BSc Applied Mathematics with Information Computing Science

This programme is founded in the mathematics of information technology and computer science. It cultivates students’ mathematics foundation and academic ability, allowing them to acquire professional expertise in fields such as computation analysis, software design and information security.

It also cultivates students’ ability to master application oriented theory, and methods and techniques of information and computer science.  Through studying this discipline, students receive training in scientific research methods and the ability to solve practical problems of information technology and science and engineering computation. 

Students graduating from this programme receive degrees in BSc Applied Mathematics with Information Computing Science from the University of Birmingham and Information and Computing Science from Jinan University.

Programme content

Year 1

All modules are core.

Birmingham taught modules

Jinan taught modules

Year 2

All modules are core.

Birmingham taught modules

Jinan taught modules

  • Further English for Academic Purposes - 10 credits
  • Numerical Algebra- 10 creditts
  • Mathematical Modelling - 10 credits
  • Matlab Programming - 10 credits
  • An introduction to Mao Zedong Thought and the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics II 
  • Introduction to Marxism

Year 3

All modules are core.

Birmingham taught modules

Jinan taught modules

Year 4

Jinan taught core modules

  • Undergraduate Internship
  • Undergraduate Thesis - 20 credits
  • Numerical Solutions to Differential Equations
  • Situation and Policy
  • Innovation and Humanities 

Jinan taught optional modules

Select two out of four:

  • Computational Intelligence
  • Concrete Mathematics
  • Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis
  • Data Analysis