Mathematics concerns the study of numbers, equations, functions, and geometric shapes and their relationships.
Mathematics has many faces. It can be challenging, powerful, fascinating, even mysterious – but above all it is useful. Mathematics makes essential contributions to the biological, information and physical sciences, economics, engineering and finance, but can also be applied to communications, linguistics and genetics.Wherever problems need to be solved, mathematics has a role to play. For this reason, Mathematics is an excellent major in its own right, or as a second major or supporting subject for many other disciplines.
You can study Mathematics as a postgraduate specialisation in either Faculty of Science or Faculty of Arts programmes.Postgraduate study in Mathematics increases your knowledge and understanding across a broader and deeper range of topics in Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics or Mathematics Education. You will have the opportunity to learn about research, make new discoveries, develop new ways of thinking, and have the exciting and rewarding experience of presenting your own new findings. Research areas open to exploration include:- Algebra- Climate modelling- Combinatorics- Complex analysis and differential equations- Dynamical systems- Functional analysis and operator theory- Industrial mathematics- Mathematical biology- Mathematics education- Numerical analysis- Topology
Mathematics develops advanced problem-solving skills and opens up career opportunities in industry or government, teaching, computer development and programming, systems analysis, operations research and many other fields.
Complete 120 points for either of the following:
Complete 120 points comprising:
Up to 30 points may be substituted from approved 700 level courses in related subjects with the approval of the Head of Department.