Math&Fin - MATHF13986

Plan Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Mathematics
	Contact: http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/
	Program: 3986 - Adv Science (Maths & Finance)
	Award(s):
	Bachelor of Science (Major)

Plan Outline

This plan is for a major in Mathematics and Finance for students enrolled in Advanced Science program.

The Mathematics and Finance plan is a four year plan in which Honours may be awarded on the basis of a weighted average of all courses studied in the plan.

Plan Structure

Year 1

ACCT1501 Accounting & Financial Mgt 1A (6 UOC)
COMP1091 Solving Problems with Software (6 UOC)
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
FINS1612 Capital Markets & Institution (6 UOC)
MATH1000 Modelling Real World Phenomena (3 UOC)
MATH1151 Maths - Actuarial & Finance 1A (6 UOC)
MATH1251 Maths - Actuarial & Finance 1B (6 UOC)

PLUS one General Education course totally 3 UOC

Year 2

ACCT1511 Accounting & Financial Mgt 1B (6 UOC)
FINS1613 Business Finance (6 UOC)
MATH2111 Higher Several Variable Calc (6 UOC)
MATH2130 Higher Math Methods for DEs (3 UOC)
MATH2601 Higher Linear Algebra (6 UOC)
MATH2901 Higher Theory of Statistics (6 UOC)
MATH2910 Higher Statistical Computing (3 UOC)
MATH2931 Higher Linear Models (6 UOC)

PLUS one course from:

CHEM1000 Chemistry at the Cutting Edge (3 UOC)
LIFE1001 Life Science Adv Seminar 1 (3 UOC)
LIFE2001 Life Science Adv Seminar 2 (3 UOC)
PHYS1000 Physics Thinking (3 UOC)

PLUS one General Education course totalling 3 units of credit

Year 3

FINS2624 Portfolio Mgmt (6 UOC)
FINS3616 International Business Finance (6 UOC)
MATH2060 Prof Issues and Ethics in Math (3 UOC)
MATH3311 Math Computing for Finance (6 UOC)

PLUS further Level III Mathematics courses totalling 6 units of credit*

PLUS further Level II or III Mathematics courses totalling 3 units of credit*

PLUS select further Level III Finance courses totalling 6 units of credit

PLUS select elective courses totalling 6 units of credit

PLUS General Education courses totalling 6 units of credit

Year 4

FINS3635 Options, Futures&Risk Mgmt (6 UOC)
MATH4012 Maths & Finance Thesis Project (12 UOC)

PLUS select further Level III Mathematics courses totalling 12 units of credit*

PLUS select further Level III Finance courses totalling 6 units of credit

PLUS choose elective courses totalling 12 units of credit

NOTES

* It is recommended that the choice of Mathematic courses in Years/ Stages 3 and 4 include at least 6 units of credit from each of the following 4 groups:

1. Computing -

MATH3041 Mathematical Modelling (6 UOC)
MATH3101 Computer Methods for Diff Eqns (6 UOC)
MATH3821 Stat Modelling & Computing (6 UOC)

2. Modelling -

MATH2140 Operations Research (3 UOC)
MATH2260 Dynamical Systems (3 UOC)
MATH3161 Optimization Methods (6 UOC)
MATH3181 Optimal Control (6 UOC)
MATH3201 Dynamical Systems and Chaos (6 UOC)
MATH3641 Higher Differential Equations (6 UOC)
MATH3901 Higher Prob & Stochastic Proc (6 UOC)
MATH3941 Higher Stats of Dependent Data (6 UOC)
MATH3980 Higher Advanced Probability (3 UOC)

3. Statistics - Level III Statistics