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Bachelor of Science and Master of Mathematical Sciences

Sample enrolment

Requirements:

216 cp total
66 cp of the Mathematical Sciences program with an Advanced major (which includes the Table A degree core units of study)
6 additional cp of Science core units of study (excluding units listed as Table A degree core)
a minor (36 cp) or second major (48 cp) from Table A or Table S
6 cp of Open Learning Environment units from Table O
for students enrolled in the Dalyell stream, a minimum of 12 credit points of Dalyell units of study as specified in Table D
72 cp of additional units to qualify for the award of the Master of Mathematical Sciences including
- No more than 24 cp of 3000-level electives, no more than 48 cp of 4000-level electives, no more than 12 cp of 5000-level electives and
- At least 24 cp of research core project units
- Electives from Table A, Table S, Table O or Table D where appropriate

General pathway

Note that other arrangements are also possible.

	Semester	Unit of study 1 & credit points	Unit of study 2 & credit points	Unit of study 3 & credit points	Unit of study 4 & credit points	Total
Year 1	1	Mathematics Program/Table A Degree Core 1XXX	Mathematics Program/Table A Degree Core 1XXX	Mathematics Program Core 1XXX	Minor 1XXX
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Mathematics Program Major 1XXX	Mathematics Program Major 1XXX	Minor 1XXX	Science Core 1XXX
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Year 2	1	Mathematics Program Major 2XXX	Mathematics Program Major 2XXX	Minor 2XXX	OLE
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Mathematics Program Major 2XXX	Mathematics Program Selective 2XXX	Minor 2XXX	OLE
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Year 3	1	Mathematics Program Major 3XXX	Mathematics Program Major 3XXX	Minor 3XXX	Elective 3XXX
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Mathematics Program Major 3XXX	Mathematics Program Selective 3XXX	Minor 3XXX	Elective 3XXX
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Year 4	1	Masters Coursework 3XXX/4XXX/5XXX	Masters Coursework 4XXX/5XXX	Masters Coursework 4XXX/5XXX	Masters Coursework 4XXX/5XXX
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Masters Coursework 3XXX/4XXX/5XXX	Masters Coursework 4XXX/5XXX	Masters Coursework 4XXX/5XXX	Masters Coursework 4XXX/5XXX
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Year 5	1	Masters Project 5XXX	Masters Project 5XXX	Masters Project 5XXX	Masters Project 5XXX
Year 5	1	6	6	6	6	24
Total credit points:						216

Example pathway - Mathematical Sciences program (embedded Data Science Major) with Physics Major and Dalyell Scholar

Note that other arrangements are also possible.

	Semester	Unit of study 1 & credit points	Unit of study 2 & credit points	Unit of study 3 & credit points	Unit of study 4 & credit points	Unit of study 5 & credit points	Total
Year 1	1	Mathematics Program/Table A Degree Core MATH1921 Calculus of One Variable (Advanced)*	Data Science Major/Table A Degree Core MATH1902 Linear Algebra (Advanced)*	Dalyell unit SCDL1991 Science Dalyell Showcase#	Physics Major PHYS1001 Physics 1 (Regular)	Data Science Major DATA1002 Informatics: Data and Computation^
	1	3	3	6	6	6	24
	2	Mathematics Program/Table A Degree Core MATH1923 Multivariable Calculus and Modelling (Adv)*	Data Science Major/Table A Degree Core MATH1905 Statistical Thinking with Data (Advanced)*	Elective BIOL1006 Life and Evolution**	Physics Major PHYS1003 Physics 1 (Technological)	OLE units OLET1616 The Science of Health and Wellbeing AND OLET1632 Shark Bites and Other Data Stories AND OLET1605 Communication in STEM
	2	3	3	6	6	6	24
Year 2	1	Data Science Major DATA2001 Data Science: Big Data and Data Diversity	Data Science Major COMP2823 Data Structures and Algorithms (Adv)	Physics Major PHYS2011 Physics 2A	Elective MATH2921 Vector Calculus and Differential Eqs (Adv)
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Data Science Major DATA2902 Data Analytics: Learning from Data (Adv)	Mathematics Program Selective MATH2922 Linear and Abstract Algebra (Advanced)	Physics Major PHYS2012 Physics 2B	Dalyell unit SCDL2991 Leadership in STEMM#
	2	6	6	6	6		24
Year 3	1	Data Science Major DATA3888 Data Science Capstone	Data Science Major DATA3404 Data Science Platforms	Physics Major PHYS3034 Quantum, Statistical and Comp Physics	Physics Major PHYS3036 Condensed Matter and Particle Physics
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Data Science Major GEGE3004 Applied Genomics	Mathematics Program Selective MATH3975 Financial Derivatives (Advanced)	Physics Major PHYS3035 Electrodynamics and Optics	Physics Major PHYS3888 Physics Interdisciplinary Project
	2	6	6	6	6		24
Year 4	1	Masters Coursework MATH4061 Metric Spaces	Masters Coursework MATH4071 Convex Analysis and Optimal Control	Masters Coursework MATH4076 Computational Mathematics	Masters Coursework MATH4074 Fluid Dynamics
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Masters Coursework MATH4077 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics	Masters Coursework MATH4068 Differential Geometry	Masters Coursework MATH5330 Topics in Geometry	Masters Coursework MATH5340 Topics in Topology
	2	6	6	6	6		24
Year 5	1	Masters Research Project MSCI5101 Mathematical Sciences Project A	Masters Research Project MSCI5102 Mathematical Sciences Project B	Masters Research Project MSCI5103 Mathematical Sciences Project C	Masters Research Project MSCI5104 Mathematical Sciences Project D
Year 5	1	6	6	6	6		24
Total credit points:							216
* Unit double counts toward the degree core requirements and the Mathematical Science program requirements. # Unit double counts towards the OLE and Dalyell requirement. ** Unit counts towards the Science core requirement.