Mathematics and Philosophy BA (Hons)

Course Overview - Mathematics and Philosophy BA (Hons)

What are numbers? Do they exist? How can we know about them if they are not to be found in the familiar world of space and time that we inhabit? These are just some of the philosophical questions raised by the study of Mathematics. The relationship runs the other way too, Mathematics has helped formalise the study of logical argument that lies at the base of all good philosophy. So it is no surprise that some of the greatest philosophers (for example, Descartes, Leibniz, Frege and Russell) have been mathematicians too.
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Course Information

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

28/09/2026

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
The Foundation Building
Brownlow Hill
Liverpool
L69 7ZX

Application Details

Course Code

GV15

Institution Code

L41

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,B,B,B

Scottish Highers at AABBB including Advanced Higher Mathematics at grade A

Access to HE Diploma

D:33,M:12

Pass relevant Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits with 33 at Distinction including Distinctions in units in Mathematics and 12 at Merit

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

33

32 points overall with no score less than 4 and including 6 in Higher Level Mathematics or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 HL subjects with 6 in Higher Level Mathematics

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDD

Applications considered when combined with A Level Mathematics at grade A. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits and may make offers at DDM.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H1,H2,H2,H2,H3,H3

Including H1 in Mathematics

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE Mathematics and English at grade 4/C required. Applicants with equivalent qualifications or who do not meet these GCSE requirements will be considered on an individual basis according to their circumstances.

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,B,B

Including Mathematics at grade A

Extended Project

A

Applicants with the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) are eligible for a reduction in grade requirements. For this course, the offer is ABC including Mathematics at grade A and grade A in the EPQ.

A level

A,B,B

Including A level Mathematics at grade A Applicants must have studied Mathematics at Level 3 within 2 years of the start date of their course.

T Level

Not Accepted

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

B

B in the Welsh Baccalaureate, plus AB at A level to include Mathematics at grade A

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