MSci Mathematics with Computer Science
About this course
MSci Hons in Mathematics with Computer Science, a mathematics and computer science degree exploring the theoretical and practical intersections of both fields. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The four-year programme concludes with a major research project, which can be completed as an individual dissertation or through a combination of project and industry placement.
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Entry requirements
A level: A*AA. This should include Mathematics grade A or Further Mathematics grade A. The overall offer grades will be lowered to AAA for applicants who achieve both Mathematics and Further Mathematics at grades AA. IB: 38 points overall with 17 points from the best 3 HL subjects including 6 in Mathematics HL (either analysis and approaches or applications and interpretations)
What students say
Based on about 97 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 69%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 72%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 45 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 72%
- Working and studying: 9%
- Further study: 6%
- Unemployed: 7%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Finance Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 110 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 52%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 6%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 10%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 3%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Fundamentals of Computer Science
- Logic and Discrete Mathematics
- Matrices and Calculus
- Probability and Statistics
- Software Development
- Symmetry and Sequences
- Linear Algebra
- Project Skills
- Secure Data and Systems
- Abstract Algebra
- Applied Data Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Complex Analysis
- Extended Reality
- Internet Applications
- Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence
- Multivariate Probability and Statistics
- Real Analysis
- Commutative Algebra
- Dynamic Modelling
- Environmental Statistics
- Graph Theory and Algorithms
- Hilbert Spaces
- Knots and Geometry
- Linear Systems
- Machine Learning
- Mathematical Cryptography
- Mathematical Finance
- Mathematics of Generative Modelling
- Medical Statistics
- Metric Spaces and Topology
- Statistical Inference
- Stochastic Processes
- Statistical Learning and Prediction
- Advanced Programming
- Computer Vision
- Digital Health
- Secure Distributed Systems
- Languages and Compilation
- Natural Language Processing
- Quantum Computing
- Secure Artificial Intelligence
- Secure Cyber Physical Systems
- Research Methods & Innovation
- Dissertation or Combination of Project and Placement
- Advanced Statistical Modelling
- Clinical Trials
- Combinatorics
- Computing and Algorithms for Statistics
- Deep Learning
- Epidemiology and Disease Modelling
- Estimation and Inference
- Galois Theory
- Hidden-Process Models
- Lie Groups and Lie Algebras
- Measure and Integration
- Operators and Spectral Theory
- Probability Theory
- Stochastic Calculus for Finance
- Survival and Longitudinal Statistics
- Number Theory
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MSci Mathematics with Computer Science at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £35,000 after 3 years, £45,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £33,500 and £63,000. The £45,500 median after five years is £6,000 more than the UK median for Mathematics.
What do graduates of MSci Mathematics with Computer Science at Lancaster University do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MSci Mathematics with Computer Science at Lancaster University?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MSci Mathematics with Computer Science at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is A*AA at A level, or 38 points in the IB. The average entrant had 177 UCAS points.
How many students continue on MSci Mathematics with Computer Science at Lancaster University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.