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Bachelor of Science Major Mathematics & Statistics
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
  • Fraser Coast
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Commonwealth supported
    AUD 8048
  • Domestic full fee paying
    AUD 16210
Entry requirements
  • OP/Rank: 15/68
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
  • Fraser Coast
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Distance/Online
    AUD 17010
  • On-campus
    AUD 19910

What will I study?

Program structure

Courses to be studied Units
Core courses 4
plus 1 x 12-unit Major 12
plus 1 x 8-unit Major3
or 1 x 4-unit Minor plus 4 x Electives4
or 8 x Electives4		 8
Total 24

Core courses:
CMS1000Communication and Scholarship
CSC1401Foundation Programming
MAT1101Discrete Mathematics for Computing
STA2300Data Analysis
Mathematics and Statistics Major:
MAT1102Algebra and Calculus I
MAT1200Operations Research 1
MAT2100Algebra and Calculus II
MAT2409High Performance Numerical Computing
MAT3103Mathematical Modelling and Dynamical Systems1
MAT3104Mathematical Modelling in Financial Economics2
MAT3105Harmony of Partial Differential Equations1
MAT3201Operations Research 22
STA2301Distribution Theory
STA2302Statistical Inference
STA3300Experimental Design
STA3301Statistical Models

Other majors

Other majors available for the Bachelor of Science are: Biology, Computing, Environment & Sustainability, Human Biology, Human Physiology, Information Technology, Mathematics, Psychology, and Physical Sciences.

Footnotes

1 Offered in even-numbered years only (2014 etc).
2 Offered in odd-numbered years only (2013 etc).
3 Second majors can be chosen from any of the other eight-unit majors defined for the Bachelor of Science, or (with the approval of the Program Coordinator) from other eight-unit majors from other undergraduate programs in the University.
Students cannot take both mathematics major and mathematics and statistics major at the same time.
4 Students majoring in Mathematics and Statistics in the Bachelor of Science program can not study these courses as electives

CSC1402
MAT1100
MAT1500
ENG1500
MAC1901
ENM1500

Students will require their Program Coordinator's approval if they wish to include MAT1000 Mathematics Fundamentals and MAT1100 Foundation Mathematics as electives towards the Bachelor of Science program majoring in Mathematics and Statistics.