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Bachelor Of Mathematics And Finance
Requirements
To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Mathematics
and Finance a candidate shall satisfactorily complete at least
192 credit points of prescribed subjects, together with the
requirements prescribed for the program.
Of the 192 credit points
(i) the subjects listed in the Recommended Programs are compulsory
unless explicitly stated otherwise;
(ii) at least 168 credit points shall be for MATH, STAT, ACCY,
ECON and MGMT subjects;
(iii) no more than 66 credit points shall be for 100-level
subjects;
(iv) for the non-Honours strand, at least 60 credit points
shall be for 300- and/or 400-level subjects; including at
least 24 credit points of MATH and STAT subjects and at least
24 credit points of ACCY subjects and
(v) for the Honours strand, at least 72 credit points shall
be for 300- and/or 400-level subjects, including at least
24 credit points of MATH and/or STAT subjects and at least
24 credit points of ACCY subjects. At least 36 of these 72
credit points shall be for 400-level subjects including at
least one 6 credit point MATH or STAT subject.
Recommended Programs
The following programs of study are recommended to satisfy
the requirements in minimum time.
| Year 1 |
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| ACCY100 |
Accounting IA |
6
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| ACCY102 |
Accounting IB |
6
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| ECON101 |
Macroeconomic Essentials for Business |
6
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| MATH187 |
Mathematics 1A Part 1 (see Note 3) |
6
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| MATH188 |
Mathematics 1A Part 2 |
6
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| MATH111 |
Applied Mathematical Modelling 1 |
6
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| STAT131# |
Understanding Variation and Uncertainty |
6
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Plus either
or
Note 3: NSW HSC 2U Mathematics (at least 72 out of 100) or 3U Mathematics
(at least 33 out of 50) or 4U Mathematics.
# Not compulsory, but still recommended. Students may select
an alternative subject from the List of Electives or enrol in a compulsory
subject from a later year of the program.
| Year 2 |
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6
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| ACCY221 |
Business Finance I |
6
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| ECON111 |
Introductory Microeconomics |
6
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| MATH201 |
Multivariate and Vector Calculus |
6
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| MATH202 |
Differential Equations 2 |
6
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| ACCY223 |
Investments 1 |
6
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| STAT231 |
Probability and Random Variables |
6
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| STAT232 |
Estimation and Hypothesis Testing |
6
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| Plus choice of at least 6 credit
points of subjects from the List of Electives |
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| Year 3 |
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| ACCY322 |
Business Finance II |
6
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| ACCY323 |
Investments 2 |
6
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| ECON331 |
Financial Economics |
8
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| MATH203 |
Linear Algebra |
6
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| MATH317 |
Financial Calculus and Logistics |
6
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| STAT332 |
Multiple Regression and Time Series |
6
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| Plus choice of at least 6 credit
points of subjects from the List of Electives |
Year 4 (Non Honours Strand)
At least 48 credit points of subjects chosen from the List of Electives.
Year 4 (Honours Strand - Entry to this program is restricted to candidates
who satisfy the prerequisite to INFO401)
| ACCY407 |
Empirical Research Methods in Accounting |
6
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| INFO401 |
Mathematics and Finance Honours Project
(see Note 4) |
12
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Plus choice of at least 30 credit points of subjects from the List
of Electives.
Note 4: 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.
Spring session entry
Spring session entry is possible: contact the School of Mathematics and
Applied Statistics for a suggested program.
LIST OF ELECTIVES
| ACCY201 |
Financial Accounting 2B |
6
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| ACCY202 |
Financial Accounting 2A |
6
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| ACCY226 |
Financial Institutions |
6
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| ACCY324 |
Financial Statement Analysis |
6
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| ACCY325 |
Banking Practice |
6
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| ACCY327 |
Risk and Insurance |
6
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| ACCY351 |
International Business Finance |
6
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| ACCY359 |
Selected Issues in Finance |
6
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| ACCY407 |
Empirical Research Methods in Accounting |
6
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| ACCY422 |
Investment Analysis |
6
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| ACCY423 |
Investment Management |
6
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| ACCY424 |
Corporate Financial Information Analysis |
6
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| ACCY425 |
Banking Theory and Practice |
6
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| ACCY426 |
Studies in Business Finance |
6
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| ACCY487 |
Special Topic in Finance |
6
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| BUSS110 |
Introduction to Business Information Systems |
6
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| BUSS211 |
Systems Analysis and Design |
6
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| BUSS212 |
Database Management Systems |
6
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| CSCI102 |
Introduction to Information and Communication
Technology B |
6
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| CSCI121 |
Computer Science 1B |
6
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| CSCI204 |
Programming: The C Family and Unix |
6
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| CSCI235 |
Data Bases |
6
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| ECON207 |
Economic Policy |
8
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| ECON215 |
Microeconomic Theory and Policy |
8
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| ECON216 |
International Trade Theory and Policy |
8
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| ECON301 |
Monetary Economics |
8
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| ECON307 |
International Monetary Economics |
8
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| IACT201 |
Information Technology and Citizens' Rights |
6
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| IACT423 |
IT and Small Business |
6
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| INFO411 |
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery |
6
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| INFO412 |
Mathematics for Cryptography |
6
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| LAW100 |
Law in Society |
6
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| LAW210 |
Law of Contracts |
6
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| MATH121 |
Discrete Mathematics |
6
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| MATH204 |
Complex Variables and Group Theory |
6
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| MATH222 |
Continuous and Discrete Mathematics |
6
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| MATH302 |
Differential Equations 3 |
6
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| MATH305 |
Partial Differential Equations |
6
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| MATH321 |
Numerical Analysis |
6
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| MATH322 |
Algebra |
6
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| MATH323 |
Topology and Chaos |
6
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| MATH324 |
Analysis (This subject will only run in
odd years: next in 2003). |
6
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| MATH371 |
Special Topics in Industrial and Applied
Mathematics 3 |
6
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| MATH372 |
Special Topics in Mathematical Analysis
3 |
6
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| MATH471 |
Honours Topics in Mathematics A |
6
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| MATH472 |
Honours Topics in Mathematics B |
6
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| MGMT308 |
Introduction to Management for Professionals
A |
6
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| STAT131 |
Understanding Variation and Uncertainty |
6
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| STAT304 |
Operations Research and Applied Probability |
6
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| STAT333 |
Statistical Inference and Multivariate Analysis |
6
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| STAT335 |
Sample Surveys and Experimental Design |
6
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| STAT373 |
Special Topics in Applied Statistics 3 |
6
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| STAT471 |
Honours Topics in Statistics A |
6
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| STAT472 |
Honours Topics in Statistics B |
6
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