Master of Chemistry with Maths

at University of Southampton - Highfield Campus United Kingdom

Use advanced data analysis techniques to explore pressing economic problems. This 3-year economics and data science degree combines training in economics with modern skills in data science. You'll graduate with the skills to work in finance, industry and the public sector.

Combine an in-depth understanding of economics with the ability to use a range of data science techniques. You’ll study with experts from the department of economics and learn to apply advanced techniques from data science and econometrics to economic problems.

You'll gain a specialist knowledge of:

• Economic theory from different schools of thought
• Applied economics
• Use of large datasets
• Machine learning
• Data and statistics
• Computational economics

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Use our Financial Laboratory (FinLab), a realistic trading room environment
• Put your economic theories to the test in our behavioural economics laboratory
• Gain vital work experience on Santander's Student Innovation Projects
• Gain a Bloomberg Markets Concepts qualification

On this flexible economics with data science course you can choose to learn the principles of finance, international trade theory or developmental economics. You'll be able to choose the subjects you want to study to suit your interests or future career.

This degree has a focus on employability, with options like a year in employment, and a semester abroad available in your third year.

You’ll graduate with a rare combination of advanced skills in data analysis, including big data, and training in economics. This will make you highly employable in a range of fields, including finance and the government data service.

Our MSc Environmental Monitoring and Assessment master’s degree develops the professional skills required for a rewarding career as an environmental scientist in a fast-growing and rapidly-changing industry.

Highly skilled environmental scientists are critical for the safe and responsible governance of our environment. This environmental management degree will give you the ability to carry out environmental assessments and audits, handle environmental information and work with geospatial data.

On completing the course, you’ll be able to show your knowledge and understanding of:

• The importance of environmental concepts, terms, principles and methods
• The value of using techniques and ideas in different subject disciplines
• The socio-economic context of environmental issues and the legal framework for environmental regulation
• The contribution of science, engineering or communication to the identification and resolution of environmental issues
• The human causes and consequences of environmental impacts
• General environmental concerns, including biodiversity, environmental limits to economic or population growth

You’ll also have opportunities to work with environmental organisations and visit leading environmental and sustainability initiatives such as infrastructure projects.

Modern biochemists study the molecular processes of life. Our Biochemistry MSci (integrated masters degree in science) covers topics from DNA to proteins, single molecules to cells, all the way up to complex lifeforms. This course will prepare you for a career in clinical biochemistry, biotechnology or pharmacology. It also provides the perfect foundation for further research or a PhD.

This course will give you a deep understanding of biochemistry, and develop your practical skills in a laboratory.

Our teaching staff are researchers at the forefront of their field. You'll learn how biochemistry can help us develop new drugs, and you'll explore:

• Cell biology
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Genetics

In the fourth year, you can work with our research teams on an original, in-depth research project. You'll research the molecular basis of disease, oncology, structural biology and DNA recognition. It will give you a chance to improve your research skills, and help us understand this fascinating field.

As part of your degree you can:

• Take a year out to work in industry
• Study abroad at one of our partner universities
• Specialise in particular areas, tailoring the degree to your own interests
• Take specialist skills modules to learn about cutting-edge technologies
• Use your knowledge of biochemistry in education, communication or business

With a master's in biochemistry, you'll be ready for a wide range of biochemistry careers.

Our MMus Music Composition programme gives you the opportunity to specialise in various elements of musical composition. On this course, you’ll learn:

• Current trends in composition
• 20th and 21st century musical developments
• Aesthetic, technical and critical issues in modern compositional practice
• In-depth analysis of your chosen compositional genres, materials, techniques and forms

Our academic staff are internationally noted performers with active solo and ensemble careers, and established composers of contemporary art music, electronic music, media music (for example, in film, TV and videogames), and jazz. These world-leading experts can offer you intensive one-to-one tuition in music history, culture and performance.

On the Composition pathway, you’ll work towards the final goal of a composition portfolio. We’ll work with you to create a portfolio that’s relevant to your career aspirations. On completion of the course, you’ll be ready to:

• Continue your research at a doctoral level
• Work in the music industry or wider cultural sector
• Become a teacher
• Work as a freelance musician

Choosing the correct materials is crucial to the success or failure of an engineering project. On this 4-year, integrated master's, you'll explore the properties and uses of common and new mechanical engineering materials. You'll develop the skills to design materials and surfaces, from the atomic level up to their application. This advanced course will help you find a rewarding career as a Chartered Engineer.

This course focuses on mechanics, structures and materials, and how they are managed. It will inspire you to use your knowledge and skills to address real mechanical and material engineering needs in society, in areas like:

• Transport
• Housing
• Recreation
• Food processing
• Medicine

You'll explore material use, including their design and manufacture, and you'll study how they behave throughout their service.

As part of this course you can:

• Showcase your work in our annual Engineering Design Show
• Choose from a range of optional modules, including microstructural and surface characterisation, and aircraft structures
• Put your skills into practice with an individual project and final year group design project
• Work with students from other engineering specialisms

The course draws on research from the Engineering Materials Research Group, which is actively involved in a broad range of activities in the advanced materials field.

You can take this course with an additional year-long, paid placement. Apply with UCAS code H3H1 for the Industrial Placement Year option.

We're a designated university for the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS).

