Studying maths and computer science

Hi there Anon,
Its great to hear you're interested in Bath!
Timetables and contact hours differ depending on your course and also the time of the year. For all of our courses, your earliest lecture could start at 8.15 (though these are rare, 9.15 is much more common), and the latest one will finish at 19.05. So depending on your commute time if you're planning to live at home, you shouldn't be getting back too late. I did Psychology here and had around 14-15 contact hours per week (equates to around 7 lectures) but with Computer Science and Maths it may well be more due to the content.
Other choices - its great to see you've got a good range of unis - they are all very good universities overall and sound sensible 🙂
Hoping this helps but please shout if you have any other questions!

Hi guys, it's pretty late to ask about university but after considering i really do want to go. i particularly want to study maths and computer science at bath but i want to know how a typical timetable is like becauase a course like that sounds very heavy and i wouldnt want to come home really late so. My other options are bristol, southampton, reading and warwick.

Hi again,
Absolutely there are plenty of student jobs available, both on campus and in the city. These tend not to be as competitive as standard full-time jobs by far so if you wanted to get one I'm sure you can. You can find a list of vacancies here on the Bath SU jobs page. Take a look and see if there's anything there that would interest you.
One job which I did and was super-fun was being a Student Ambassador. This work is casual meaning you can sign up to shifts and events around your timetable and other commitments. The work is varied - you could be doing campus tours for visitors, working on summer schools, open days, doing online mentoring, helping out with workshops with schools - its a lot of fun and it pays very well.
In terms of competition, you don't need experience for this role - you just need to be friendly, enthusiastic about your uni/your course, be happy speaking in small groups and will ideally be happy sharing your experience as a student with younger people, so as long as you can demonstrate these qualities you stand a very good chance! Its also such a good way to make friends and meet people from different courses and years.
I hope this helps! Shout if you have any more questions 🙂

At Bath, there are typically 16–20 contact hours per week in Maths and CompSci (lectures, laboratories, tutorials). It's busy but not overpowering because most days end by mid-afternoon. Southampton is strong in technology, Bath is highly applied, Warwick and Bristol are more theoretical, while Reading is generally lighter.

Thank you for your response. I also wanted to ask i have noticed bath does not require ucas points and focus on a-levels instead with the course i want to do requiring 3 a levels however i do 4. In this situation would requirements lower accordingly?

Thank you for your response. I also wanted to ask i have noticed bath does not require ucas points and focus on a-levels instead with the course i want to do requiring 3 a levels however i do 4. In this situation would requirements lower accordingly?

Would you recommend bath then? I would want to go because they offer a placement year which is quite useful in my opinion. Also it is the closest to me in terms of commute.

I know someone there currently in the 3rd year of 4 who's now on a placement year. They really like the course but he has found it quite demanding. The placement is at a well know global company so he should be well set for looking for a job post-graduation.

Thanks for your response, I guess i should expect it to be demanding but i suppose it'll be worth it in the end.

The person I know there said the maths step up was quite large from A level (in common with many maths degrees). CS not so much.

The person I know there said the maths step up was quite large from A level (in common with many maths degrees). CS not so much.

Hi guys, it's pretty late to ask about university but after considering i really do want to go. i particularly want to study maths and computer science at bath but i want to know how a typical timetable is like becauase a course like that sounds very heavy and i wouldnt want to come home really late so. My other options are bristol, southampton, reading and warwick.

Hi guys, it's pretty late to ask about university but after considering i really do want to go. i particularly want to study maths and computer science at bath but i want to know how a typical timetable is like becauase a course like that sounds very heavy and i wouldnt want to come home really late so. My other options are bristol, southampton, reading and warwick.