Mathematics undergraduate - TCD or UCD ?

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I was just wondering if anyone had any comments on the Mathematics undergraduate courses offered at Trinity College Dublin compared to University College Dublin?

Is one course produced, in any way, to a better standard?

Or alternatively, do employers prefer one course over the other?

I'd be interested to hear any comments about either. Thanks
 
In my own experience (I did maths in college) there would be very little difference between TCD and UCD.

In general, maths degrees are fairly well regarded no matter where you went to college.
 
Given the above advice that both courses are much of a muchness academically, I'd recommend going to Trinity.

It's a 4 year degree (most degrees are 3 year in UCD), based in city centre and a great place socially. I may be biased but it's a much nicer place to go to uni than UCD.
 
In Trinity they read mathematics
In UCD they study maths
In DCU they do sums!
 
As an Ex DCU girl, their courses are in general more applied than theoretical. In alot of degree programs they also have an "Intra" placement in industry for 9 months which is really good.

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enoxy said:
It's a 4 year degree (most degrees are 3 year in UCD), based in city centre and a great place socially. I may be biased but it's a much nicer place to go to uni than UCD.
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If you can get the same thing for 3 years, why hang on the extra year? If you want to spend 4 years in college, then spend the 4 years doing a 3-year undergrad + a 1-year postgrad.
 
Bob_tg said:
If you can get the same thing for 3 years, why hang on the extra year? If you want to spend 4 years in college, then spend the 4 years doing a 3-year undergrad + a 1-year postgrad.
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Don't think it does any harm at 17-18 years old to do a 4 year undergraduate degree. What's the rush when the average career is going to span 35-40 years after that?! Also, the international ranking (and therefore prestige) of TCD is a lot better than UCD so that's another reason to opt for it.
 
enoxy said:
Also, the international ranking (and therefore prestige) of TCD is a lot better than UCD so that's another reason to opt for it.
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Out of curiosity, how would a maths degree from QUB (Queen's University Belfast) be considered by employers compared to UCD? Would it be on a par with UCD?

The QUB maths degree is also 3 years.

Is QUB considered similar to UCD, internationally?
 
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