Key information
- Duration:
- 4 years full time
- Typical A-level offer:
- AAB, including grade A in Mathematics.
View full entry requirements - UCAS code:
- G1G7
- Start date:
- September 2026
- 95% of our research overall in Mathematical Sciences was assessed to be world leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)
Machine learning and data science are all around us. The need for people who can collate and interpret complex data has never been greater. This integrated Masters course will give you the skills to solve data-intensive problems. It is particularly relevant if you are interested in a research career.
You’ll explore the relationships between mathematics, data and statistics and gain a thorough grounding in theories and techniques. You’ll apply mathematical algorithms for the analysis, interpretation and visualisation of large data-sets, using real-world data.
In your mathematics modules you’ll learn the theory that forms the basis of modern data science. You’ll put this theory into practice in your data science modules. All modules are based on the latest research. Our faculty are experts in this exciting field. Their research is having significant impact in areas such as:
- artificial intelligence
- infectious disease control.
You’ll develop analytical and modelling skills, using industry-standard software such as Python and R. During your fourth year you’ll gain further skills and apply them to an advanced research project.
By graduation you’ll have necessary skills to become a capable quantitative scientist. Career options include roles in:
- the financial services
- information and digital technology
- research.
You’ll be part of a close-knit, friendly department. Our lecturers take the time to get to know you. They operate an open-door policy, so you’ll always find support if you need it.
Accreditation
- This programme is accredited to meet the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation awarded by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. Find out more
We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.
MMath or BSc?
We also offer this course as a three-year BSc without the integrated Masters year. Find out about the benefits of an integrated Masters year.
Find out about Megan’s journey through her maths degree at Sussex
Course content
Find out about our types of undergraduate degrees, their structure, modules and credits
Your degree
In your first year, you’ll explore the basics of mathematics and data science.
Teaching
Teaching methods typically include:
69%: Lecture
8%: Seminar
23%: Practical
Assessment
Assessment methods typically include:
29%: Coursework
71%: Examination
Contact hours and workload
This year of study includes approximately 1,200 hours of work. This breaks down into about 264 hours of contact time and about 936 hours of independent study.
Engage and actively participate throughout your studies to get the most out of your course.
Your modules
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
Autumn teaching
Spring teaching
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here.
Check back in January 2026 for more details of the modules running in the academic year 2026/27.
Your degree
In Year 2, you’ll continue exploring foundations in mathematics. And you’ll add probability and statistics, computing and machine learning.
Teaching
Teaching methods typically include:
76%: Lecture
13%: Seminar
11%: Practical
Assessment
Assessment methods typically include:
38%: Coursework
62%: Examination
Contact hours and workload
This year of study includes approximately 1,200 hours of work. This breaks down into about 264 hours of contact time and about 936 hours of independent study.
Engage and actively participate throughout your studies to get the most out of your course.
Your modules
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
- Calculus of Several Variables
- Introduction to Probability
- Ordinary Differential Equations
- Scientific Computing
Autumn teaching
Spring teaching
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here.
Check back in January 2026 for more details of the modules running in the academic year 2026/27.
Study abroad (optional)
Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career. Find out where your course could take you
If your application to study abroad is successful, you’ll have to meet the academic requirements at Sussex and also at the partner university. Find out more about studying abroad as a Sussex student
Placement (optional)
To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can provide you with information and advice. If you’re successful in obtaining a placement, this will form part of your course.
Find out more about placements and internships
Recent students have gone on placements at:
- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd
- NATS Holdings
- HEFCE.
SEPnet Employer Programme
We are a core part of the SEPnet (South East Physics Network) consortium, which gives us links to universities and industries across the region. SEPnet’s Employer Programme creates opportunities for our students to apply for funded summer placements.
Please note that if you’re receiving – or applying for – USA federal Direct Loan funds, you can’t transfer to the version of your course with an optional study abroad period in any country or optional placement in the USA if the number of credits for the placement/internship exceeds 25% of the total credits for your course. Find out more about American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid
Your degree
In Year 3, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your employability skills working on your project. And you can choose the topics that interest you most from a range of mathematical options.
Teaching
Teaching methods typically include:
83%: Lecture
12%: Seminar
5%: Practical
Assessment
Assessment methods typically include:
17%: Coursework
68%: Examination
1%: Practical
14%: Written assessment
Contact hours and workload
This year of study includes approximately 1,200 hours of work. This breaks down into about 264 hours of contact time and about 936 hours of independent study.
