UTS course code: C10157
UAC code: 609220
Testamur title: Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Abbreviation: BMathFin BA
Course Director: Dr Layna Groen
Course fee: HECS (local); $7,700 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 240

Overview
Course aims
Course duration
Course structure
Course program
Other information

Overview

This course combines the Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance with the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies. Studies in mathematics and finance are integrated with a major in the language and culture of another country. Students spend the fourth year of study at a university overseas.

Course aims

Students graduating from this degree will have undertaken an integrated sequence of study in mathematics, statistics, finance, economics, accounting and computing, and thus will have sound training in both the traditional theory of finance and the mathematical aspects of modern portfolio management techniques. With such skills, graduates should find interesting and rewarding employment in major financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and government instrumentalities.

The Mathematics and Finance component of the course occupies three full-time years. An Honours degree, leading to the qualification of BMathFin(Hons) and requiring an additional year of full-time study, is also available.

Course duration

Because of timetabling constraints, the combined degree is available only on a full-time basis over five years.

Course structure

The structure of the course is derived from the combination of the Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance with the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies.

All arrangements in force for both the Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance and the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies apply equally to the combined degree programs.

To graduate, a student is required to have completed 240 credit points: 144 credit points in Mathematics and Finance and 96 credit points in International Studies.

Mathematics and Finance component

The Mathematics and Finance component of the course includes an integrated sequence of subjects in mathematics, statistics, finance, economics, accounting and computing.

International Studies component

The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a major – a region or country – over a minimum of three years. In Sydney, students study Language and Culture for at least two years, followed by a period of study overseas.

In the International Studies program, students study one of the following countries or majors: Canada (Québec), Chile, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latino USA, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand. There are two other majors available that permit students to pursue programs of study about and in countries where other arrangements have not already been made. The Heritage major permits students with significant prior knowledge of a particular language and culture to continue their study in countries such as Croatia, Greece, Hong Kong, Korea, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam and others. The Independent Study major is available where a language is taught in Sydney and a program of In-country Study can be arranged.

Australia and the Asia–Pacific is only available as a major to international students. International students may access one of the other majors offered provided that the country they choose as their major is able to grant them a visa to study there. This needs to be determined prior to commencing subjects within the major. If a visa cannot be granted, then it is not possible to undertake the chosen major.

Students are admitted to the International Studies program with no guarantee of entry to a specific major, although every effort is made to meet students' preferences. The Institute reserves the right to allocate places in majors according to its resources and arrangements with overseas universities.

Each major includes 32 credit points (four 8-credit-point subjects) of instruction in Language and Culture; 8 credit points of study of Comparative Social Change; 8 credit points of study of Contemporary Society; and 48 credit points (two semesters) of study at a university or institution of higher education in the country of the major.

There are no prior language requirements for the International Studies component of this combined degree, except for programs within the Heritage major.

Arrangements for In-country Study

Students are required to complete all appropriate subjects in their combined degree, including four consecutive semesters of study of Language and Culture before proceeding to In-country Study.

The Institute for International Studies makes arrangements for students to spend two semesters of In-country Study at an institution of higher education in the country of their major. The costs of tuition at overseas universities and of travel between Sydney and the student's place of study are paid by UTS, except in cases where a scholarship has been awarded to a student with provision for these costs. Visa fees are also paid by UTS, and students are covered by the UTS Overseas Insurance Policy. Students undertaking the Heritage or Independent Study major may be required to bear some of the tuition costs at the overseas university. During their In-country Study, students continue to be enrolled at UTS and to pay HECS for their study.

Students must pay the costs of accommodation and other living expenses during their period of In-country Study. Students should be aware that the living costs vary from country to country and that in some countries living costs are high.

The In-country Study is the key component of the International Studies program. It provides a unique opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the language and culture of another country through a learning program at a host university, through involvement in the life of the local community and through project work which is supervised by the Institute. Each student's individual study program depends on their level of language competence and the subjects and other learning experiences that are available at the host university. All students who undertake Incountry Study must agree to the Institute's Conditions of Participation for In-country Study. Any study undertaken at the host university during the two semesters of In-country Study is part of the In-country Study experience. Students may not credit any subjects completed at their host university during the period of In-country Study towards the professional component of their combined degree.

Course program

Spring semester – Stage 2
22207 Accounting Transactions and Business Decisions 6cp
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
35102 Mathematics 2 6cp
35151 Statistics 1 6cp

Spring semester – Stage 4
25620 Derivative Securities 6cp
25906 Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis (Advanced) 6cp
35170 Introduction to Computing 6cp
972xxx Language and Culture 2 8cp

Spring semester – Stage 6
35241 Optimisation 1 6cp
974xxx Language and Culture 4 8cp
976xxx Contemporary Society 8cp

Spring semester – Stage 8
978xxx In-country Study 2 24cp

Spring semester – Stage 10
25558 Issues in Corporate Finance 6cp
25606 Financial Time Series 6cp
35281 Numerical Methods 6cp
or
35322 Analysis 2 6cp
35361 Probability and Stochastic Processes 6cp

Other information

All inquiries should be made to:

Course Director, Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Dr Layna Groen
Department of Mathematical Sciences
telephone (02) 9514 2266
fax (02) 9514 2248
email Layna.Groen@uts.edu.au

Any inquiries relating to the International Studies component of this course should be directed to the Institute for International Studies, telephone (02) 9514 1574.

Combined degree students are required to confirm, during the University enrolment period, the subjects they intend to take for the year with the Institute at 10 Quay Street, Haymarket, Sydney.