Bachelor
Mathematics and statistics graduates use their analytical and problem-solving skills in a vast array of roles and settings to gain insights into many real-world problems of significant importance. They can develop new financial products in the banking industry optimise transportation schedules in today's busy world or help understand customer value in the commercial world. They can also aid scientific research by data mining to discover genetic links and pathways or help to understand disease transmission of a pandemic.
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
Career outcomes for graduates of the Bachelor of Mathematics (Statistics) include data analyst quantitative analyst researcher risk analyst and statistician. Positions of this nature are often found with employers such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics Queensland Treasury state and Commonwealth governments financial institutions CSIRO insurance companies and medical companies.
On graduation you may be eligible for membership in the Statistical Society of Australia.
Other study optionsYour 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;
You 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.
*** Please note: Students who haven't taken Specialst mathematics (Maths C) in high school must take MXB100 in Semester 1 instead of MXB161. This unit will count as their core option.
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 applied and computational mathematics data science
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;
You 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.
*** Please note: Students who haven't taken Specialst mathematics (Maths C) in high school must take MXB100 in Semester 1 instead of MXB161. This unit will count as their core option.
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 8 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 applied and computational mathematics data science
Alternatively you may choose to undertake two minors: 4 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.