Engage and actively participate throughout your studies to get the most out of your course.
Your modules
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
Autumn teaching
Spring teaching
Options
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.
While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
- Applied Numerical Analysis (L.6)
- Financial Mathematics (L.6)
- Functional Analysis (L.6)
- Introduction to Mathematical Biology (L6)
- Probability Models (L6)
Autumn teaching
Spring teaching
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here.
Check back in January 2026 for more details of the modules running in the academic year 2026/27.
Your degree
In your final year, you’ll focus on a research topic of your choice in your MMath project. You’ll also choose options from a range of mathematical and data science modules. This means you’ll have the opportunity to specialise in areas that interest you most, while also gaining a broad set of skills.
Teaching
Teaching methods typically include:
81%: Lecture
4%: Seminar
15%: Practical
Assessment
Assessment methods typically include:
24%: Coursework
30%: Examination
6%: Practical
40%: Written assessment
Contact hours and workload
This year of study includes approximately 1,200 hours of work. This breaks down into about 187 hours of contact time and about 1,013 hours of independent study.
Engage and actively participate throughout your studies to get the most out of your course.
Your modules
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
Autumn teaching
Autumn and spring teaching
Spring teaching
Options
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.
While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
- Algorithmic Data Science
- Applied Natural Language Processing
- Applied Numerical Analysis (L.7)
- Financial Mathematics (L.7)
- Functional Analysis (L.7)
- Probability Models (L7)
Autumn teaching
Spring teaching
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here.
Check back in January 2026 for more details of the modules running in the academic year 2026/27.
Silver
The student experience and student outcomes are typically very high quality.
This rating was awarded in 2023, for four years.
(Teaching Excellence Framework 2023)
Find out more about our approach to teaching and supporting you to thrive
Our staff
Dr Adam Barrett
Associate Professor in Machine Learning and Data Science
Dr Marianna Cerasuolo
Reader in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computation
Dr Philip Herbert
Assistant Professor in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computation
Dr Chandrasekhar Venkataraman
Associate Professor In Mathematics
Careers
of Sussex undergraduates have completed work experience by the end of their course (University of Sussex Career Readiness data at point of graduation 2023/24)
You can be confident that our courses provide you with the necessary skills and experience to secure employment or further studies with some of the world’s leading institutions.
You’ll have a wide range of paid work opportunities within the Department – from teaching and research opportunities in the summer, to outreach roles throughout the year.
There are plenty of opportunities for you to develop your careers skills, including:
- talks by potential employers
- advice on choosing a career path
- CV and application writing
- preparing for job interviews.
This course will prepare you to go into a range of careers in areas such as:
- big data
- data analytics and data science
- finance and accounting
- software development
- game design.
What to do with a Mathematics degree
Explore the careers you might be interested in after studying for a degree in Mathematics
Working while you study
Our Careers and Entrepreneurship team can help you find part-time work while you study. Find out more about career development and part-time work
Design your future at Sussex
Taking the next step in your career can feel daunting, but we’ll help you to explore, connect and flourish throughout your studies and beyond.
As a Sussex student, you’ll learn how to tackle real-world challenges and have access to tailored programmes of careers support:
- our Career Lab helps you to explore your options, build key skills and connect with employers. Take part in internships, community consultancy projects and insight visits, where you can learn about life at organisations including Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, Gatwick Airport and the Knepp Rewilding Project
- one-to-one coaching with your Faculty Careers Consultant can enable you to identify your career goals, write an effective CV and prepare for future interviews
- entrepreneurship initiatives like StartUp Sussex and Ideas Lab can empower you to turn your concepts into reality.
Explore how our Careers and Entrepreneurship team can support you
Winner
Entrepreneurship Catalyst Award
National Enterprise Educator Awards 2024
Winner
Supporting Student and Graduate Employability Award
AGCAS Awards for Excellence 2024
Top 50
Best Universities for Work Experience in the UK
2025 RateMyPlacement Awards
A-level - contextual offer
BBB, including grade B in Mathematics.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and two A-levels - contextual offer
Grades BC in A-levels plus Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate, including grade B in Mathematics.