THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS
AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Careers Resources for Schools/Colleges - Years 12-13, Age 16-19

This web page as part of the IMA's career section will give information and resources for students, parents and teachers of career pathways associated with choosing mathematics at A/S, A-level and opportunities from mathematics-rich degree courses.

Engineers@work
A free interactive CD ROM providing practical information on routes into the profession including examples of the creative and challenging roles for engineers, case studies and sources of further information.

Future Morph
Hosted by the Science Council, Future Morph is designed to show just some of the amazing and unexpected places that studying science, technology, engineering and maths can take you.

IMA Mathematics Undergraduate Careers Advice
Careers advice for the mathematics undergraduate, prepared by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA).

Learn about OR
In a nutshell, operational research (O.R.) is the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions.

MathsCareers
Maths Careers provides a single starting point for young people aged from 11–19 to find out where maths and statistics can lead, whatever their level.

TeachandLearn.net
Designed to support LEAs and schools in planning and running professional development.

The Mathematics Millennium Project
Is a long term national initiative with the broad goal of helping people of all ages and abilities share in the excitement of mathematics and understand the enormous range and importance of its applications to science and commerce.

Why Study Further Mathematics
The Further Mathematics Network has helped to create a video highlighting exciting careers that are available to people who study Further Mathematics.

Choosing a degree course:

Progression to Engineering & Mathematics 2010
Published by Trotman in association with the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, helps students and advisors access good quality, useful information on some of the most competitive subject areas. Copies can be purchased at www.trotman.co.uk/books/848/UCAS/Progression_to_Engineering__Mathematics_2010/978_1_84361_106_6

Choosing your degree course and university
This is an ideal resource for prospective students unsure of what or where they want to study and is a companion to Degree Course Offers., published by Trotman. Copies can be purchased at www.trotman.co.uk/books/254/Brian_Heap/Choosing_your_Degree_Course_amp_University/978_1_84455_157_6.

The Institute regrets that it does not have sufficient resources to deal with individual requests for guidance.