Bachelor
Mathematics is one of the oldest pure sciences and is the technical language of science engineering and business. With qualifications in mathematics employers recognise that you are equipped with the specialist analytical skills for today's complex world.
QUT's Mathematical Sciences School is a leader in delivering world-class teaching and research outcomes offering you advanced relevant and modern courses designed for the real world underpinned by our award-winning research.
Our undergraduate course combines underlying theory with modelling computational skills and the latest computer technology to enable you to solve real-world problems and prepare you for your future career. Skill development in communication problem solving critical thinking and teamwork form an integral part of our courses.
Foster your passion and shape your career through complementary study areas. As well as choosing a major area of study your course includes a second study area which can be either a second major or double minor.
A second major can complement your major area of study giving you the opportunity to develop a significant depth of knowledge and skills in two discipline areas.
Mathematics Second Major
As a graduate of the Bachelor of Mathematics (Applied and Computational Mathematics) you will find employment opportunities across a wide range of areas such as finance investment information technology environmental management health marketing logistics defence media education and research. In addition to your knowledge and abilities in mathematics you will also be highly valued for your analytical and problemsolving skills.
On graduation you may be eligible for membership in the Australian Mathematical Society (AMS) and ANZIAM (Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics) a division of AMS.
Other study options
Your QUT Bachelor of Mathematics degree consists of 288 credit points (24 units) arranged as follows:
These units give you the grounding in mathematical theory and practice upon which your major units will build and also provide an introductory taste of each of the three majors: applied and computational mathematics; operations research; and statistics.
Core option unitsYou may choose from a wide variety of introductory units from other disciplines offered at QUT or you may choose additional mathematics units. The additional mathematics units include a unit specially designed to assist students without a background of successful study in Mathematics C at high school; an alternative unit aimed at high achieving students that explores some interesting and unusual aspects of mathematics in some detail; and a unit introducing the field of computational and simulation science which combines mathematics science and computing to simulate real-world problems.
***Note: Students who haven't completed Specialist Mathematics (Maths C) in high school must select MXB100 as at Core Option in semester 1.
Major unitsYour major is your area of specialisation in which you will acquire in-depth knowledge and expertise preparing you for your entry into the workforce or for further study. All majors share the same introductory and advanced units in algebra and calculus meaning you do not need to decide on your major until your second year of study.
Second major or minorsYou may choose to undertake a second major: an eight-unit set in which you will acquire a significant depth of knowledge and expertise in an area to complement your major. You may choose a second major in operations research statistics computational and simulation science data science accountancy applied economics and finance biological sciences chemistry earth science environmental science or physics.
Alternatively you may choose to undertake two minors: four-unit sets with intermediate to advanced level content which extend or supplement studies in your major. Minors are available from a range of inter- and intra-faculty disciplines as well as experiential minors such as international exchange.
Your QUT Bachelor of Mathematics degree consists of 288 credit points (24 units) arranged as follows:
These units give you the grounding in mathematical theory and practice upon which your major units will build and also provide an introductory taste of each of the three majors: applied and computational mathematics; operations research; and statistics.
Core option unitsYou may choose from a wide variety of introductory units from other disciplines offered at QUT or you may choose additional mathematics units. The additional mathematics units include a unit specially designed to assist students without a background of successful study in Mathematics C at high school; an alternative unit aimed at high achieving students that explores some interesting and unusual aspects of mathematics in some detail; and a unit introducing the field of computational and simulation science which combines mathematics science and computing to simulate real-world problems.
***Note: Students who haven't completed Specialist Mathematics (Maths C) in high school must select MXB100 as at Core Option in semester 1.
Major unitsYour major is your area of specialisation in which you will acquire in-depth knowledge and expertise preparing you for your entry into the workforce or for further study. All majors share the same introductory and advanced units in algebra and calculus meaning you do not need to decide on your major until your second year of study.
Second major or minorsYou may choose to undertake a second major: an eight-unit set in which you will acquire a significant depth of knowledge and expertise in an area to complement your major. You may choose a second major in operations research statistics computational and simulation science data science accountancy applied economics and finance biological sciences chemistry earth science environmental science or physics.
Alternatively you may choose to undertake two minors: four-unit sets with intermediate to advanced level content which extend or supplement studies in your major. Minors are available from a range of inter- and intra-faculty disciplines as well as experiential minors such as international exchange.