master of Mathematics

A Master of Mathematics (or MMath) degree is a specific Integrated master's degree for courses in the field of mathematics.

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, the MMath is the internationally recognized standard qualification after a four year course in mathematics at a university.^[1] The MMath programme was set up by most leading universities after the Neumann Report in 1992.^[2] It is classed as a level 7 qualification in the National Qualifications Framework. The UCAS course codes for the MMath degrees start at G100 upwards, most courses taking the codes G101 - G104.

Universities which offer MMath degrees include:

• University of Bath
• University of Bristol (MSci)^[3]
• University of Birmingham
• University of Cardiff
• University of Cambridge^[4]
• City University London
• University of Durham
• University of East Anglia
• University of Exeter
• Heriot-Watt University
• University of Leeds
• University of Leicester
• University of Liverpool
• Loughborough University
• University of Manchester
• Newcastle University
• University of Nottingham
• University of Oxford
• University of Plymouth
• University of Reading
• University of St Andrews
• University of Sheffield
• University of Southampton
• University of Strathclyde
• University of Surrey
• University of Sussex
• Swansea University
• University of Warwick
• University of York

The Open University offered this degree until 2007.

Canada

In Canada, the MMath is a graduate degree offered by the University of Waterloo. The length of the MMath degree program is typically between one and two years, and consists of course work along with a research component. The first Waterloo MMath degrees were awarded in 1967.

See also

• Bachelor of Mathematics
• British degree abbreviations
• Bachelor's degrees
• Master's degrees

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Peter M. Neumann. The Future for Honours Degree Courses in Mathematics and Statistics, Final report of a group working under the auspices of the London Mathematical Society, London: February 1992, reproduced also in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Vol. 155, No. 2, p185-189, 1992 JSTOR
3. ^ http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/2010/prog_index#M
4. ^ In Cambridge the MMath will first be awarded in 2011 after a four year course. The fourth year is identical with the Master of Advanced Study in Mathematics, which is currently known as the Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics and is open to students from other universities. [2]