Mathematics in University College Dublin, Ireland

Mathematics in University College Dublin

Mathematics is a basic tool in all scientific subjects, economics, engineering, geography, computer science, banking, business, statistics, social science and in many other fields. In the past 100 years the growth of mathematics has been spectacular, stimulated not only by the needs of science, technology and commerce, but also by the intellectual challenges provided by the discipline itself. The subject possesses a very large collection of problems - many still unresolved - the investigation of which is highly challenging and requires great ingenuity.

Each year sees new applications of sophisticated mathematical models and procedures, using computers, in insurance and actuarial services, the stock market, banking and industry. Employers in all of these areas seek mathematics graduates. Our recent graduates have found work in diverse areas including:

• Actuarial science
• Banking and financial services
• Civil service executive and administrative grades
• Coding and cryptography companies
• IT industry
• Meteorology
  
  Graduate opportunities for Mathematics graduates include MSc programmes in Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, as well as PhDs, in Ireland and abroad, leading to research in universities, research institutes or the industrial world