So if I’m a hiring manager looking at someone with a recent degree from University of Leicester I have to discount their math abilities.
Their alumni should complain that the administration is harming the value of their credentials.
Their alumni should complain that the administration is harming the value of their credentials.
Do you? The implication that "applied math" doesn't involve math abilities is an interesting one, but doesn't have bearing on reality. There is a good bit of interesting, and quite challenging, applied mathematics going on out there. Including large chunks of what we usually call "computer science".
If I'm a hiring manager hiring for a position where quantitative skills matter, hiring someone who did applied math at a high level is absolutely something I would look for.
I’m still gonna check though :)