Through the Honours degree, students develop their level of competence in the area of mathematics chosen as their major in the Bachelor of Science (C10242).
Students who complete the Honours degree are well prepared to enter the workforce at a high level or to undertake graduate studies.
Admission to the Honours degree is assessed individually according to the following criteria.
The course is offered on a one-year full-time or a two-year part-time basis.
The Honours program requires the completion of subjects totalling 48 credit points. Honours is offered in the Mathematics, Statistics and Quantitive Management majors, although some majors may not be offered in a given year.
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 (Quantitative Management) | 18cp | |
CBK90456 Electives (Statistics) | 18cp | |
CBK90455 Electives (Mathematics) | 18cp | |
Total | 48cp |
The course commences in either Autumn or Spring semester. Students are required to major in one of three specialisations: Quantitive Management, Statistics or Mathematics. Programs are shown for each major, assuming full-time attendance. Not all subjects may be available.
Quantitative Management stream | ||
Year 1 | ||
Autumn or Spring semester | ||
Select 18 credit points from the following options: | 18cp | |
35443 Advanced Mathematical Programming | 6cp | |
35446 Scheduling Theory | 6cp | |
35447 Discrete Optimisation | 6cp | |
35486 Optimal Control | 6cp | |
35489 Stochastic Programming | 6cp | |
35490 Honours Seminar - Operations Research | 6cp | |
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 Models | 6cp | |
35457 Multivariate Statistics | 6cp | |
35459 Advanced Design and Analysis of Experiments | 6cp | |
35466 Advanced Stochastic Processes | 6cp | |
35467 Time Series Analysis | 6cp | |
35469 Statistical Consulting | 6cp | |
35470 Statistical Consulting Part A | 3cp | |
35471 Statistical Consulting Part B | 3cp | |
35495 Honours Seminar - Statistics | 6cp | |
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 Problems | 6cp | |
35484 Electromagnetic Wave Theory | 6cp | |
35436 Advanced Mathematical Methods | 6cp | |
35438 Nonlinear Dynamical Systems | 6cp | |
35481 Honours Seminar Mathematics | 6cp | |
35488 Advanced Computational Methods | 6cp | |
Autumn semester | ||
35493 Thesis (Mathematics) Honours Part A | 12cp | |
CBK90458 Electives | 6cp | |
Spring semester | ||
35494 Thesis (Mathematics) Honours - Part B | 12cp |
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