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Joint Honours Mathematics: Junior Sophister year

This page refers to the combination between Mathematics and Economics.

During their Junior Sophister year, students follow one of 4 different pathways. Their options are outlined in this diagram and they are also discussed below.

  • Single Honours pathway: Students proceed with a Single Honours degree and take 50 ECTS credits in their main subject along with 10 ECTS credits in their other subject, Open Modules and Trinity Electives.
  • Major with Minor pathway A: Students take 40 ECTS credits in their major subject along with 20 ECTS credits in their minor subject.
  • Major with Minor pathway B: Students take 30 ECTS credits in each subject with the intention of concentrating on their major subject during their final year.
  • Joint Honours pathway: Students take 30 ECTS credits in each subject.
In each case, the total number of 60 ECTS credits must be divided equally between the two semesters and all Mathematics modules are optional. The pathways involving either a Single Honours degree in Mathematics or a major in Mathematics are only available to students who took 40 ECTS credits in Mathematics during their Senior Fresh year.

Yearlong Mathematics Modules

Mathematics education (10 ECTS)

Semester 1 Mathematics Modules

Introduction to number theory
Combinatorics
Topics in complex analysis I
Probability and theoretical statistics
Multivariate linear analysis
Applied linear statistical methods I
Statistical inference I
STU23501 is only available through the Joint Honours pathway and the two pathways involving a minor in Mathematics. The modules listed with an asterisk are normally offered every other year. Unless indicated otherwise, each module is worth 5 ECTS credits.

Semester 2 Mathematics Modules

Introduction to complex analysis
Calculus on manifolds
Commutative algebra
Topics in complex analysis II
Fixed point theorems and economic equilibria
Applied probability II
Applied linear statistical methods II
Statistical inference II
STU22005 is only available through the Joint Honours pathway and the two pathways involving a minor in Mathematics. The modules listed with an asterisk are normally offered every other year. Unless indicated otherwise, each module is worth 5 ECTS credits.

Semester 1 Open Modules and Trinity Electives

Computational mathematics
Symbolic programming
Introduction to functional programming
Equations of mathematical physics I

Semester 2 Open Modules and Trinity Electives

Artificial intelligence I
The above Open Modules are available through the Mathematics component of the Joint Honours degree, but some additional modules should be available through the Economics component as well. Open Modules are generally allocated on a first come first served basis, except for MAU23403, which is meant to accommodate all students.

General regulations for undergraduate students

The general regulations that apply to all undergraduate students are outlined in the College Calendar (Part II). The following is only a brief summary of some important points and it is not meant to either replace or override the information in the College Calendar.

  • All students must register for 60 ECTS credits and those must be divided equally between the two terms.
  • Students will only be assessed on their registered modules.
  • Results for examinations are published according to the following grades: I = 70 to 100, II.1 = 60 to 69, II.2 = 50 to 59, III = 40 to 49, F1 = 30 to 39, F2 = 0 to 29.
  • In order to pass an individual module, students must achieve an overall score of 40% or higher.
  • In order to pass the year, students must achieve an overall credit-weighted average of 40% and EITHER
    • pass each of their modules (by achieving 40% or higher in each of their modules) OR
    • pass by compensation (by achieving 40% or higher in modules that are worth at least 50 ECTS credits and by achieving 35% or higher in their remaining modules).
  • Students who do not pass the year at the end of the Hilary term are required to present for reassessment at the beginning of the next Michaelmas term. These students will be reassessed in all failed components of the modules for which they obtained a score below 40%.
  • Students who do not manage to pass the year at the reassessment session must repeat the year in full (i.e., they must repeat all their modules and all their assessment components).

These regulations apply since the academic year 2018/19.

Sources of Information

The University of Dublin Calendar

All courses within Trinity College are administered in accordance with the regulations set out in the The University of Dublin Calendar which is published annually. The section of the Calendar setting out the general regulations of the College is published separately in the booklet General Regulations and Information and Board Statement on Safety which is distributed to all students on admission to College.

Important information


Please note that The University of Dublin Calendar should be consulted for definitive information about the rules, regulations, and activities of the University.