Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Mathematics / Education] From Aberystwyth University

In choosing to study this Mathematics and Education degree you'll cover a broad spectrum of childhood development activities that include the sociological, psychological and educational facets that influence the development of children. Additionally you'll cover the fundamental syllabus of a broad-ranging degree in Mathematics. You'll be taught by enthusiastic staff and cover a range of practical, theoretical, and professional disciplines that employers in these disciplines demand. Your skills and abilities will be enhanced with regular exposure to team-work, communications, interpersonal, and time and work management opportunities.

This joint honours BSc in Mathematics and Education will expose you to the world of advanced mathematics, whilst equipping you with the vocational skills required to communicate your subject to a variety of audiences. This course is perfect for aspiring teachers, tutors and lecturers with a particular interest in Mathematics.

You will find this to be a varied and stimulating course with a strong vocational outcome. You can also tailor your learning to suit your interests, opting for modules from both subject areas. Your choices may range from applied statistics to hydrodynamics and from bilingual education to children's rights.

This course is delivered by the School of Education and Lifelong Learning and the Department of Mathematics. You will benefit from the latest learning and teaching environments, the expertise of our experienced staff members, and our partnerships with communities, schools and authorities across Wales and the UK.

A degree in Mathematics and Education will be of great use to you in a range of graduate jobs, particularly in schools and colleges. Not only will you be thoroughly equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to apply for a PGCE and a high level of subject expertise, but you will also be a fluent communicator, a rigorous researcher, and a strong debater able to form compelling arguments. These will all prove to be assets in any graduate workplace.

The university has a proud tradition of research excellence, as demonstrated in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (2014) assessment. It placed the university in the top 50 institutions for research power and intensity, with 95% of the university's research of an internationally recognised standard.