Mathematics
Entry requirements
A level
Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. Must include grade A*A in Mathematics and Further Mathematics (in any order).
Access to HE Diploma
The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall: 42 credits must be from units awarded at Distinction, with 3 at Merit. The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be in Mathematics with the syllabus containing Pure Mathematics, and must include at least 30 Level 3 credits in Mathematics awarded at Distinction.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Must include grade D2 and D3 (in any order) in a Principal subject in Mathematics and Further Mathematics (full course). If you are studying the one year Short Course in Further Mathematics, this can be considered instead if you additionally achieve/have achieved a grade 3 in any STEP paper or a Merit in AEA Mathematics. Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King's as one of the Pre-U Principal subjects.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
including 7,6,6 at Higher Level including HL7 in Mathematics. The total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE. Note: IB students studying the new Maths curriculum would be required to study Analysis and Approaches at Higher Level to meet the subject requirement for this programme
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Must include Mathematics.
Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject. Must include grade A in Advanced Higher Mathematics.
Scottish Higher
Must be a combination of three Scottish Highers and two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.
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About this course
Our Mathematics MSci will give you the basis you need in advanced mathematics. In your fourth year you will conduct a research project, pursuing your own academic interests and acquiring the skill of independent academic research. This course leads to careers where mathematics is used technically, including industrial and academic research and finance, but will also suit those who wish to deepen their undergraduate studies.
You may have the opportunity to transfer to the five year Mathematics with a Year Abroad MSci programme where you will spend your third or fourth year abroad at a partner institution before returning to King’s to complete your studies.
Key benefits
- Top 10 in the UK for Mathematics (QS World Rankings by subject 2020).
- Research lies at the heart of our department - 87% of research classed as world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2014).
- You can choose from a wide range of modules, taught by renowned experts.
- You'll become highly employable - our graduates have entered careers in banking, consultancy, accountancy, management and more.dies.
Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/mathematics-msci
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Mathematics
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Want to feel needed? This is one of the most flexible degrees of all and with so much of modern work being based on data, there are options everywhere for maths graduates. With all that training in handling figures, it's hardly surprising that a lot of maths graduates go into well-paid jobs in the IT or finance industries, and last year, a maths graduate in London could expect a very respectable average starting salary of £27k. And we're always short of teachers in maths, so that is an excellent option for anyone wanting to help the next generation. And if you want a research job, you'll want a doctorate — and a really good maths doctorate will get you all sorts of interest from academia and finance — and might secure some of the highest salaries going for new leavers from university.
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