Mathematics and Music
The University of Edinburgh
UCAS Code: GW13 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Required subjects: A Levels: Mathematics at A*. Music is recommended. Your Mathematics qualifications must have been achieved no more than two academic years prior to entry. GCSEs: English at C or 4.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
38 points with 766 at HL - 34 points with 655 at HL. Required subjects: HL: Mathematics (Analysis and approaches only) at 6. Music is recommended. Your Mathematics qualifications must have been achieved no more than two academic years prior to entry. SL: English at 5.
Scottish Higher
AAAAA (achievement by end of S5 preferred). BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S6. Required subjects: Highers: Mathematics at A. Higher Applications of Mathematics is not accepted in place of Higher Mathematics. Higher Music and Advanced Higher Mathematics are recommended. Your Mathematics qualifications must have been achieved no more than two academic years prior to entry. National 5s: English at C.
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About this course
Mathematics has often been considered an arts subject, with many studying it for the beauty of the subject. Likewise, although a very creative subject, music has many links to mathematics and can be studied as a scientific subject.
On this joint honours programme, you will study elements of mathematics and music and explore the historical connection between these two disciplines. You will split your time evenly between the two subjects over the entire programme.
**Areas of study**
You will take compulsory mathematics courses, and study the theoretical and cultural aspects of music, such as:
* listening and musicianship
* music technology
* composition
Later in the programme, you can choose to:
* specialise in particular aspects of mathematics
* specialise in particular aspects of music
* examine the links between the two subjects
* study a broad range of topics across the two subjects
**Music performance**
Please note that studying music performance is sadly not possible as part of this degree. However, we strongly encourage our students to pursue performance opportunities through the University's societies and ensembles.
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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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