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Joint Honours Mathematics: Senior Sophister year

This page refers to the combination between Mathematics and Economics.

During their Senior Sophister year, Pattern A students take 15 ECTS credits per semester and all their modules are optional. Pattern B students take 30 ECTS credits per semester and those must include the yearlong 10-credit Mathematics project MAU44M00. Unless indicated otherwise, each module is worth 5 ECTS credits. Modules listed with an asterisk are offered every other year.

The four "Quantitative Methods" modules are taught by the School of Economics, but they count towards the Mathematics result. Students may only take up to 10 ECTS credits from these modules during their Senior Sophister year. Further details about the Economics modules can be found here.

Yearlong Modules

Mathematics education (10 ECTS)
Mathematics project (10 ECTS)

Semester 1 Modules

ECU44151
Quantitative methods (10 ECTS)
ECU44153
Quantitative methods
Introduction to number theory
Analysis in several real variables
Ordinary differential equations
Equations of mathematical physics I
Combinatorics
Topics in complex analysis I
Multivariate linear analysis
Applied linear statistical methods I
Statistical inference I
Data analytics (10 ECTS)

Semester 2 Modules

ECU44152
Advanced econometrics (10 ECTS)
ECU44154
Advanced econometrics
Introduction to complex analysis
Calculus on manifolds
Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry
Introduction to numerical analysis
Commutative algebra
Partial differential equations
Topics in complex analysis II
Fixed point theorems and economic equilibria
Applied linear statistical methods II
Statistical inference II

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.