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 a significant advantage for graduates who wish
to pursue higher degrees or research in economics to have
a strong background in mathematics.
To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Mathematics
and Economics a candidate 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.
| Subjects |
|
Credit Points |
| Year 1 |
|
|
| ACCY100
|
Accounting IA |
6 |
| ECON101
|
Macroeconomic Essentials for Business |
6 |
| MATH187
|
Mathematics IA Part 1 |
6 |
| STAT131
|
Understanding Variation and Uncertainty |
6 |
| ECON111
|
Introductory Microeconomics |
6 |
| MATH111* |
Applied Mathematical Modelling 1 |
6 |
| MATH188
|
Mathematics IA Part 2 |
6 |
| Plus either |
|
|
| BUSS111
|
Business Programming I |
6 |
| or |
|
|
| CSCI114
|
Procedural Programming |
6 |
| * MATH111 may be replaced with 6 credit points
of electives and completed in a subsequent year instead. |
| Year 2 |
|
|
| ECON205
|
Macroeconomic Theory and Policy |
6 |
| ECON215
|
Microeconomic Theory and Policy |
6 |
| MATH201
|
Multivariate and Vector Calculus |
6 |
| MATH202
|
Differential Equations 2 |
6 |
| MATH203
|
Linear Algebra |
6 |
| Plus |
|
| 200-level MATH/STAT subjects from List of
Electives |
|
| Plus |
12 |
| ACCY/ECON subject from List of Electives
|
6 |
| Note: Students interested in Statistics
are recommended to take STAT231, STAT232 and STAT332 |
| Year 3 |
|
|
| ECON221
|
Econometrics |
6 |
| ECON322
|
Mathematical Economics |
6 |
| MATH302
|
Differential Equations 3 |
6 |
| MATH317
|
Financial Calculus and Logistics |
6 |
| Plus |
|
either
300-level ECON subject from the List of Electives
or |
6 |
| STAT232 |
Estimation & Hypothesis Testing
| 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) |
| ECON327
|
Advanced Econometrics |
6 |
| MGMT308
|
Introduction to Management for Professionals A |
6 |
| Plus |
|
either
300-level ECON subject from the List of Electives
or |
12 |
| 300-level ECON subjects from List of Electives
|
6 |
| and |
| STAT232
|
Estimation & Hypotesis Testing |
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 |
| ECON327
|
Advanced Econometrics |
6 |
| MATH471
|
Honours Topics in Mathematics A (see Note 1) |
6 |
| MATH472
|
Honours Topics in Mathematics B (see Note 1) |
6 |
| INFO402
|
Mathematics and Economics Honours Project (see Note
2) |
12 |
| MGMT308
|
Introduction to Management for Professionals A |
6 |
Plus
300-level ECON subject from the List of Electives |
6 |
| plus |
| 300/400-level INFO/MATH/ECON/STAT subjects
from 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 |
| ACCY102
|
Accounting iB |
6 |
| FIN241
|
International Financial Management |
6 |
| BUSS110
|
Introduction to Business Information Systems |
6 |
| BUSS201
|
User-Centred Business Programming |
6 |
| BUSS211
|
Requirements Determination and Systems Analysis
|
6 |
| ECON301
|
Monetary Economics |
6 |
| ECON305
|
Economic Policy |
6 |
| ECON309
|
Environmental Economics |
6 |
| ECON310
|
Cost Benefit Analysis |
6 |
| ECON317
|
Economics of Health Care |
6 |
| ECON322
|
Mathematical Economics |
6 |
| ECON331
|
Financial Economics |
6 |
| INFO411
|
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery |
6 |
| INFO412
|
Mathematics for Cryptography |
6 |
| MATH204
|
Complex Variable and Group Theory |
6 |
| MATH212
|
Applied Mathematical Modelling 2 |
6 |
| MATH222
|
Continuous and Finite Mathematics |
6 |
| MATH305
|
Partial Differential Equations |
6 |
| MATH321
|
Numerical Analysis |
6 |
| MATH322
|
Algebra |
6 |
| MATH323
|
Topology and Chaos |
6 |
| MATH371
|
Special Topics in Industrial and Applied Mathematics
3 |
6 |
| MATH372
|
Special Topics in Mathematical Analysis 3 |
6 |
| MATH473
|
Honours Topics in Mathematics C |
6 |
| MATH474
|
Honours Topics in Mathematics D |
6 |
| STAT231
|
Probability and Random Variables |
6 |
| STAT232
|
Estimation and Hypothesis Testing |
6 |
| STAT304
|
Operation Research and Applied Probability |
6 |
| STAT332
|
Multiple Regression and Time Series |
6 |
| STAT333
|
Statistical Inference and Multivariate Analysis
|
6 |
| STAT335
|
Sample Surveys and Experimental Design |
6 |
| STAT373
|
Special Topics in Probability and Statistics 3 |
6 |
| STAT471
|
Honours Topics in Statistics A |
6 |
| STAT472
|
Honours Topics in Statistics B |
6 |
To qualify for an award of Honours, students 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.
