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The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers a range of practical, hands-on undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including research courses, that prepare students for interesting and rewarding careers in the applications of mathematics at the cutting edge of modern commerce and industry.
If you need to improve your mathematics skills before starting a course in Business, Nursing, Education or elsewhere, you may need to consider doing one of our Mathematics Bridging courses.
Three years full-time or six years part-time
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics): In the Bachelor of Science course you can choose a major in Mathematics and its applications in areas relevant to the contemporary needs of society—particularly management science, statistics, risk analysis in financial and other markets, and the technology of advanced materials. You can combine this with elective studies in other areas such as Business, IT, Law or other areas of science. You can also extend your knowledge and experience with an additional Honours year. (Click here for information sheet)
Bachelor of Science (Statistics): You can also choose a major in Statistics and its applications in risk analysis, survey and experimental design, and quality control. You can combine this with elective studies in other areas such as Business, IT, Law or other areas of science. (Click here for information sheet)
Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance: a course in which studies in business and finance are complemented by mathematical, statistical and computing skills and knowledge. This course was the first in Australia designed to meet the needs of Australia’s deregulated financial system and is now recognized as the best of its kind. Graduates of this course take up rewarding positions in quantitative and financial analysis. Employment opportunities range from stock market analysis, portfolio management, derivative pricing and risk management. (Click here for information sheet)
Bachelor of Mathematics and Computing: a course that combines the skills and employment opportunities of mathematics, computing and IT. You will develop advanced skills in mathematics, statistics and management science, and gain a thorough grounding in modern IT practice, from advanced programming through to communications networks, internetworking and data analytics. The course is accredited at the professional level by the peak industry body, the Australian Computer Society. You can choose to take an additional year of industry experience in the Diploma of IT Professional Practice. (Click here for information sheet)
Of course you can significantly extend the knowledge and experience gained in any of these courses by completing an additional Honours year.
Combined undergraduate courses with International Studies: five years full-time
Each of the three-year courses can be combined with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies as a five-year integrated program:
In these courses you spend one year studying overseas in a partner university in a country of your specialisation. The International Studies option will really broaden your horizons—personally and professionally. If through family or school you’ve developed skills in a language other than English, this option allows you to build on those skills and combine them with a respected professional qualification.
Combined undergraduate courses with Law, Business and Engineering
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws: A five-year full-time course. Graduates become lawyers with expertise and specialist knowledge in quantitative and applied sciences. The course is recognised by the Australian legal profession as well as by the scientific community. As a graduate you will meet the NSW Supreme Court’s academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner. Lawyers with these skills are in demand, especially as legal proceedings and regulatory regimes come to rely increasingly on quantitative data and data analysis. (Click here for information sheet)
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Business: A four-year full-time course. This double degree combines a science program, in this case one of the majors in Mathematics or Statistics, with any Bachelor of Business major, including amongst others those in Finance, Economics, e-Business, Management and Marketing. Graduates have a wide range of future employment options. (Click here for information sheet)
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Science: A five-year full-time course. This double degree combines a science program, in this case one of the majors in Mathematics or Statistics, with one of the Bachelor of Engineering programs, including, amongst others, those in Electrical, Mechanical and Mechatronic, ICT, Civil, and Civil and Environmental Engineering. Graduates have a wide range of technological and quantitative skills, allowing you to understand technological problems and implement practical solutions. You also have the option to complete two 6 month industry placements for the Diploma of Engineering practice. (Click here for information sheet)
We also offer a range of postgraduate courses. Undergraduate courses in the sciences, engineering and business often do not provide the exposure to particular quantitative disciplines that graduates find they need in employment. Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma programs are suitable for such graduates, and we offer the following courses:
Obtaining an honours degree can make a big difference to your future career prospects. The honours courses add an additional year to your undergraduate course, allowing you to significantly strengthen your knowledge and expertise in your chosen field of study.
Bachelor of Science (Honours): this program involves additional high-level subjects in mathematics, statistics or management science, together with a substantial project focussing on an area of current research interest within the department. Most commonly, projects are undertaken in:
computational and theoretical electromagnetics, with applications in the investigation of novel materials with applications in the design of photonic and plasmonic devices;
design of stated choice experiments, with applications in market research and health;
quantitative modelling of financial derivatives, investment portfolios and other stochastic processes, including applications in the insurance industry, electricity markets and other areas.
Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance (Honours): this program involves further high-level subjects in finance and mathematics (particularly stochastic analysis), and a project focussing on a topic in the area of quantitative finance (for example, the pricing of financial derivatives, and design of optimal investment strategies).
If the academic bug has really bitten, why not pursue your passion in a research Master’s or Doctoral degree.
Typically, your research interest will align with one of the Department’s research strengths — follow the link for more information on research areas and successes in the Department.
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