MMath (Hons) Mathematics with German

On this course, youll spend a year of your degree at one of our partner universities in Germany, studying mathematics in German. When youre in Sheffield, youll spend two-thirds of your time studying mathematics and the rest of your time developing your German language abilities. Youll cover the same essential topics as other maths students and, in your final year, complete a major research project.

We have a small but focused number of maths modules in your first year that cover all the essentials youll need for the rest of your degree. In your German classes, youll develop your language skills, partly through weekly meetings with a native speaker and complete a project and presentation in German.

In the second year, youll continue to develop your German language abilities while you build a powerful toolbox of mathematical techniques that you can apply to increasingly complex problems. Some module options include more project work. This gives you the chance to put your mathematics skills into practice in different contexts and scenarios that you might encounter when you start work after graduation. There is also time dedicated for you to prepare for your year abroad in the third year.

When you return to Sheffield for your final year, youll have the skills, knowledge and experience to go in lots of different directions in mathematics. Well give you lots of optional maths modules that you can choose from and your language classes are designed to bring you close to the level of a native speaker.

Youll also spend a third of your time working on your own maths research project. Youll choose a topic in an area of mathematics that interests you, and work closely with one of our staff who is an expert in the field. Youll write up your findings and give a presentation about what youve learned. You will be assessed in a variety of ways, depending on the modules you take. This can include quizzes, examinations, presentations, participation in tutorials, projects, coursework and other written work.
Strong mathematics skills open all kinds of doors for our graduates: from banking, insurance and pensions, to software development at tech companies and encryption services at security agencies. They also work for businesses with vast amounts of data to process and inform new products and services.

Organisations that have hired Sheffield maths graduates include AstraZeneca, BAE Systems, Barclays, Bet365, Dell, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, GSK, HSBC, IBM, Lloyds, PwC, Unilever, the Civil Service and the NHS. Lots of our students also go on to do PhDs at world top 100 universities.

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The A Level entry requirements for this course are
AAB
including A in Maths and B in German

A Levels additional qualifications ABB including A in Maths and B in German B in a relevant EPQ ABB including A in Maths and B in German B in A Level Further Maths

International Baccalaureate 34 with 6 in Higher Level Maths Analysis and Approaches and 5 in Higher Level German

BTEC Extended Diploma DDD in a relevant subject with Distinctions in all Maths units an appropriate German language qualification

BTEC Diploma DD A in A Level Maths an appropriate German language qualification

Scottish Highers 2 Advanced Highers AAABB AB including A in Maths and B in German

Welsh Baccalaureate 2 A Levels B AA in Maths and German

Access to HE Diploma Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject with 45 credits at Level 3 including 36 at Distinction to include Maths units and 9 at Merit an appropriate German language qualification
IELTS - Overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, TOEFL - Overall score of 88 with a minimum of 19 in Listening, 20 in Reading, 22 in Speaking and 19 in Writing. Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic, PTE Academic UKVI - Overall score of 61 with a minimum of 56 in each component.