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Mathematics, Computer Science and Joint Schools

The College was named after the mathematician Mary Somerville and has a strong record in the subject.  We usually admit nine or ten undergraduates each year to read Mathematics, Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Philosophy, Mathematics and Computer Science or Computer Science.

In the first year almost all tutorials will be in College as are about half of the tutorials in subsequent years.  Lectures are held in the Mathematical Institute or the Computing Laboratory which are both just across the road from Somerville.  Details of the syllabus can be found on the University's Mathematical Institute website and the Computing Laboratory website.  Undergraduates go on from these degrees to many different careers, but among the most popular are accountancy, actuarial work, research, computing and teaching.

Most undergraduates who come up to read Mathematics or one of the joint subjects will have done two Mathematics A-levels but one or two in each year have only done one Mathematics A-level.  Any other A-level subjects can be combined with Mathematics but to read Mathematics and Philosophy it is helpful to have done one subject that involves essay writing.  It is not necessary to have a Computer Science A-level to read for a degree involving computer science.