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Bachelor of Mathematics and Economics

To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Mathematics and Economics a candidate shall satisfactorily complete all the subjects listed in the Recommended Programs, and satisfy any other requirements prescribed for this program.

Recommended Programs

The following programs of study are recommended to satisfy the requirements in minimum time. The subjects listed in the Recommended Programs are compulsory. Additional details relating to the subjects listed such as co- and pre-requisites, can be obtained by clicking on the subject name.

Year 1
ACCY100 Accounting 1A
ACCY102 Accounting 1B
ECON101 Introductory Macroeconomics
ECON111 Introductory Microeconomics
MATH187 Mathematics 1A Part 1
MATH188 Mathematics 1A Part 2
STAT131 Understanding Variation and Risk
Plus either
BUSS111 Business Programming I
or
CSCI111 Computer Science 1A


Year 2
ECON205 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
ECON215 Microeconomic Theory and Policy
MATH111 Applied Mathematical Modelling 1
MATH201 Multivariate and Vector Calculus
MATH202 Differential Equations 2
MATH203 Linear Algebra

Plus at least 12 credit points of 200-level MATH and/or STAT subjects from the List of Electives.

Note: Statistics sub-majors are recommended to take STAT231, STAT232 and STAT332.

Year 3
BUSS110 Introduction to Business Information Systems
ECON221 Econometrics
ECON322 Mathematical Economics
MATH302 Differential Equations 3
MATH317 Financial Calculus and Logistics

Plus either one 8 credit point 300-level ECON subject from the List of Electives or STAT232, plus choice of one 6 credit point 300-level MATH or STAT subject from list of electives.

Year 4 (Non Honours Strand)

ECON327 Advanced Econometrics
MGMT308 Introduction to Management for Professionals A

Plus either 16 credit points of 300-level ECON subjects from the List of Electives, or 8 credit points of 300-level ECON subjects from the List of Electives and STAT232.

Plus at least 24 credit points of 300- and/or 400-level MATH and/or STAT subjects from the List of Electives.

Year 4 (Honours Strand - Entry to this program is restricted to candidates who satisfy the pre-requisite to INFO402)

ECON327 Advanced Econometrics
MATH471 Honours Topics in Mathematics A (see Note 1)
MATH472 Honours Topics in Mathematics B (see Note 1)
INFO402 Mathematics and Economics Honours Project (see Note 2)
MGMT308 Introduction to Management for Professionals A

Plus at least 8 credit points of 300 ECON subjects from the List of Electives.

Plus at least 6 credit points of 300-or 400-level MATH and/or ECON and/or STAT subjects from the List of Electives.

Note 1: Enrolment in this subject is restricted to those candidates who have a WAM greater than or equal to 67.5 on satisfactory completion of 144 credit points of the course, or permission of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics.
Note 2: Enrolment in this subject is restricted to those candidates who have a WAM greater than or equal to 67.5 on satisfactory completion of 144 credit points of the course, or permission of Course Coordinator.

LIST OF ELECTIVES

ECON301 Monetary Economics
ECON322 Mathematical Economics B
ECON331 Financial Economics
ECON332 Managerial Economics and Operations Research
ECON333 Conflict and Cooperation
STAT231 Probability and Random Variables
STAT232 Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
STAT304 Operation Research and Applied Probability
STAT332 Multiple Regression and Time Series
STAT333 Statistical Inference and Multivariate Analysis
STAT335 Sample Surveys and Experimental Design
STAT373 Special Topics in Probability and Statistics 3
MATH204 Complex Variable and Group Theory
MATH212 Applied Mathematical Modelling 2
MATH222 Continuous and Discrete Mathematics
MATH305 Partial Differential Equations
MATH321 Numerical Analysis
MATH322 Algebra
MATH323 Topology and Chaos
MATH324 Analysis
MATH371 Special Topics in Industrial and Applied Mathematics 3
MATH372 Special Topics in Mathematical Analysis 3
MATH473 Honours Topics in Mathematics C
MATH474 Honours Topics in Mathematics D