Mathematics

About this course

Mathematics remains one of the most intellectually demanding and professionally valuable degrees available. It develops the capacity for abstract reasoning and rigorous proof alongside the quantitative skills needed to formulate and solve real-world problems across a breadth of sub-disciplines, from pure mathematics and analysis through applied mathematics and mechanics to statistics and computational methods. The combination of precision and creativity that mathematics demands is rare, and graduates who have genuinely developed it are sought after across almost every sector. At Heriot-Watt University, this four-year full-time programme provides a rigorous education in mathematical theory and practice, developing expertise across pure and applied mathematics, statistics, and computational mathematics. Mathematics provides the tools to make advances in science, technology, and engineerin

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 60% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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