About Mathematics & Philosophy Bsc in Kings College London

Overview

This joint honours mathematics and philosophy degree offers an extremely wide choice of philosophy modules -with coverage from pre- Socrates to the present day- and particular teaching strengths in philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and ancient philosophy. The mathematics element gives students a foundation in many branches of mathematics, including algebra, analysis, probability and geometry.

Students on the Mathematics & Philosophy with a Year Abroad BSc will spend their third year studying abroad before returning to complete a final year with King’s. Students on the three year course may transfer to the four year Mathematics & Philosophy with a Year Abroad BSc.

Key benefits

• Leading centre of research, with 87 per cent of the Mathematics department’s research classed as world leading or internationally excellent.
• The Philosophy Department is ranked 4th in the UK and 6th in Europe in the QS World Rankings by Subject 2018.
• The Philosophy Department is ranked as one of the top three UK philosophy departments in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework for both the quality of our research and research power.

Description

Mathematics has been studied at King’s College London throughout its history and the first Professor of Mathematics was appointed in 1830. Since then we have established a record of accomplishments in central areas of pure mathematics and applied mathematics.

The majority of mathematics modules that you will take are the same as those taken by single honours mathematicians. However, some modules have been devised with joint honours students in mind.

In the Department of Philosophy we are able to offer an extremely wide range of modules, including subjects such as Indian philosophy and medieval philosophy, which are offered by very few other universities in the UK. Study of these options builds upon the solid foundation of required modules in the first and second years, although with an increasing level of choice as you progress.

In your first year you must take five mathematics modules (four required and one optional) and three philosophy modules (one from each of the History, Value and Theory groups).

In the second year, students must take four mathematics modules (one required Analysis module and three optional modules) and four philosophy modules (from at least two of the History, Value and Theory groups).

Students on the four year Mathematics & Philosophy BSc course will spend their third year studying abroad at a partner institution. In the final year, there is more flexibility and you may take up to five modules from mathematics or philosophy. The modules run in each academic year are subject to change in line with staff availability and student demand, so there is no guarantee every module will run.

Career prospects

Our degrees equip our students with key transferable skills, and former students have gone on to a wide range of careers after leaving King’s, such as banking, law, journalism, teaching.

Academic qualification equivalents

• The Indian High School Leaving Certificate (from CBSE and CISCE boards only) at the end of standard XII will generally be considered for direct entry onto undergraduate programmes with an overall average score of 80% and 90%.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS   :    Minimum 6.0 overall, with no skill below 5.5
• TOEFL :    80 overall with a minimum of 20 in each skills
• PTE      :    59 overall with a minimum of 54 in each communicative skill

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