Pure Mathematics
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Entry requirements
First degree standard of 70% with Pure Mathematics a major component.
Months of entry
January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December
Course content
Students attend advanced seminars and research lectures, receive research skills training, and their research is supervised by an active researcher in the chosen field.
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Department specialisms
Algebra (especially Group Theory, Groups Acting on Trees, Sporadic Groups, Lie Type Groups, Representations of Groups), Representation Theory, Model Theory, Set Theory, Graph Theory and Analysis (see Postgraduate Handbook at http://www.mat.bham.ac.uk/prospective/PGHandbook/index.htm for further details).
Information for international students
International students are invited but there are a very limited number of school funded doctoral training grants.
Fees and funding
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Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- full time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time72 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate enquiry service
- postgraduate@contacts.bham.ac.uk
- Phone
- 0121 414 5005