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Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance
Overview
The Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance is an elite degree
that provides graduates with a firm foundation in both mathematics
and finance.
The degree covers the basics of corporate finance, financial
institutions and investments, and allows students to specialise
through the choice of elective subjects.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
Approximate UAI: 82
Assumed Knowledge: Any two units of English plus HSC Mathematics
Recommended Studies: HSC Mathematics Extension 1
For entry requirements for students 21 & over or international
students, please refer to the relevant prospectus.
Course 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:
- the subjects listed in the Recommended Program are compulsory
unless explicitly stated otherwise;
- at least 168 credit points shall be for MATH, STAT, ACCY,
ECON, FIN and MGMT subjects;
- no more than 66 credit points shall be for 100-level
subjects;
- 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/STAT subjects and at least
24 credit points of ACCY/FIN subjects and
- 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/STAT subjects and at least 24 credit
points of ACCY/FIN 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.
The following program of study is recommended to satisfy
the requirements in minimum time.
Course Program
| Subjects |
|
Credit Points |
| Year 1 |
|
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ACCY100 |
Accounting IA |
6 |
|
ACCY102 |
Accounting IB |
6 |
| ECON101
|
Macroeconomic Essentials for Business |
6 |
| MATH187
|
Mathematics 1A Part 1 |
6 |
| MATH188
|
Mathematics 1A Part 2 |
6 |
| MATH111
|
Applied Mathematical Modelling 1 |
6 |
| STAT131#
|
Understanding Variation and Uncertainty |
6 |
| Plus either |
|
|
| BUSS111
|
Business Programming I |
6 |
| or |
|
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| CSCI114
|
Procedural Programming |
6 |
| # 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 |
|
|
| FIN221
|
Business Finance I |
6 |
| ECON111
|
Introductory Microeconomics
|
6 |
| MATH201
|
Multivariate and Vector
Calculus |
6 |
| MATH202
|
Differential Equations 2
|
6 |
| FIN223
|
Investments I |
6 |
| STAT231
|
Probability and Random Variables
|
6 |
| STAT232
|
Estimation and Hypothesis
Testing |
6 |
| Plus Subject chosen from
List of Electives
|
6 |
| Year 3 |
|
|
| FIN322
|
Business Finance II |
6 |
| FIN323
|
Investments II |
6 |
| ECON331
|
Financial Economics |
8 |
| MATH203
|
Linear Algebra |
6 |
| MATH317
|
Financial Calculus and Logistics
|
6 |
| STAT332
|
Multiple Regression and
Time Series |
6 |
| Plus Subjects chosen from
the List of Electives
|
12 |
| Year 4 (Non Honours) |
|
| Subjects chosen from the
List of Electives |
48 |
| 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 |
| INFO401
|
Mathematics and Finance
Honours Project (See Note 4) |
12 |
| Plus Subjects chosen from
the List of Electives |
30 |
| Note 4: Enrolment in INFO401
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. |
| List of Electives |
| ACCY201
|
Financial Accounting IIB
|
6 |
| ACCY202
|
Financial Accounting IIA
|
6 |
| ACCY407
|
Empirical Research Methods
|
6 |
| BUSS110
|
Introduction to Business
Information Systems |
6 |
| BUSS211
|
Requirements Determination
and Systems Analysis |
6 |
| BUSS212
|
Database Management Systems
|
6 |
| CSCI102
|
Systems |
6 |
| CSCI103
|
Algorithms and Problem Solving
|
6 |
| CSCI124
|
Object Programming |
6 |
| CSCI204
|
The C Family and Unix |
6 |
| CSCI235
|
Databases |
6 |
| ECON215
|
Microeconomic Theory and
Policy |
6 |
| ECON216
|
International Trade Theory
and Policy |
6 |
| ECON301
|
Monetary Economics |
6 |
| ECON305
|
Economic Policy |
6 |
| ECON307
|
International Monetary Economics
|
8 |
| FIN226
|
Financial Institutions |
6 |
| FIN320
|
Risk and Insurance |
6 |
| FIN324
|
Financial Statement Analysis
|
6 |
| FIN325
|
Banking Practice |
6 |
| FIN351
|
International Business Finance
|
6 |
| FIN359
|
Selected Issues in Finance
|
6 |
| FIN422
|
Investment Analysis |
6 |
| FIN423
|
Investment Management |
6 |
| FIN424
|
Corporate Financial Information
Analysis |
6 |
| FIN425
|
Banking Theory and Practice
|
6 |
| FIN426
|
Studies in Business Finance
|
6 |
| FIN487
|
Special Topic in Finance
|
6 |
| IACT201
|
Information Technology and
Citizens' Rights |
6 |
| INFO411
|
Data Mining and Knowledge
Discovery |
6 |
| INFO412
|
Mathematics for Cryptography
|
6 |
| LAW100
|
Law in Society |
6 |
| LAW210
|
Contract Law |
6 |
| MATH121
|
Discrete Mathematics |
6 |
| MATH204
|
Complex Variables and Group
Theory |
6 |
| MATH222
|
Continuous and Finite Mathematics
|
6 |
| MATH302
|
Differential Equations 3
|
6 |
| MATH305
|
Partial Differential Equations
|
6 |
| MATH321
|
Numerical Analysis |
6 |
| MATH322
|
Algebra |
6 |
| MATH323
|
Topology and Chaos |
6 |
| MATH371
|
Special Topics in Industrial
and Applied Mathematics 3 |
6 |
| MATH372
|
Special Topics in Mathematical
Analysis 3 |
6 |
| MATH471
|
Honours Topics in Mathematics
A |
6 |
| MATH472
|
Honours Topics in Mathematics
B |
6 |
| MGMT308
|
Introduction to Management
for Professionals A |
6 |
| STAT131
|
Understanding Variation
and Uncertainty |
6 |
| STAT304
|
Operations Research and
Applied Probability |
6 |
| STAT333
|
Statistical Inference and
Multivariate Analysis |
6 |
| STAT335
|
Sample Surveys and Experimental
Design |
6 |
| STAT373
|
Special Topics in Probability
and Statistics 3 |
6 |
| STAT471
|
Honours Topics in Statistics
A |
6 |
| STAT472
|
Honours Topics in Statistics
B |
6 |
Honours
To qualify for an award of Honours, students must satisfactorily
complete the requirements listed in Year 4 (Honours) of the
Course Program above. The classes of Honours awarded are defined
in the Course Rules.
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