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.
Students who enrol in Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance 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 following program of study is recommended to satisfy the requirements in minimum time.
| Subjects |
|
Session |
Credit Points |
| Year 1 |
|
ACCY100 |
Accounting IA |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
|
ACCY102 |
Accounting IB |
Spring/ Summer |
6 |
| ECON111 |
Introductory Microeconomics |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| MATH187 |
Mathematics 1A Part 1 |
Autumn |
6 |
| MATH188 |
Mathematics 1A Part 2 |
Spring |
6 |
| MATH111 |
Applied Mathematical Modelling 1 |
Spring |
6 |
| STAT131# |
Understanding Variation and Uncertainty |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| Plus either |
|
|
|
| BUSS111 |
Business Programming I |
Spring/ Summer |
6 |
| or |
|
|
|
| CSCI114 |
Procedural Programming |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| # Not compulsory, but highly
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 |
| * The subject (ECON101 or ECON111)
not completed in Year 1 must be completed in Year 2. |
| Year 2 |
|
|
|
| FIN221
|
Business Finance I |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| ECON111
|
Introductory Microeconomics
|
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| MATH201
|
Multivariate and Vector
Calculus |
Autumn |
6 |
| MATH202
|
Differential Equations 2
|
Spring |
6 |
| FIN223
|
Investments I |
Spring |
6 |
| STAT231
|
Probability and Random Variables
|
Autumn |
6 |
| STAT232
|
Estimation and Hypothesis
Testing |
Spring |
6 |
| Plus |
|
|
|
ECON101 or ECON111 (subject
not completed in Year 1) |
|
6 |
| Plus Subject chosen from
List of Electives
|
|
6 |
| Year 3 |
|
|
|
| FIN322
|
Business Finance II |
Spring |
6 |
| FIN323
|
Investments II |
Autumn |
6 |
| ECON331
|
Financial Economics |
Spring |
8 |
| MATH203
|
Linear Algebra |
Autumn |
6 |
| MATH317
|
Financial Calculus and Logistics
|
Autumn |
6 |
| STAT332
|
Multiple Regression and
Time Series |
Spring |
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 |
Autumn |
6 |
| INFO401
|
Mathematics and Finance
Honours Project (See Note 4) |
Spring/ Annual |
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
|
Spring |
6 |
| ACCY200 |
Financial Accounting IIA
|
Autumn |
6 |
| ACCY407
|
Empirical Research Methods
|
Autumn |
6 |
| BUSS212
|
Database Management Systems
|
Spring |
6 |
| CSCI103
|
Algorithms and Problem Solving
|
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| CSCI124
|
Object Programming |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| CSCI204
|
The C Family and Unix |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| CSCI235
|
Databases |
Spring |
6 |
| ECON215
|
Microeconomic Theory and
Policy |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| ECON216
|
International Trade Theory
and Policy |
Spring |
6 |
ECON221 |
Econometerics |
Autumn |
6 |
| ECON301
|
Monetary Economics |
Autumn |
6 |
| ECON305
|
Economic Policy |
Spring |
6 |
| ECON307
|
International Monetary Economics
|
n/o 2006 |
6 |
ECON322 |
Mathematical Economics |
Spring |
6 |
ECON327 |
Advanced Econometrics |
Spring |
6 |
| FIN226 |
Financial Institutions |
Spring |
6 |
FIN251 |
Introduction to Financial Planning |
Autumn |
6 |
| FIN320
|
Risk and Insurance |
Spring |
6 |
| FIN324
|
Financial Statement Analysis
|
Autumn |
6 |
| FIN325
|
Banking Practice |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN328 |
Retirement and Estate Planning |
Spring |
6 |
FIN329 |
Real Estate Planning |
Autumn |
6 |
| FIN351 |
International Business Finance
|
Spring |
6 |
FIN353 |
Global Electronic Finance |
Autumn |
6 |
| FIN359
|
Selected Issues in Finance
|
Autumn |
6 |
| FIN422
|
Investment Analysis |
Autumn |
6 |
| FIN423
|
Investment Management |
Spring |
6 |
| FIN424
|
Corporate Financial Information
Analysis |
Autumn |
6 |
| FIN425
|
Banking Theory and Practice
|
Autumn |
6 |
| FIN426
|
Studies in Business Finance
|
Autumn |
6 |
FIN428 |
Multinational Financial Management |
Spring |
6 |
| FIN487
|
Special Topic in Finance
|
Autumn |
6 |
| IACT201
|
Information Technology and
Citizens' Rights |
Autumn |
6 |
| INFO411
|
Data Mining and Knowledge
Discovery |
Spring |
6 |
INFO412 |
Mathematics for Cryptography
|
Autumn |
6 |
| INFO413
|
Information Theory |
Spring |
6 |
| LAW100
|
Law in Society |
Autumn |
6 |
| LAW210
|
Contract Law |
Spring |
6 |
| MATH121
|
Discrete Mathematics |
Autumn |
6 |
| MATH204
|
Complex Variables and Group
Theory |
Spring |
6 |
| MATH222
|
Continuous and Finite Mathematics
|
Autumn |
6 |
| MATH302
|
Differential Equations 3 |
Autumn |
6 |
| MATH305
|
Partial Differential Equations |
Spring |
6 |
| MATH321
|
Numerical Analysis |
Spring |
6 |
| MATH322
|
Algebra |
Autumn |
6 |
| MATH323
|
Topology and Chaos |
Spring |
6 |
MATH325 |
Wavelets |
n/o 2006 |
6 |
| MATH371
|
Special Topics in Industrial
and Applied Mathematics 3 |
n/o 2006 |
6 |
| MATH372
|
Special Topics in Mathematical
Analysis 3 |
n/o 2006 |
6 |
| MATH471
|
Honours Topics in Mathematics
A |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| MATH472
|
Honours Topics in Mathematics
B |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| MGMT208 |
Introduction to Management
for Professionals A |
Autumn |
6 |
| STAT131
|
Understanding Variation
and Uncertainty |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| STAT304
|
Operations Research and
Applied Probability |
Autumn |
6 |
| STAT333
|
Statistical Inference and
Multivariate Analysis |
Spring |
6 |
| STAT335
|
Sample Surveys and Experimental
Design |
Autumn |
6 |
| STAT373
|
Special Topics in Probability
and Statistics 3 |
Autumn |
6 |
| STAT471
|
Honours Topics in Statistics
A |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
| STAT472
|
Honours Topics in Statistics
B |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
Students who enrol in the Honours program 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.
