BACHELOR OF MATHEMATICS Mathematics is one of the oldest pure sciences and is the technical language of science, engineering and business. With a qualification in mathematics, employers recognise that you are equipped with the specialist analytical and problem-solving skills for today’s complex world. QUT is one of the few Australian universities to offer a Bachelor of Mathematics, giving students options to specialise in their chosen field of mathematics. Our Bachelor of Mathematics course focuses on the application of mathematics and delivers majors in three contemporary disciplines: • Applied and Computational Mathematics • Decision Science • Statistical Science. Brody Foy QUT Bachelor of Mathematics (Hons) graduate and Queensland’s 2015 Rhodes Scholar Brody Foy is QUT’s seventh Rhodes Scholar, and our fourth in five years, reflecting our excellence in teaching, mentoring and student development programs. Brody completed an honours degree in computational mathematics and will apply his education to modelling the spread of lung cancer. Improving outcomes for people around the world motivates Brody to use his mathematical skills. As a final year student, he travelled to a South American gold mine, where he and others developed a proof-of-concept 3D mapping device from off-the-shelf equipment to detect and improve weak or unstable areas, and prevent mine collapses. As a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, he will now incorporate disease factors into existing human lung function models and simulate recovery after high-risk surgeries to remove tumours and repair tissue damage. Bachelor of Mathematics Majors For more information on university-wide minors visit www.student.qut.edu.au/ Applied and Computational studying/units/university-wide-minors Mathematics The Applied and Computational Mathematics major introduces you to a wide range of concepts in mathematical Double degrees Andrew Haselgrove foundations, modelling and computational Gaining knowledge in more than one field methods, and provides strong links enhances the employability prospects for Mathematics and Electrical Engineering between theory and application. graduates. Our double degree options and winner of Boeing Titanium Challenge Mathematical theory is applied to include: real-world scenarios from many fields • Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of With a project inspired by his of study including the physical and Mathematics grandmother, Andrew won the Boeing chemical sciences, biology, engineering • Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Award in the CSIRO 2014 Titanium and the social sciences. 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Andrew’s winning design, computational solution and simulation • Bachelor of Information Technology/ the ConVert, proposed an individually methods, and apply modelling skills to Bachelor of Mathematics customised titanium vertebral body investigate large-scale problems. replacement system made using • Bachelor of Games and Interactive Entertainment/Bachelor of Mathematics additive manufacturing—tailor-made Decision Science titanium bones. • Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of The Decision Science major teaches Mathematics ‘I was inspired to create my concept as you quantitative techniques relevant to my grandmother has osteoporosis, and decision-making in its broadest sense. bone injuries and pathologies are so You will employ a problem-solving Careers approach, using advanced analytical highly prevalent in society.’ Mathematical and statistical careers methods such as operations research, rank amongst the very top in the world in financial mathematics, stochastic terms of job outlook, work environment and mathematical modelling, and and income. Annual median salaries have mathematical optimisation. You will also exceeded $100 000 with projected job use a variety of software and improve growth of almost 25 per cent by 2022*. In your information technology skills. With fact, in the 2015 ranking of professions by its emphasis on human-technology US job network CareerCast1, mathematics interaction and its focus on practical professions make up four of the top six applications, Decision Science overlaps careers. Mathematics jobs amongst the with other disciplines, notably industrial top 10 careers are: engineering and operations management, economics and finance. • actuary • mathematician Statistical Science • statistician The Statistical Science major will provide • data scientist. you with the methodology for analysing Insurance, investment, finance, data data using empirical, theoretical and science, analytics, sports, politics, computational tools. You will discover healthcare, information technology, complex statistical techniques and environmental management, marketing, concepts through applications and logistics, defence, media, education, datasets that provide strong links between transport-related activities such as theory and application. You will gain a airport traffic control, trend analysis of fundamental and thorough understanding internet-user behaviour and research of statistics and statistical methodology, Katherine Hynard are some of the many growth areas for and the ability to apply quantitative skills mathematical and statistical careers, Mathematics and Information Technology in real-world scenarios, preparing you for where information supports and graduate and risk analyst at Virgin a career in industry, government and/or enhances key decision making. research. A combined maths and IT degree helped Katherine land a dream job at Virgin Real careers Australia. 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Bachelor of Mathematics Course code MS01 Campus Gardens Point CRICOS code 049433D Semester of entry February Indicative fee (2016) $14,600 per semester Duration 3 years (6 semesters) full time Find more information visit www.qut.edu.au/science-engineering/courses-and-study Your Bachelor of Mathematics degree Kari Stuart Your 24-unit mathematics degree is made up of three distinct parts: Mathematics and PhD graduate and working as a part of AECOM’s simulation Faculty core units and analytics team You will complete six units; four core units providing a foundation of Part mathematics and an introduction to the three majors, and two core option 6 ‘As part of AECOM’s simulation and units where you can either advance your mathematical skills or study units units analytics team, I help clients make key 1 from other disciplines offered at QUT. commercial decisions by providing quantitative solutions for their business. 4 faculty core units + 2 core option units I enjoy using mathematics for real-life applications. I’m currently involved in ✚ the development of a vessel scheduling Primary major tool for the Port of Gladstone, which to my knowledge is the first of its Part This is where you customise your degree, obtaining a focused and in-depth 10 kind worldwide. At QUT I was able to comprehension of your chosen study area. units 2 Comprised of 10 units, choose from applied and computational study operations research which is an mathematics, decision science, or statistical science. emerging field of maths. It can provide a differentiating component to any business ✚ and I believe its popularity is set to grow.’ Complementary study Part By studying either a second major or two minors, you can tailor your degree to your interests, equipping you with a highly-specialised degree 8 3 in mathematics. units Second major 8 units 0R Two minors 4 units each International Merit Scholarship Professional recognition The QUT International Merit Scholarship Upon graduation you may be eligible recognises international students with for membership in leading mathematics prior excellent academic performance. societies, including: Eligible students will receive a 25 per cent • Australian Mathematical Society tuition fee scholarship. For information visit (AustMS) www.qut.edu.au/study/international- merit-scholarship • ANZIAM (Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics), a division of American Mathematical Society QUT Maths Student Society • Statistical Society of Australia Inc. Students + love maths + social activities • Australian Society for Operations = more fun and less stress while at Research Luke Fitzpatrick university. That’s the motto of the QUT Maths Student Society, a strong For more information on our professional Mathematics graduate and actuarial analyst community that promotes problem-solving recognition, visit www.qut.edu.au/ and critical thinking as transferable skills. science-engineering/courses-and- ‘An integral component of the QUT study/professional-recognition maths degree is learning programming The student-operated group runs