University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

C09020v5 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics

Award(s): Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics (BSc(Hons))
CRICOS code: 017876G
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Faculty/institute responsible: Science

Overview
Additional admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information

Overview

Through the Honours degree students develop their level of competence in the area of mathematics chosen as their major in the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (C10154).

Students who complete the Honours degree are well prepared to enter the workforce at a high level or to undertake graduate studies.

Additional admission requirements

Admission to the Honours degree is assessed individually according to the following criteria.

Students who are eligible to graduate from the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (C10154) with an average mark of 65 per cent or more in Year 2 (full time) in their core subjects and chosen major are eligible for entry to the Honours degree.

Students who have obtained qualifications equivalent to the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degree are, upon application, considered for entry by the Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences on the basis of assessed potential to complete the Honours degree.

Course duration and attendance

The course is offered on a one-year full-time or two-year part-time basis.

Course structure

The Honours program requires the completion of subjects totalling 48 credit points. Honours is offered in the Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research majors, although some majors may not be offered in a given year.

Course completion requirements

35493 Thesis (Mathematics) Honours Part A 12cp
35494 Thesis (Mathematics) Honours - Part B 12cp
CBK90458 Electives 6cp
Select 18 credit points from the following options: 18cp
CBK90457 Electives (Operations Research)18cp 
CBK90456 Electives (Statistics)18cp 
CBK90455 Electives (Mathematics)18cp 
Total 48cp

Course program

The course commences in Autumn semester. Students are required to major in one of three specialisations: Operations Research, Statistics or Mathematics. Programs are shown for each major, assuming full-time attendance. Not all subjects may be available.

 
Operations Research stream
Year 1
Autumn or Spring semester
Select 18 credit points from the following options: 18cp
35443 Advanced Mathematical Programming6cp 
35446 Scheduling Theory6cp 
35447 Discrete Optimisation6cp 
35486 Optimal Control6cp 
35489 Stochastic Programming6cp 
35490 Honours Seminar - Operations Research6cp 
Autumn semester
35493 Thesis (Mathematics) Honours Part A 12cp
CBK90458 Electives 6cp
Spring semester
35494 Thesis (Mathematics) Honours - Part B 12cp
 
Statistics stream
Year 1
Autumn or Spring semester
Select 18 credit points from the following options: 18cp
35456 Log-Linear and Nonlinear Statistical Models6cp 
35457 Multivariate Statistics6cp 
35459 Advanced Design and Analysis of Experiments6cp 
35466 Advanced Stochastic Processes6cp 
35467 Time Series Analysis6cp 
35469 Statistical Consulting6cp 
35470 Statistical Consulting Part A3cp 
35471 Statistical Consulting Part B3cp 
35495 Honours Seminar - Statistics6cp 
Autumn semester
35493 Thesis (Mathematics) Honours Part A 12cp
CBK90458 Electives 6cp
Spring semester
35494 Thesis (Mathematics) Honours - Part B 12cp
 
Mathematics stream
Year 1
Autumn or Spring semester
Select 18 credit points from the following options: 18cp
35482 Boundary Value Problems6cp 
35484 Electromagnetic Wave Theory6cp 
35436 Advanced Mathematical Methods6cp 
35438 Nonlinear Dynamical Systems6cp 
35481 Honours Seminar Mathematics6cp 
35488 Advanced Computational Methods6cp 
Autumn semester
35493 Thesis (Mathematics) Honours Part A 12cp
CBK90458 Electives 6cp
Spring semester
35494 Thesis (Mathematics) Honours - Part B 12cp

Other information

Further information is available from:

Dr Yakov Zinder
Course Director
Department of Mathematical Sciences
telephone +61 2 9514 2279
fax +61 2 9514 2248
email Yakov.Zinder@uts.edu.au