Mathematics and Computer Science: University of Oxford

What is Mathematics and Computer Science?

This joint degree offers the opportunity to combine an appreciation of mathematical reasoning with an understanding of computing and its ability to solve problems on a large scale. Mathematics is a fundamental intellectual tool in computing, but computing is increasingly also a tool in mathematical problem-solving.

Mathematics and Computer Science at Oxford

The course concentrates on areas where mathematics and computing are most relevant to each other, emphasising the bridges between theory and practice. It offers opportunities for potential computer scientists both to develop a deeper understanding of the mathematical foundations of their subject and to acquire a familiarity with the mathematics of application areas where computers can solve otherwise intractable problems. It also gives mathematicians access to both a practical understanding of the use of computers and a deeper understanding of the limits on the use of computers in their own subject.

The course

There are two Mathematics and Computer Science degrees, the three-year BA and the four-year MMath and Computer Science. You do not need to decide when you apply, and you will not be asked until your third year to choose between the degrees.

Department's general enquiry contact

Computer Science

• Address: Oxford University Computing Laboratory
  Wolfson Building
  Parks Road
  Oxford OX1 3QD
• Website: http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/

Mathematical Institute

• Address: 24-29 St Giles'
  Oxford
  OX1 3LB
  United Kingdom
• Tel: +44 (0)1865 273525
• Fax: +44 (0)1865 273583
• Website: http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/