📖Program Curriculum
The degree requires satisfactory completion of at least 96 credit points, as set out in the suggested course program below. All candidates (including those who receive recognition of prior learning) must complete at least 48 credit points of 900 level subjects.
Candidates who accrue 48 credit points towards the Master of Mathematics and who cannot or do not wish to continue in the course may be eligible to receive a Graduate Certificate in Mathematical Studies. Please discuss options with the Academic Program Director of the Master of Mathematics.
Each candidate shall have a project supervisor appointed on the recommendation of the Academic Program Director of the Master of Mathematics.
Candidates must choose a program of study that suits their entry level with a specialisation in either:
Applied Mathematics; or
Pure Mathematics.
The final program of study is subject to the approval of the Academic Program Director of the Master of Mathematics.
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Year 1
MATH907 Research Methods 6 Autumn
Plus FOUR subjects selected from the list of Preparation subjects or Foundation subjects below*
Plus THREE subjects selected from the list of Foundation subjects below**
Year 2
MATH991 Project 12 Annual, Spring 2020/Autumn 2020
Plus ONE of the following two subjects according to the specialisation selected
For students undertaking a specialisation in Applied Mathematics***:
MATH911 Advanced Topics in Applied Mathematics 24 Annual
For students undertaking a specialisation in Pure Mathematics***:
MATH922 Advanced Topics in Pure Mathematics 24 Annual
Plus TWO subjects selected from the list of Foundation Subjects and/or the list of 900-level MATH/STAT/INFO subjects below.
It is possible to take 900-level subjects from other disciplines with the approval of the Academic Program Director.
* Students who have completed an undergraduate major in mathematics may be exempt from these subjects. Please apply to the Academic Program Director of the Master of Mathematics.
** Students who have an approved Honours degree in mathematics or statistics may be exempt from these subjects. Please apply to the Academic Program Director of the Master of Mathematics.
*** Before enrolling in these subjects, it is essential that candidates consult with the Academic Program Director of the Master of Mathematics.
Preparation Subjects
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
MTH8201 Multivariate and Vector Calculus 6 Autumn
MTH8202 Differential Equations: Analysis and Aplication 6 Autumn
MTH8203 Linear Algebra and Groups 6 Spring
MTH8212 Mathematical Modelling 6 Spring
MTH8222 Real Analysis 6 Autumn
Foundation Subjects
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
INFO812 Mathematics for Cryptography 6 Autumn
MATH805 Partial Differential Equations (Enhanced) 6 Autumn
MATH812 Advanced Applied Mathematical Modelling (Enhanced) 6 Not available in 2020
MATH813 Case Studies in Applied Mathematics (Enhanced) 6 Spring
MATH817 Financial Mathematics (Enhanced) 6 Autumn
MATH818 Optimisation and Applications (Enhanced) 6 Spring
MATH822 Algebra (Enhanced) 6 Spring
MATH823 Topology (Enhanced) 6 Not available in 2020
MATH824 Calculus of Variations & Elementary Differential Geometry (Enhanced) 6 Not available in 2020
MATH829 Medical Mathematics (Enhanced) 6 Autumn
STAT804 Stochastic Methods in Statistical Analysis (Enhanced) 6 Spring
900-level MATH/STAT/INFO Subjects
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
INFO911 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 6 Autumn
INFO912 Mathematics for Cryptography 6 Autumn
MATH942 Numerical Methods in Finance 6 Spring
STAT920 Stochastic Methods in Finance 6 Not available in 2020
MATH977 Advanced Topics in Mathematics A 6 Autumn, Spring
MATH978 Advanced Topics in Mathematics B 6 Autumn, Spring
