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UCAS choice of BA and Master

I am an international applicant and I am applying for 2025 entry undergraduate mathematics courses.

When I am writing my UCAS choices, I have noticed that for 4 universities I am applying (namely IC, UCL and warwick), they have two choices of exactly the same course names (i.e. "Mathematics" alone) and entry date (2025), that only differs by years of study: 3 yrs and 4 yrs. Generally the 3 years course leads to BA degree, while 4 years course leads to Master (in this case MMath) degree.

I am not very sure which one should I take. I am strong in academics (all A*), and interested in mathematics. I am highly probable to take a master's degree later, but I am unsure if I want my BA and MMath in the same university. Unlike Cambridge (they have 3 year and 4 year under the same UCAS choice, and students diversify after 3 years of study), I got problems choosing between 3 years and 4 years course at the moment. Could anyone help me to dertermine it or give some suggestions?

There are some subsequent questions: are the 3 year course and the first 3 years of the 4 year choice the same? If I choose 3 year course now but I want to have Master at the same university later, is it easy to apply for 1 year postgraduate in the same school?

Reply 1

PS Reviewer

If you’re an international student who requires a visa then you should always apply for the BSc/BA version of a course. You can amend your visa later to stay an extra year to switch to an integrated masters. If you apply for a 4 year visa and need to change to a 3 year visa that requires applying for an entirely new visa with all the expense and hassle that involves.

Reply 2

Don Chee

Original post by PQ

Thank you very much for your response! I was hesitating but now I confirmed that I will choose 3 year course. Besides the visa problems, I would like to explore different subjects/schools in postgraduate state and not to confine myself into one university for 4 years.