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Bachelor of Mathematics and Economics - University of Wollongong

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Abbreviation:

BMathEcon

Home Faculty:

Informatics

Duration:

4 years (8 full-time sessions) or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

192

Delivery Mode:

Face-to-face

Starting Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

767A

CRICOS Code:

017733A

Fees    A$10,020 per session 

Overview

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 advantageous for graduates who wish to pursue higher degrees or research in economics to have a strong background in mathematics.

Course Requirements

Students who enrol in Bachelor of Mathematics and Economics, 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

     
 

Accounting 1A

Autumn/Spring

6

 

Macroeconomic Essentials for Business

Autumn/Spring

6

 

Mathematics 1A Part 1

Autumn

6

 

Understanding Variation and Uncertainty

Autumn/Spring

6

 

Introductory Microeconomics

Autumn/Spring

6

 

Applied Mathematical Modelling 1*

Spring

6

 

Mathematics 1A Part 2

Spring

6

Plus either

 

6

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Business Programming I

Spring

6

or

     
 

Procedural Programming

Autumn/Spring

6

* MATH111 may be replaced with 6 credit points of electives and completed in a subsequent year instead.

Year 2

     
 

Macroeconomic Theory and Policy

Autumn/Spring

6

 

Microeconomic Theory and Policy

Autumn/Spring

6

 

Multivariate and Vector Calculus

Autumn

6

 

Differential Equations 2

Spring

6

 

Linear Algebra

Autumn

6

Plus

   

200-level MATH/STAT subjects from List of Electives

12

Plus

   

ACCY/ECON subject from List of Electives

6

Note:Students interested in Statistics are recommended to take STAT231, STAT232 and STAT332.

Year 3

     
 

Econometrics

Autumn

6

 

Mathematical Economics

Spring

6

 

Differential Equations 3

Autumn

6

 

Financial Calculus

Autumn

6

Plus either

300- level ECON subject from List of Electives

6

or

     
 

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)

 

Advanced Econometrics

Spring

6

 

Introduction to Management for Professionals A

Autumn

6

Plus either

   

300-level ECON subjects from List of Electives

12

Or

     

300-level ECON subject from List of Electives

6

and

     
 

Estimation & Hypothesis 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

 

Advanced Econometrics

Spring

6

 

Honours Topics in Mathematics A (see Note 1)

Autumn/Spring

6

 

Honours Topics in Mathematics B (see Note 1)

Autumn/Spring

6

 

Mathematics and Economics Honours Project

(see Note 2)

Annual

12

 

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 subject from the 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

   
 

Accounting 1B

Spring/Summer

6

 

International Financial Management

Autumn

6

 

Introduction to Business Information Systems

Autumn/Spring/ Summer

6

 

User- Centred Business Programming

Autumn

6

 

Requirements Determination and Systems Analysis

Autumn

6

 

Monetary Economics

Autumn

6

 

Economic Policy

Spring

6

 

Environmental Economics

Spring

6

 

Cost Benefit Analysis

Spring

6

 

Economics of Health Care

Autumn

8

 

Mathematical Economics

Spring

6

 

Financial Economics

Spring

6

 

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Spring

6

 

Mathematics for Cryptography

Autumn

6

 

Information Theory

Spring

6

 

Complex Variable and Group Theory

Spring

6

 

Applied Mathematical Modelling 2

Spring

6

 

Continuous and Finite Mathematics

Autumn

6

 

Partial Differential Equations

Spring

6

 

Numerical Analysis

Spring

6

 

Algebra

Autumn

6

 

Topology and Chaos

Spring

6

 

Special Topics in Industrial and Applied Mathematics 3

n/o 2007

6

 

Special Topics in Mathematical Analysis 3

n/o 2007

6

 

Probability and Random Variables

Autumn

6

 

Estimation and Hypothesis Testing

Spring

6

 

Applied Probability and Financial Risk

Autumn

6

 

Multiple Regression and Time Series

Spring

6

 

Statistical Inference and Multivariate Analysis

Spring

6

 

Sample Surveys and Experimental Design

Autumn

6

 

Special Topics in Probability and Statistics 3

Autumn

6

 

Honours Topics in Statistics A

Autumn/Spring

6

 

Honours Topics in Statistics B

Autumn/Spring

6

Honours

Students who enrol in the Honours program 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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