Postgraduate Courses
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Master of Mathematics

Testamur Title of Degree:

Master of Mathematics

Abbreviation:

MMath

My University:

Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Maths

Duration:

1 year full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

48

Delivery Mode:

On campus (Face-to-face)

Starting Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

586

CRICOS Code:

012130B

Overview

This program is designed to consolidate and expand the mathematics knowledge gained by a student in an undergraduate program and to develop skills in undertaking mathematical research projects.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

A degree equivalent to a three-year Australian Bachelor degree with a major in a relevant area of Mathematics, or equivalent. Applicants with a tertiary qualification containing a minimum of two (2) years of mathematics may be considered.

Course Requirements

The degree will normally occupy two (2) sessions of full-time study or four (4) sessions of part-time study, and requires satisfactory completion of at least 48 credit points, as set out in the following course program.

The registration of a candidate will be subject to termination if that candidate fails subjects to the total value of 18 or more credit points.

Each candidate shall have a supervisor appointed on the recommendation of the Head of Postgraduate Studies.

Candidates must complete one of MATH990 or MATH991, plus further subjects to make a total of 48 credit points. Apart from MATH990 and MATH991, further subjects may be chosen from the course program listed below. The final program is subject to the approval of the Head of Postgraduate Studies.

Course Program

Subjects

Session

Credit Points

MATH990

Project Part 2

Autumn/Spring

6

Or, with the approval of the Head of Postgraduate Studies, candidates may replace MATH990 with:

MATH991

Project

Annual

12

Plus at least 42 credit points (or 36 credit points if MATH991 is undertaken) chosen from the following list, as approved by the Head of Postgraduate Studies:

INFO911

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Autumn

6

INFO912

Mathematics for Cryptography

Autumn

6

MTH9302

Differential Equations 3

Autumn

6

MTH9305

Partial Differential Equations

Spring

6

MTH9312

Applied Mathematical Modelling 3

n/o 2013

6

MTH9313

Industrial Mathematical Modelling

Spring

6

MTH9321

Numerical Analysis

Spring

6

MTH9322

Algebra

n/o 2013

6

MTH9323

Topology and Chaos

n/o 2013

6

MTH9324

Calculus of Variations and Geometry

Spring

6

MTH9325

Wavelets

Autumn

6

MTH9329

Medical Mathematics and Applications

Autumn

6

MATH902

Solution of Differential Equations By One Parameter Groups

n/o 2013

6

MATH971

Advanced Topics in Applied Mathematics A

Autumn

6

MATH907

Research Methods

Autumn

6

MATH972

Advanced Topics in Applied Mathematics B

Spring

6

MATH973

Advanced Topics in Pure Mathematics A

Autumn

6

MATH974

Advanced Topics in Pure Mathematics B

Spring

6

MATH980

Preliminary Topics in Mathematics A

Autumn

6

MATH981

Preliminary Topics in Mathematics B

Spring

6

MATH982

Preliminary Topics in Mathematics C

Autumn

6

Or any other 900-level subjects offered in the discipline, as approved by the Course Coordinator and/or Head of Postgraduate Studies.

Note the content of the subjects MATH971, MATH972, MATH973, MATH974, MATH980, MATH 981 and MATH 982 may vary each year. However, each year it will be possible to specialise in either applied mathematics or pure mathematics.

A list of topics that will be covered within the above subjects in any one year will be available in the subject database towards the end of each preceding year. These subjects include those offered by UOW staff, those from the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute Summer and Winter graduate schools and classes available remotely, via the School's access grid room.

In exceptional circumstances and subject to approval by the Head of Postgraduate Studies, up to two 6 credit point subjects may be replaced by 900-level subjects of the same value offered in other disciplines.

Other Information

Students who satisfactorily complete the Master of Mathematics degree are eligible to apply for entry to the Master of Science - Research (Mathematics).

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: informatics_enquiries@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 13 November, 2012