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Bachelor of Mathematics and Economics

The Bachelor of Mathematics and Economics is an elite course that provides high-level training in both disciplines, and equips graduates for careers in a wide variety of fields. It is also a significant advantage for graduates who wish to pursue higher degrees or research in economics to have a strong background in mathematics.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
Approximate UAI: 82
Assumed knowledge: Any two units of English plus HSC Mathematics
Recommended study: 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 Economics a candidate shall satisfactorily complete at least 192 credit points of prescribed subjects, together with the requirements prescribed for this program.

The following program of study is recommended to satisfy the requirements in minimum time. The subjects listed are compulsory.

Course Program

Subjects   Session Credit Points
Year 1
   
ACCY100 Accounting IA

Autumn/ Spring

6
ECON101 Macroeconomic Essentials for Business

Autumn/ Spring

6
MATH187 Mathematics IA Part 1

Autumn

6
STAT131 Understanding Variation and Uncertainty

Autumn/ Spring

6
ECON111 Introductory Microeconomics

Autumn/ Spring

6
MATH111* Applied Mathematical Modelling 1

Spring

6
MATH188 Mathematics IA Part 2

Spring

6
Plus either
   
BUSS111 Business Programming I Spring/ Summer 6
or
   
CSCI114 Procedural Programming Autumn/ Spring 6
* MATH111 may be replaced with 6 credit points of electives and completed in a subsequent year instead.
Year 2      
ECON205 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy Autumn/ Spring 6
ECON215 Microeconomic Theory and Policy Autumn/ Spring 6
MATH201 Multivariate and Vector Calculus Autumn 6
MATH202 Differential Equations 2 Spring 6
MATH203 Linear Algebra Autumn 6
Plus    
200-level MATH/STAT subjects from List of Electives    
Plus   12
ACCY/ECON subject from List of Electives   6
Note: Students interested in Statistics are recommended to take STAT231, STAT232 and STAT332
Year 3      
ECON221 Econometrics

Autumn

6
ECON322 Mathematical Economics

Spring

6
MATH302 Differential Equations 3

Autumn

6
MATH317 Financial Calculus and Logistics

Autumn

6
Plus    
either
300-level ECON subject from the List of Electives
or
 
6
STAT232 Estimation & Hypothesis Testing Spring 6
plus
300-level MATH/STAT subject from List of Electives   6
plus
ACCY/BUSS/ECON subject from List of Electives
  6
plus
Any 200/300-level subject from List of Electives
  6
Year 4 (Non Honours)
ECON327 Advanced Econometrics Autumn 6
MGMT308 Introduction to Management for Professionals A Spring 6
Plus    
either
300-level ECON subject from the List of Electives
or
 
12
300-level ECON subjects from List of Electives   6
and
STAT232 Estimation & Hypotesis Testing Spring 6
plus
300/400-level INFO/MATH/STAT subjects from List of Electives   24
Year 4 (Honours)
Entry to this program is restricted to candidates who satisfy the pre-requisite to INFO402
ECON327 Advanced Econometrics Spring 6
MATH471 Honours Topics in Mathematics A (see Note 1) Autumn/ Spring 6
MATH472 Honours Topics in Mathematics B (see Note 1) Autumn/ Spring 6
INFO402 Mathematics and Economics Honours Project (see Note 2) Annual 12
MGMT208 Introduction to Management for Professionals A Autumn 6
Plus
300-level ECON subject from the List of Electives

6
plus
300/400-level INFO/MATH/ECON/STAT subjects from List of Electives 6

Note 1:  Enrolment in MATH471 or MATH472 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 INFO402 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
Subjects   Session Credit Points

ACCY102

Accounting 1B

Spring/ Summer

6

FIN241

International Financial Management

Autumn

6

BUSS110

Introduction to Business Information Systems

Autumn/ Spring/ Summer

6

BUSS201

User-Centred Business Programming

Autumn

6

BUSS211

Requirements Determination and Systems Analysis

Autumn

6

ECON301

Monetary Economics

Autumn

6

ECON305

Economic Policy

Spring

6

ECON309

Environmental Economics

Spring

6

ECON310

Cost Benefit Analysis

Spring

6

ECON317

Economics of Health Care

Autumn

6

ECON322

Mathematical Economics

Spring

6

ECON331

Financial Economics

Spring

6

INFO411

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Spring

6

INFO412

Mathematics for Cryptography

Autumn

6

MATH204

Complex Variable and Group Theory

Spring

6

MATH212

Applied Mathematical Modelling 2

Spring

6

MATH222

Continuous and Finite Mathematics

Autumn

6

MATH305

Partial Differential Equations

Spring

6

MATH321

Numerical Analysis

Spring

6

MATH322

Algebra

Autumn

6

MATH323

Topology and Chaos

Spring

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

STAT231

Probability and Random Variables

Autumn

6

STAT232

Estimation and Hypothesis Testing

Spring

6

STAT304

Operation Research and Applied Probability

Autumn

6

STAT332

Multiple Regression and Time Series

Spring

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

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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