Discover the causes of conflict, instability and poverty. Explore democracy and justice in today's society. With our International Relations undergraduate degree, you'll learn both the theory and practice of global politics. You'll develop analytical, critical thinking and research skills. This course can lead to careers in national and global politics, think tanks, and more.

With our International Relations course you'll learn about the foreign and security policies of the major players in world politics. You'll study principal institutions such as the United Nations and World Trade Organization (WTO).

You'll develop your critical thinking, and enhance your analytical and research skills, which are highly valued by employers.

You can also choose from a range of topics with a range of optional modules. For example, you can focus on the politics of the UK, the EU or the US, or study modules in criminology, economics or ethics.

As part of your degree you can:

• study global issues, like arms control, security, migration, and how they apply to different regions
• take part in public engagement activities and optional field trips to Whitehall and Westminster
• study abroad in Europe, the Far East or North America
• gain work experience with a year-long placement in industry

You'll develop transferable skills such as:

• effective oral and written communication
• problem-solving
• data analysis
• independent thought

Discover how automobiles are designed, built and tested. Learn the specialist science and engineering behind the industry, then design and create your own. You'll have the chance to specialise in areas of motor vehicle engineering that interest you, from race cars to vehicle electronics. This degree will prepare you for a career in automotive mechanical engineering.

This course provides a solid foundation in mechanical engineering and you'll learn the core principles of:

• Vehicle dynamics
• Structural design
• Propulsion
• Automotive electronics

Then you can specialise in subjects, including composite engineering.

As part of this course you can:

• Use our range of engineering facilities and gain practical experience with our design workshops and studios.
• Get a solid introduction to relevant subjects such as mathematics and mechanics
• Take a work placement to boost your academic performance and career prospects
• Showcase your work in our annual Engineering Design Show
• Study management modules to explore a variety of career paths
• Go on site visits to experience engineering in practice

You can also join our Formula Student team. You'll help design, build and race a car in competitions.

You can take this course with an additional year-long, paid placement. Apply with UCAS code H3H3 for the Industrial Placement Year option.

We're a designated university for the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS).

Develop the analytic and professional skills for success in the data science on this Data & Decision Analytics MSc. You’ll learn advanced level mathematical modelling, statistical analysis, and computation.

This UK master’s course will give you the skills and knowledge to make better decisions based on data. There is also a strong focus on real work experience, with opportunities for summer projects in a range of industries.

Through this degree you’ll learn:

• Programming skills in R and in Python
• Advanced theory and methods of applied statistics
• Practical application of operational research
• Modelling of deterministic and stochastic systems
• Industry career skills working on a project with an external organisation

You'll take on 3-month summer project which can be in operational research, statistics, data science or a combination of each. This is excellent preparation if you want to go onto a PhD in one of these areas.

There are 2 options for this project:

• The opportunity to compete for a 3-month project with an external organisation
• An internal project linked to the latest research led by one of our academics

You'll also get the chance to meet with the CORMSIS Business Advisory Board which is represented by major companies including; Tesco, Shell, British Airways and HM Revenue & Customs. They ensure this MSc continues to be fresh and relevant to the needs of employers, so you’ll have excellent employment prospects.

You'll study all forms of marine life and learn how to solve environmental challenges on this master's in marine biology. You'll work on our research vessels in Southampton, and discover the marine environment in the Galapagos Islands or Thailand. Graduate with the ability to work in research, wildlife management or conservation.

You'll study biology and ecology within the specific context of marine systems. The course modules will improve your biological sciences, chemistry, physics and mathematics knowledge.

Our unique fieldwork locations will offer you the opportunity to broaden your field research beyond the environments found around the UK.

The facilities are exceptional at Southampton. You can go from classroom or lab to our research vessels within minutes on our Waterfront Campus. Be part of the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS), one of the largest marine science communities in Europe.

Depending on your grades, you can apply to study abroad at one of our partner universities. There you'll take specialist modules and projects that are not available in the UK.

With this course, you can:

• Get the opportunity to conduct supervised original research
• Examine the ecology of marine organisms, including feeding, reproduction, behaviour and migrations
• Discover a range of topics from hydrothermal vents to coastal lagoons
• Get extensive practical laboratory skills training at all levels
• Take part in relevant field experience and training throughout the programme
• Choose from a variety of semester abroad study opportunities

This degree is accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST).

Sustainable energy supply is one of the greatest challenges we face today. At Southampton, you'll learn to focus your engineering skills into cutting-edge technologies, such as wind turbines, solar cells and batteries. You'll study core mechanical engineering topics and explore how we store, use and distribute energy. You'll graduate with vital skills for environmental engineering and beyond.

Sustainable energy is a fascinating and growing area. This 4-year integrated master's in mechanical engineering focuses on the latest in energy technology, systems and processes, such as:

• Fuel cells
• Photovoltaics
• Biomass systems
• Tidal energy
• Wind turbines

This degree provides the core topics you'll need to master mechanical engineering. It then gives you the advanced skills to design and test sustainable-energy technologies.

As part of this course you can:

• Examine the economics behind energy technology investments
• Develop your management skills
• Take a work placement to boost your academic performance and prepare for your career
• Use our design workshops and studios
• Showcase your work in our annual Engineering Design Show
• Go on site visits to experience engineering in practice

You can take this course with an additional, year-long, paid placement. Apply with UCAS code H3J7 for the Industrial Placement Year option.

We're a designated university for the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS).