- Overview
- Project objectives
- What is expected?
- Timetable
- Report format
Please also see聽Guidelines for writing a thesis聽for important information on writing your report and choosing a supervisor.
The School of Mathematics and Statistics has Level III projects available in three different sizes.
- MATH3000 is 3聽UOC and is usually just used for a short project to satisfy some administrative requirements.
- MATH3001 is 6聽UOC and is the usual size for a project.
- MATH3002 is 12 UOC, and is only allowed in very special cases.
It is possible to do more than one project under the same course code.
A project allows you to attempt some independent study under individual supervision of a member of staff, and to gain some experience in writing up the results in a coherent and logical manner. A written report is an essential component of the project, and on rare occasions a student may be invited to give or contribute to a seminar on the project material. Your supervisor will discuss what is expected in any such presentation.
Your first step will be to find someone willing to supervise you for the project. Staff members in the School have a wide variety of聽areas of interest.听
The School is聽not聽obliged to offer you supervision: if you cannot find someone willing then you will not be able to do a project. If you do find a supervisor, ask them to get in touch wit