Mathematics

Why study with us

Links with industry

Benefit from our excellent industry links providing opportunities for 'real life' dissertations and valuable work experience in the UK and abroad.

Research excellence

We are ranked as the number one place to study mathematics in Wales, thanks to our most recent REF (Research Excellence Framework) submission.

Enhanced employability

We offer a wide selection of optional modules to choose from, and plenty of opportunities for you to develop the professional skills that employers are looking for.

The course was challenging, engaging and provided a mix of theoretical understanding and practical tools to begin my career in operational research. I spent the summer completing my dissertation at the University of Twente (Netherlands) working on a scheduling problem with a hospital partner. This was a very rewarding experience and gave me an excellent opportunity to use my new skills, tackling a real world problem. After such a positive experience with Cardiff University, I am now studying for my PhD, working in partnership with a local health board to use patient level data to inform decision making.

Sam Luen-English, MSc Operational Research and Applied Statistics, graduate

Our talks

Overview of MSc Programmes in Mathematics

Director of Postgraduate Taught programmes Professor Owen Jones, gives an overview of our MSc's and how our vocational courses in collaboration with the School of Computer Science and Informatics offer the opportunity to complete summer dissertation projects with relevant companies.

Operational Research and Postgraduate Study

Paul Harper, Professor of Operational Research, talks about the fantastic research being carried out in Healthcare Modelling, and highlights how MSc students are given the opportunity to carry out projects of real-world importance, meaning you are highly employable after your MSc year.

MSc Dissertation Projects

Reader of Mathematics Dr Maggie Chen oversees MSc dissertation projects in our School, and talks about students being given the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge they have learned during their course by completing their dissertation with relevant companies, leading to greater employability prospects.

Diversity in Mathematical Biology

A group of academics - including former BSc students who are now studying for their PhD - from the School of Mathematics present a video on the diversity of mathematics in the department, and more specifically how they use applied mathematics to answer biological questions and solve problems.

Maths Lecturer and MSc Alumni

Dr Geraint Palmer is a Welsh-medium lecturer in Mathematics at Cardiff University. He is a member of the Operational Research Group and teaches the Computational Method module as part of the MSc - which he himself is an alumni of.

MSc Data Science and Analytics Alumni Video: Montunrayo Shodimu

Montunrayo Shodimu, a graduate of MSc Data Science, talks about the wide range of extracurricular activities she took part in as a student. They include study skills development, learning new languages, volunteer work in the community - all of which earned her a Cardiff Award.

Postgraduate taught programmes

Develop your professional skills, deepen your understanding and enhance your career prospects with our selection of postgraduate degrees.

Course	Qualification	Mode
Data Analytics for Government	MSc	Full time
Data Science and Analytics	MSc	Full time, Part time
Mathematics	MSc	Full time
Operational Research and Applied Statistics	MSc	Full time, Part time
Operational Research, Applied Statistics and Financial Risk	MSc	Full time, Part time

Discover more reasons to choose us

Research impact and working with industry

Benefit from the latest findings, knowledge and thinking on your course from our research-led academics, whose research has proven to demonstrate the impact mathematical sciences has on everyday life.

Image of the proposed new Computer Science and Mathematics building

New building for School of Maths

Our brand new purpose-built facility shared with the School of Computer Science and Informatics will be finished this Autumn.

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Exterior shot of Abacws, the new building which will be home to the School of Computer Science and Informatics, and the School of Mathematics.

Feature staircase of Abacws, which is due to open September of this year.

There will be multiple pc labs in the new building with some being able to accommodate as many as 100 students.

Abacws has been designed in collaboration with students and academic staff to create interdisciplinary, flexible and creative workspaces,

Abacws features flexible lecture theatres and seminar rooms with innovative layouts to encourage interaction.

The new £39m building will pioneer a way of working for Cardiff University which embodies collaboration and shared vision.

The single six-storey building is situated on Senghennydd Road next to Cathays railway station.

Data Science Academy

A number of our MSc degrees are taught at the Data Science Academy which was established to respond to the demand for highly-skilled and employable graduates in areas including data science.

By working together with industry, we aim to expose students to a broad range of techniques for understanding data and use these to apply cutting-edge analytical methodologies to a range of real-world problems.

Find out more about the Data Science Academy

Postgraduate research programmes

Our internationally recognised research demonstrates the impact of mathematical sciences on everyday life and we offer an exceptionally wide range of opportunities for postgraduate studies in mathematics.

Research in Mathematics

The principle areas in which we offer supervision towards the research degrees of MPhil and PhD are pure mathematics, applied mathematics, operational research, and probability and statistics.