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E D U C AT I O N A N D M AT H E M AT I C S
BSc (Hons)
Why study this course?
If you are interested in teaching Mathematics as a subject but also in increasing the
wider awareness of how Mathematics is advancing our lives, then this course is for you.
You will explore pure mathematics, applied mathematics and statistics, against the wider
background of issues surrounding education.
Over the three years of study at Keele, you will learn to evaluate key
educational concepts, theories and issues of policy in a systematic way.
You will learn about their applications to understand ways in which
Mathematics can be learnt and taught.
In your first year, you will study core material in calculus and algebra. In
subsequent years you can begin to tailor your programme according to
your own strengths and interests. For example, you can specialise in pure
or applied mathematics, or explore probability and modelling. Education
topics include areas from the sociology of Education, for example, how race,
class and gender can impact on pupils’ educational outcomes. There are also
opportunities to study such topics as how children learn, the history
of education and play in the early years.
What will this mean for my future?
When you graduate, you might choose to do a PGCE and become a Maths
teacher. There are also many other opportunities, including jobs in banking,
the Civil Service, computing, financial services and retail.
During your studies you may also wish to pursue further study and become
a researcher or a policy analyst, learn a foreign language or gain an enhanced
degree title or opt for a year abroad to enhance your CV. To find out more
please visit keele.ac.uk/lc
UCAS Code - GX13
Foundation Year
Yes
Placement Year
Yes
Indicative Entry
Requirements
Combined Honours
A level: BBC
BTEC: DMM
Indicative Modules
First Year
• Understanding Learning
• Digital Technologies
• Too Poor to Learn? Poverty, Education
and Social Policy
• Back to the Future: Issues in the
History of Schooling
• Calculus
• Algebra
Second Year
• Education Matters: Contemporary
Issues and Debates in Education
• Education Placement
• Special Education
• Differential Equations
• Probability
Third Year
• Dissertation
• The Making of Professionals
• School Engagement and Outreach
• Higher Education: Policy and the
Student Experience
• Inclusive Education
• Partial Differential Equations
• Professional Mathematics
• Codes and Cryptography
• Mathematical Biology
Course Duration
3 years or 4 years
with an international
or placement year
Placement Year
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes
For information on courses that combine subjects please visit keele.ac.uk/ugcourses