BSc (Hons) in Mathematics

Mathematics is the key to many real-life activities, whether for the encryption of emails, analysis of business performance or managing disease outbreak. Almost all areas of human activity or advanced technologies require mathematics and this makes mathematicians valuable to the country’s economy. The BSc (Hons) Mathematics programme provides fundamental knowledge in Mathematics, including both pure and applied Mathematics. Students are given opportunities to develop high-level mathematical and problem-solving skills and to apply these in a variety of careers such as in teaching, computing and industry. The programme also offers adequate background to those willing to pursue further studies and research.

The objectives are:

? to provide a course that is suitable for both students aiming to pursue research and going into other careers;

? to develop in students the capacity for independent learning and for clear logical thinking;

? to produce the high calibre graduates in Mathematics sought by employers in the private & public sectors;

? to provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students have the opportunity to develop their skills to their full potential;

? to develop intellectual integrity, respect for truth and for the ethics of research and scholarly activity.