C10156v3 Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BA)
UAC code: 609210 (CSP), 619210 (DFEE)
CRICOS code: 026196B
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Faculty/institute responsible: Science
Collaborating faculty/institute: Institute for International Studies
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Additional admission requirements
Additional assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Honours
Other information
Overview
This course integrates the study of mathematics with a major in the language and culture of another country.
The course provides great flexibility by allowing students to follow a course of study that best suits their interests and aspirations.
Course aims
The Mathematical Sciences component of the combined degree aims to provide students with a broad education in the field; to prepare graduates for professional practice in industry, commerce and government; and to provide the foundation for graduate studies and research. It also aims to help students acquire sufficient experience and understanding in a broad range of mathematical disciplines to enable them to apply mathematical and computing techniques to industrial and commercial problems.
Career options
Career options include positions in business, economics, engineering, health, market research, physical sciences and social sciences. Graduates can be employed to analyse traffic flow at airports, calculate the optimum distribution of branches for a major bank or finance company, set insurance premium rates, be part of a medical team working on new groundbreaking research, model industrial inventory control and provide advice on the stock market. With the one-year international experience gained from studying and living overseas, graduates find it easier to adapt and work overseas or in Australia.
Additional admission requirements
Admission to the combined degree is on merit according to the admissions policy for the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (C10154). There is a range of entry levels to the various Language and Culture programs. 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.
Additional assumed knowledge
There are no prior language requirements, except for programs within the Heritage major.
Course duration and attendance
The combined degree is only offered on a full-time basis over five years. Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.
Course structure
Students are required to complete 240 credit points of study, comprising 144 credit points in Mathematics and 96 credit points in International Studies.
The Mathematics component of the combined degree is structured in three distinct parts: core studies, a major in an area of the mathematical sciences, and an elective component. The major is taken in the final (fifth) year of study.
The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a major – a region or country – over a minimum of three years. Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.
The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is not offered as a separate degree, but is completed only in combination with the professional degree program.
Course completion requirements
| CBK90005 Country major choice | 96cp | |
| STM90350 Core subjects (Mathematics) | 120cp | |
| Select one of the following: | 24cp | |
| CBK90279 Sub-major elective choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90232 Electives (Science UG) | 24cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course program
The example program shown is for a full-time student with a Mathematics major in Statistics who has chosen the Germany major as the International Studies major. Other countries may be chosen from the list of majors in CBK90005; the program has the same structure but with subjects specific to the chosen country major.
| Years 1-4, common subjects | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 35100 Mathematical Practice | 6cp | |
| 35101 Mathematics 1 | 6cp | |
| 35140 Operations Research Modelling | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 35102 Mathematics 2 | 6cp | |
| 35151 Statistics 1 | 6cp | |
| 35170 Introduction to Computing | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 97601 German Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| 35212 Linear Algebra | 6cp | |
| 35241 Optimisation 1 | 6cp | |
| 35252 Statistics 2 | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 35111 Discrete Mathematics | 6cp | |
| 97602 German Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| 35281 Numerical Methods | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 8cp | ||
| 97603 German Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| 35231 Differential Equations | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 97604 German Language and Culture 4 | 8cp | |
| 976421 Contemporary Germany | 8cp | |
| 35232 Advanced Calculus | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 977420 In-country Study 1: Germany | 24cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 978420 In-country Study 2: Germany | 24cp | |
| Year 5, Quantitative Management Science major | ||
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 35363 Stochastic Models in Operations Research | 6cp | |
| 35321 Analysis 1 | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 35342 Optimisation 2 | 6cp | |
| 35340 Operations Research Practice | 6cp | |
| 35344 Network and Combinatorial Optimisation | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 5, Statistics major | ||
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 35321 Analysis 1 | 6cp | |
| 35356 Design and Analysis of Experiments | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 35353 Regression Analysis | 6cp | |
| 35355 Quality Control | 6cp | |
| 35361 Probability and Stochastic Processes | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 5, Mathematics major | ||
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 35321 Analysis 1 | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following options: | 6cp | |
| 35313 Pure Mathematics 3A | 6cp | |
| 35314 Pure Mathematics 3B | 6cp | |
| 35322 Analysis 2 | 6cp | |
| 35333 Applied Mathematics 3A | 6cp | |
| 35334 Applied Mathematics 3B | 6cp | |
| 35335 Mathematical Methods | 6cp | |
| 35382 Numerical Analysis 2 | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| Select 18 credit points from the following options: | 18cp | |
| 35313 Pure Mathematics 3A | 6cp | |
| 35314 Pure Mathematics 3B | 6cp | |
| 35322 Analysis 2 | 6cp | |
| 35333 Applied Mathematics 3A | 6cp | |
| 35334 Applied Mathematics 3B | 6cp | |
| 35335 Mathematical Methods | 6cp | |
| 35382 Numerical Analysis 2 | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
Honours
An Honours degree in Mathematics (with majors in Quantitative Management Science, Statistics and Mathematics), requiring an additional year of full-time study, is also available.
Other information
Further information is available from:
Course Director, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Department of Mathematical Sciences
telephone +61 2 9514 2258
fax +61 2 9514 2248
email Beverley.Moore@uts.edu.au
Further information on the International Studies program is available from the Institute on:
(CRICOS Provider No: 00099F)
Authorised by Director, Governance Support Unit
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