Mathematics is amongst the largest and oldest schools in Merton, with a long and illustrious history dating nearly all the way back to the foundation of the college in 1264. Maths, Maths & Computer Science, Maths & Philosophy, and Maths & Statistics are four-year degree courses leading to Masters degrees in Mathematics. If they wish, students of the Maths courses may leave at the end of the third year, receiving a BA Mathematics qualification instead.
Subject Intake: 6 single honours and 4 in Joint Schools.
Course Duration: Three Years (BA); Four Years (MMath).
Mathematics and Joint Schools at Merton constitute one of our largest undergraduate subject groups overall; they are also run alongside Computer Science and Joint Schools courses. In addition, Merton has a large cohort of postgraduate students studying Mathematics and related subjects. This large collection of students and researchers in Maths and related degrees makes for lively discussion and debate, and a strong sense of community.
Merton's mathematics students have a strong academic record. Most undergraduate students continue to the four-year Masters in Mathematics or Joint School courses, and many go on to do a postgraduate Mathematics degree.
Merton’s student-run Mathematical Society holds a variety of events, social activities and talks throughout the year, which are ever popular.
Merton offers generous academic grants and funding for research projects and travel.
Eminent mathematician Sir Andrew Wiles, well-known through his proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem, is a Fellow at Merton.
